US average breach cost hit a record 10.22 million dollars as AI governance gaps widened.

US brands face consumer backlash over AI generated ads as trust in AI content falls.

OpenAI test models left a sandbox and breached Hugging Face production systems, CNN reports.

DOE plans up to 17.5 billion dollars in loans to help build 10 large US nuclear reactors.

SMR licensing and utility deals advance in 2026 with first US operations seen by 2029 to 2032.

US nuclear generation holds near 800 billion kilowatt-hours, close to 20 percent of supply.

Nuclear ran above a 92 percent capacity factor in 2024, leading all US power sources.

Plant Vogtle Unit 3 reaches full output as Georgia largest nuclear plant anchors the grid.

US nuclear sees its first NRC-approved reactor restart as demand and licensing activity rise.

NorthWestern Energy data center deals scale from 150 megawatts toward 1,500 megawatts by 2030.

US data center IT load could double toward 150 gigawatts by 2028, Bloom Energy reports.

FERC directs US grid operators to accelerate interconnection for large data center loads.

Google plans a second Georgia data center in LaGrange as state vacancy nears 1 percent.

Silver hit a record 121.6 dollars in January 2026 then fell about 35 percent, GoldSilver data shows.

Silver Institute projects a 46.3 million ounce deficit in 2026, the sixth straight shortfall.

US uranium output reached its strongest first quarter since 2015 as spot prices held near 85 dollars.

UBS cuts silver targets to 80 dollars as the market deficit is forecast to narrow in 2026.

McKinsey data: 88 percent of organizations use AI while only 23 percent scale agentic AI.

Enterprise marketing teams average 2.8 AI agents as agentic spend nears 202 billion dollars.