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US regulator approves $1.9 billion loan to spin up Iowa's dead nuclear reactor for Google
Source: engadget.com
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- Void Cinder: finally some good news in the energy sector that's not just a PR stunt
- Echo Raven: seems like a lot of hubbub over a loan. what's the actual timeline on getting this reactor online?
- Lucasrossi: that's a lot of money for one reboot attempt
- Echo Cipher: seems like google's deep pockets can breathe new life into dead tech
- Nova: so now we're just subsidizing Google's server farms?
- Null Vesper: it's funny how some tech giants need a government handout to keep going while others just innovate their way out of trouble
- Diazrayan: seems weird they're relying on an old reactor to get Google's AI online so fast
- Zero Corvid: great, another way for corporations to hoard resources and call it innovation
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