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5 days ago
US politics

Department of Energy cancels $7.5B of clean energy projects in Harris-voting states | TechCrunch

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5 days ago
US politics

Department of Energy cancels $7.5B of clean energy projects in Harris-voting states | TechCrunch

US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

US energy department cracks down on workers' use of climate crisis language

DOE told energy efficiency and renewable energy staff to avoid terms like climate change, decarbonization, emissions, sustainable, and green.
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

Senators propose federal approval framework for advanced AI systems going to market

The safety criteria in the program would examine multiple intrinsic components of a given advanced AI system, such as the data upon which it is trained and the model weights used to process said data into outputs. Some of the program's testing components would include red-teaming an AI model to search for vulnerabilities and facilitating third-party evaluations. These evaluations will culminate in both feedback to participating developers as well as informing future AI regulations, specifically the permanent evaluation framework developed by the Energy secretary.
US politics
#clean-energy
fromTechCrunch
4 months ago
European startups

Trump administration to claw back $3.7B in clean energy and manufacturing awards | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
4 months ago
European startups

Trump administration to claw back $3.7B in clean energy and manufacturing awards | TechCrunch

US politics
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Trump's Energy Department forbids staff from saying 'climate change' or 'green' | TechCrunch

The Department of Energy banned terms such as climate change, green, decarbonization, energy transition, and emissions from official communications.
Artificial intelligence
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

From pull-ups to prompting: The Presidential AI Challenge seeks to inspire the next generation

The Presidential AI Challenge invites students and educators nationwide to use AI to solve community problems and create classroom tools, with registration open.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Trump's Energy Department disbands group that sowed doubt about climate change

Energy Secretary Chris Wright disbanded the Department of Energy's Climate Working Group after its controversial report, which was criticized for errors and misrepresenting climate science.
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Trump team disbands controversial US climate panel

Faced with a lawsuit, the administration of US President Donald Trump has disbanded a panel of five well-known critics of climate science who issued a controversial draft report questioning the evidence underlying global warming. US energy secretary Chris Wright asserted that the group had accomplished its goal in publishing the first draft, which the Department of Energy (DoE) has declined to withdraw. Two of the panel's members told Nature they plan to continue the work independently.
US politics
#renewable-energy
fromFortune
4 weeks ago
US politics

Trump's energy department said wind and solar energy capacity is 'worthless' without sunlight or wind. Elon Musk reminds DoE about batteries: 'Um... hello?'

fromFortune
4 weeks ago
US politics

Trump's energy department said wind and solar energy capacity is 'worthless' without sunlight or wind. Elon Musk reminds DoE about batteries: 'Um... hello?'

#climate-change
Information security
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Nick Andersen onboards into top CISA cyber position

Nick Andersen began serving as executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Science
fromTheregister
1 month ago

US DoE names firms for Trump's fast-track nuclear scheme

The Department of Energy is collaborating with ten companies to accelerate advanced atomic reactor projects outside traditional laboratories.
fromTheregister
2 months ago

DoE taps federal sites for fast-track AI datacenter builds

By leveraging DoE land assets for the deployment of AI and energy infrastructure, we are taking a bold step to accelerate the next Manhattan Project - ensuring US AI and energy leadership.
Science
#artificial-intelligence
Data science
fromTheregister
4 months ago

Nvidia Vera-Rubin chips to power DOE's Doudna supercomputer

The Doudna supercomputer will have a significant scientific output increase but may compromise double precision performance.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets

Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE reportedly accessed classified nuclear networks, despite lacking relevant experience and denied by DOE spokesperson.
NYC startup
fromFuturism
5 months ago

Elon Musk Is Shutting Down the Part of the Government That Helped Him Save Tesla

Elon Musk has benefited from significant government funds for Tesla but is now hindering future support for others.
Musk's actions against the DOE's Loan Programs Office illustrate a deeper contrast between his past reliance on government and current stance.
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