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TerraPower’s Nuclear Reactor Has a Secret Weapon for Powering AI Data Centers

TerraPower's nuclear power plant possesses a strategic advantage over competitors, especially when chasing after data center deals.

The stakes of Josh Shapiro's data center pivot

His newly hard line says plenty about the evolving politics of AI.

Amazon makes its AI-powered Alexa+ free on Fire TV, no Prime required

Amazon is making its AI-powered Alexa+ assistant free on all compatible Fire TV devices in the U.S., automatically upgrading users whether or not they subscribe to Prime.

Calendly throws its hat into meeting note-taker circus

Calendly is also releasing a meeting scheduling assistant called Callie.

Thesis Statements: 100 Leaders Call Their Shot on Work and AI in 2027

When answers get this cheap, the value moves to knowing which questions are worth asking.

Exclusive: Replit taps OpenAI's low-cost Luna model for new 'Free Mode'

Vibe coding company Replit debuted Free Mode today, a new feature powered by OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Luna model. The joint announcement, shared exclusively with Fortune, heralds an enhanced partnership between the two tech companies that will see them work on several future products, they said.

Current price of gold: August 19, 2026

At 8:50 a.m. Eastern Time today, gold was valued at $4,414 per ounce. That’s a $17 uptick from the same time yesterday and more than a $1,025 gain over the past year.

Unitree, famous for its dancing robots, surges by 460% on its trading debut, lifting valuation to $66 billion, far ahead of U.S. competitors

Shares in Unitree, one of China’s largest manufacturers of humanoid robots, closed their first day of trading by more than 460%, showing strong investor appetite for China’s robotics sector. Unitree raised around $900 million in its IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market, the city’s board for technology startups, at a valuation of $9 billion. After today’s surge, Unitree is now worth around $66 billion, ahead of larger Chinese tech firms like Baidu and JD.com. It’s also worth more than the most valuable U.S. robotics company, Figure AI, which got a $39 billion valuation in a September 2025 funding round.

Also’s $3,500 e-bike is a $1 billion Trojan horse for autonomous transportation

Chris Yu will tell you his micromobility company, Also, is much more than an e-bike maker. Its market is every vehicle smaller than a car.

Even potato-chip tasters are temporary in the economy of 2026 — there's nearly 57 million of these 'disposable workers'

When I leave my Boston condo every day, I say good morning to the concierge, who works for a contracting company providing staff to residential buildings. When I conduct an interview in a nearby building, the people who clean that office at night are contractors. The person who serves me my lunch sandwich is a part-timer with no career prospects in that job.

Home Depot’s $730 Million Tariff Refund Was Largely Offset by Rising Costs

Good morning. One of the more interesting threads from recent earnings calls: companies are handling tariff refunds very differently, and the amounts involved are substantial.

We're waiting for AI models like they're Taylor Swift albums

All the online chatter about new AI models is starting to resemble the hype over new music releases.