AI is transforming industries, but the data centers powering it require more energy and water than

ever. At the break, join Christoph Beck, chairman and CEO of EcoLab, for insights on using water

effectively while safeguarding this critical resource for future generations.

Here's your morning TNB Tech Minute for Friday, January 9th. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal.

Meta has announced a series of agreements that would make it an anchor customer for new and existing nuclear power in the U.S.

The social media giant needs massive amounts of electricity for its AI data centers.

Meta said it would back new reactor projects with developers

Terra Power and Oaklo, and has struck a deal with power producer Vistra to purchase and expand

the generation output of three existing nuclear plants. Financial details weren't disclosed.

Meta aims to see the first new reactors delivered as early as 2030 and 2032.

XAI's artificial intelligence chatbot GROC told users today that image generation and editing are currently limited to paying subscribers.

It comes after child safety watchdogs and international regulators say a recent update to the chatbot

allowed sexualized photo editing, including of children.

Late last month, GROC enabled users to edit images with text prompts. People on X discovered

they could use the feature to execute instructions such as take her clothes off or put her in a

bikini. According to one tally, GROC generated over 7700 such images per hour. XAI didn't respond

to requests for comment. And Taiwan's exports reached a record high in 2025, driven by robust demand

linked to the global AI boom. exports rose more than 43% in December from a year earlier, according to official data.

Taiwan's full-year exports reached a record of more than $640 billion, up nearly 35% from a year

earlier.

The AI boom continues to drive exports of semiconductors and servers, supported by Taiwan's role as home to

TSM, the world's largest contract chipmaker. The U.S. remained Taiwan's largest export

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