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Jun 14
2025

Major funding milestone for world-first prototype fusion plant

The government has announced a record £2.5 billion investment in fusion energy, which includes support for a prototype fusion energy plant in Nottinghamshire.

The new prototype plant, known as STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) will be built at the site of the former West Burton A coal power station near Retford and Gainsborough. The site was chosen by the government in 2022 as the location for the project, with the project’s delivery expected to create over 10,000 jobs ranging from construction to operations. The announcement shows the government’s firm commitment to becoming a “clean energy superpower” by turbocharging innovation in an area that’s produced conventional power for generations.

The record funding for fusion research announced this week shows the UK government’s firm commitment to clean, sustainable energy.

Jun 13
2025

We’ve Reached the End of the Job Market

A friend of mine applied to all the jobs—literally every job she is qualified for—and this is what she learned.

Jun 7
2025

Why Democrat Zoltan Istvan Is Backing Basic Income, Home Robots in California Governor Bid

Running to lead California, Zoltan Istvan said the state needs Universal Basic Income and robots before jobs begin to vanish.

Jun 6
2025

Double-Whammy When AGI Embeds With Humanoid Robots And Occupies Both White-Collar And Blue-Collar Jobs

Attention is on AGI taking white-collar jobs. That’s a whammy. But there is a double whammy afoot. AGI embeds with humanoid robots. Here’s the AI insider scoop.

Jun 5
2025

Electronic face ‘tattoos’ could measure your mental strain at work

A disposable, electronic “tattoo” that measures mental workload could be used to enhance safety in high-pressure jobs, researchers say.

Jun 4
2025

NASA budget would cancel dozens of science missions, lay off thousands

NASA released more details about its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget May 30, canceling dozens of science missions and cutting thousands of jobs.

Jun 3
2025

New data confirms it: AI is taking human jobs

Most people assume it will take years for AI to reshape the job landscape. But tasks that chatbots can do are already vanishing from job postings.

May 29
2025

Three Fault Lines in Conservative AI Policy

The Right must find out what ‘winning an AI race’ means, how much jobs matter, and who to trust.

May 27
2025

AI is ‘breaking’ entry-level jobs that Gen Z workers need to launch careers, LinkedIn exec warns

“Breaking first is the bottom rung of the career ladder.”

May 21
2025

Go-Based Malware Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts via Redis Configuration Abuse

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new Linux cryptojacking campaign that’s targeting publicly accessible Redis servers.

The malicious activity has been codenamed RedisRaider by Datadog Security Labs.

“RedisRaider aggressively scans randomized portions of the IPv4 space and uses legitimate Redis configuration commands to execute malicious cron jobs on vulnerable systems,” security researchers Matt Muir and Frederic Baguelin said.