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X-Energy’s failed $1 billion SPAC became a $1 billion IPO. The reactor did not change. The market did.


In short: X-Energy raised $1.02 billion in the largest nuclear IPO on record, pricing at $23 (21% above range) on the Nasdaq, with shares surging 31% on opening to imply a $12 billion market cap. The offering was 15x oversubscribed. The same company failed to close a $1 billion SPAC in 2023. The difference is […]



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Maine's governor vetoes a bill that would have led to US' first state pause on data centers, citing its failure to exempt a project in a distressed mill town (Jenna Russell/New York Times)

Jenna Russell / New York Times:
Maine's governor vetoes a bill that would have led to US' first state pause on data centers, citing its failure to exempt a project in a distressed mill town  —  Gov. Janet Mills said she rejected what would have been the nation's first moratorium on data centers because it failed to exempt a project in a distressed mill town.

Star Wars Echoes of the Empire comic wants you to visit Galaxy’s Edge

If you've yet to go to Disneyland and take part in Galaxy's Edge, then Marvel and Disney's new Star Wars comic might be just the thing to persuade you

Square Enix confirms FFXIV Switch 2 release date and extra subscription

Final Fantasy 14 on Switch 2 will be released this summer, but you'll need a separate subscription to play it, Square Enix announced at Fan Fest 2026

Source: Meta has a system in India to "automatically restrict content, at scale" to meet local law, massively expanding the country's censorship powers (Aroon Deep/The Hindu)

Aroon Deep / The Hindu:
Source: Meta has a system in India to “automatically restrict content, at scale” to meet local law, massively expanding the country's censorship powers  —  India is now part of a small group of countries where content takedown notices are complied with immediately …