More than a dozen states could see the sky light up from the Northern Lights Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Why it matters: Forecasts suggest geomagnetic activity will trigger breathtaking celestial shows of the Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, in the bulk of upper North America.
Nvidia on Tuesday revealed a new computing system designed to enable autonomous vehicle developers to accelerate self-driving cars — with Uber signed on as an early collaborator.
Why it matters: The "inflection point" for robotaxis "is about to get here," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at the Nvidia GTC in Washington, D.C.
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5storm on Tuesday —bringing an "EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION," per the National Hurricane Center.
The big picture: Officials confirmed three storm-related deaths on Monday evening, before the monster hurricane had made landfall in the Caribbean island nation.
Trump officials this morning unveiled a "strategic partnership" with Westinghouse, nuclear fuel provider Cameco and investment giant Brookfield to spur new U.S. projects.
Why it matters: The plan envisions "at least $80 billion of new reactors will be constructed across the United States using Westinghouse nuclear reactor technology."
The big picture: The announcement is also heavy on pushing new reactors to power energy-thirsty AI infrastructure to "win the global AI race."
What we're watching: Specifics, if and when they emerge. Here's one though: the $80B could potentially support restarting construction of unfinished reactors in South Carolina, a Brookfield spokesperson tells me
Bill Gates is calling on world leaders gathering at an annual climate summit next month to rethink progress through the lens of human development.
Why it matters: The comments signal a shifted public posture from the Microsoft co-founder, who's among the world's top funders of both new climate technologies and initiatives to save lives from disease and poverty.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk's "polarizing and partisan actions" may have cost the EV maker over 1 million U.S. car sales, Yale researchers find in a new paper.
Why it matters: It puts huge numbers around what auto analysts and pollsters have directionally believed about the business effect of Musk's political arc.
Editor's note: For the latest on Hurricane Melissa, click here.
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into the world's most powerful storm of 2025 on Monday fueled by warmer ocean temperatures, as the Category 5 behemoth closed in on Jamaica ahead of its expected Tuesday landfall.
The big picture: The impacts of the storm that forecasters described as "catastrophic" were already being felt in Jamaica and three storm-related deaths were reported, the Jamaican Ministry of Health and Wellness said on X Monday evening.
The chair of Tesla's board is exhorting shareholders to endorse the company's proposed pay package for CEO Elon Musk, saying that Musk could leave if it isn't approved.
Why it matters:Musk insinuated last week during the company's quarterly earnings call that he doesn't want to devote time to building an "enormous robot army" without what he views as adequate control over the company.
Let's gauge early fallout from DOE boss Chris Wright pushing FERC to quickly craft formal rules that speed data centers' connection to power grids.
Why it matters: It's Trump officials' most direct move yet to smooth the bureaucratic path for AI data centers — and power sources serving them — to come online.
