Reading List 05/30/26
16 hours ago
- A California chemical leak involving methyl methacrylate endangered 50,000 people; the tank was stabilized without explosion.
- Weapons-grade plutonium is being considered for use in nuclear reactor startups.
- A startup plans to clean houses to collect robot training data.
- Blue Origin experienced a rocket explosion.
- Iran ended an 88-day internet blackout and claims ship passage fees are for safety, not tolls.
- West coast cities like Seattle and Portland consider vacancy taxes on empty office space; a Denver developer is converting offices into apartments.
- Nvidia plans $150 billion annual investment in Taiwan; Huawei claims a chip design breakthrough equivalent to 1.4-nanometer processes by 2031.
- US missile manufacturing is vulnerable due to concentration of ammonium perchlorate production at few facilities.
- Ukraine is manufacturing thousands of ground-based drones.