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TNB Tech Minute: To Power AI, Google Backs New Nuclear Plants

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Tech News, News

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Plus, the U.K. government says it’s secured more than $8 billion in combined commitments to build data centers from four U.S. businesses. And NASA’s mission to Europa blasts off. Zoe Thomas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Z-Scaler extended its Zero Trust architecture with powerful AI engines trained by 500 trillion daily signals

0:07.8

to prevent ransomware and AI attacks that target business.

0:11.7

Z-scaler Zero Trust plus AI. Learn more at Z-scaler

0:16.1

dot com slash Zero-Trust AI. Here's your TMB Tech Minute for Monday, October 14th. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.

0:27.0

In a first of its kind deal, Google is backing the construction of seven small nuclear power reactors in the U.S. and is committed to purchasing

0:36.2

the power generated.

0:37.8

The deal with nuclear energy startup Cairo's power aims to help supply Google's growing

0:42.3

need for electricity to power artificial intelligence. power

0:43.9

to help supply Google's growing need for electricity to power artificial intelligence

0:45.5

and jumpstart a US nuclear revival.

0:48.7

The companies say the agreement targets adding 500 megawatts of nuclear power starting at the end of the decade.

0:55.3

That's about enough to power a mid-sized city or one AI data center campus.

1:00.8

Cairo's plans to deliver the reactors between 2030 and 2035. Financial terms weren't

1:07.1

disclosed, the location or locations for the project site hasn't been determined, the companies say.

1:14.3

The UK government says it's secured a combined investment of more than $8 billion in data centers

1:20.6

from four American tech companies.

1:23.0

The commitments are the latest from U.S. businesses expanding their presence and services

1:27.4

overseas to gain an edge in the AI race.

1:30.6

Britain's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said the investment pledges came from Cyrus 1, Service Now, Cloud HQ, and Coreweave.

1:40.0

The country's technology secretary said the pledges came after the government designated data centers as critical infrastructure for Britain's economy.

1:49.0

And a historic mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa has blasted off. Scientists are aiming to assess

1:55.4

whether Europa has the conditions necessary to sustain life. NASA considers

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