Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early Wednesday morning with "EXTREMELY DANGEROUS" conditions, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The big picture: Melissa was a Category 3 when it hit eastern Cuba, bringing life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, landslides and damaging winds. That's down from the Category 5 storm that pummeled Jamaica.
A new kind of data center built by a coalition including Nvidia aims to smooth out power use as AI demand surges.
Why it matters: Shared exclusively with Axios, the project is the first commercial rollout of software that adjusts energy draw in real time — a model the companies say can ease strain on the grid and curb electricity costs.
A leading business group — in a report shared exclusively with Axios — is trying to jump-start efforts in Congress to cut red tape so that new AI and other projects can roll out more rapidly.
Why it matters: The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) carries considerable clout with Republicans.
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.
