Autonomous vehicle crash reports hit a record 118 in January 2026, with 5,202 total reported by late 2025.

A Guess AI-generated model ad in Vogue's August 2025 issue drew widespread public backlash.

A 2026 leak at AI chat app Chat & Ask AI exposed hundreds of millions of private user messages.

DOE awards $2.7 billion to rebuild US uranium enrichment capacity for LEU and HALEU fuel.

SMR developers advance toward the first US construction permits in 2026, led by NuScale and TerraPower.

DOE targets 5 gigawatts of added nuclear capacity through uprates and restarts toward a 400 GW goal.

US nuclear data: 94 reactors supply nearly 20% of electricity, with a 400 GW target set for 2050.

Georgia Power and PSC staff reach a deal on Plant Vogtle cost recovery for the Units 3 and 4 expansion.

US nuclear fleet expands in 2026 as the NRC approves its first-ever reactor restart at Palisades.

US data center power demand is projected to triple as multibillion-dollar grid investment scales.

IEA: global data center electricity use to top 1,000 terawatt-hours in 2026, with the US above 250 TWh.

Georgia regulators approve a 10,000-megawatt grid expansion driven by data center power demand.

Data center construction surges across Fulton, Douglas, and Fayette counties in metro Atlanta in 2026.

Uranium spot prices top $100 a pound in 2026 while US output lags demand of over 50 million pounds.

Silver Institute: 2026 marks a sixth straight annual silver deficit at 46.3 million ounces.

US uranium production rebounds in 2026 as spot prices hold above $100 a pound.

Silver hit a record $121.62 an ounce in 2026 as a multi-year supply deficit deepened.

McKinsey: generative AI's annual value potential reaches $4.4 trillion, but only 39% see EBIT impact.

Stanford AI Index 2026: 88% of organizations use AI, gen AI consumer value hits $172 billion.