The US wants to build a different kind of nuclear reactor from a decades-old concept that could power ships and other off-the-grid locations

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Molten salts are used as coolants in the Papirus installation at CEA Cadarache in Saint-Paul-les-Durance, France.

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  • Molten salt reactors were first built in the 1950s but haven't been used in the US since the 1970s.
  • The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently issued a permit to build a molten salt nuclear plant.
  • Kairos Power is heading the project, which it hopes to

Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use Tesla’s EV charging plug

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Volkswagen Group, which also owns Audi, Porsche, and Scout Motors, is finally doing what nearly every other automaker has already done: announce its intention to adopt Tesla’s electric vehicle charging standard.

VW said it is “exploring adapter solutions” so that its current EV owners can access Tesla’s Supercharger network and expects to have something to roll

Ukrainian soldiers say Russian drones are dropping tear gas on the front lines, choking troops and starting fires in the trenches

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A Ukrainian serviceman takes cover in a trench during shelling next to a 105mm howitzer near the city of Bakhmut, on March 8, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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  • Ukrainian troops recount horrifying experiences with tear gas on the battlefield. 
  • They told CNN Russian drones were dropping the chemical agent in trenches. 
  • The resulting injuries and deaths were

Amazon Echo Show 10 review: A smart display that can follow you

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The Amazon Echo Show 10 offers a flashy rotating screen that operates with mixed success.

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The Echo Show 10 is Amazon's first smart-home display to include a motor in its base. Along with the device's computer vision and audio localization technologies, it allows the screen to follow you as you move about your

Here are a few last-minute gifts you can still grab in time for the holidays

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Has December slipped by and left you with little time to finish your holiday shopping? I’m not here to judge you for waiting until the last minute (we’ve all been there, after all). Instead, I’ll do you one better by helping you find a variety of gift ideas that should still arrive in time to be wrapped and tucked under the tree

Russia's synthetic drug use is skyrocketing as soldiers return from Ukraine with addictions and trafficking supply routes dwindle

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  • Russia's invasion of Ukraine has radically altered the country's criminal underworld, a new report found.
  • Russian drug traffickers have been forced to find new routes into and out of the country.
  • The war has also led to a spike in synthetic amphetamines and opioids in Russia, per the report.

The fallout of Russia's war in Ukraine has revived

You can create your own AI songs with this new Copilot extension

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Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot will now be able to churn out AI songs on demand — thanks to a new plug-in with Suno. The Cambridge-based AI music startup offers a tool on Discord that can compose an original song — complete with lyrics — based on a text prompt. Now, Copilot users will be able to access Suno using the Microsoft chatbot.

In order to start making