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Oklo partners with newcleo to explore Cold War plutonium fuel use Checkpoint

Oklo partners with newcleo to explore Cold War plutonium fuel use

The US Department of Energy selected Oklo Inc. as one of five companies to negotiate under its Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program, a initiative aimed at converting Cold War-era plutonium stockpiles into usable fuel for next-generation reactors. The other four companies selected alongside Oklo are Exodys Energy, SHINE Technologies, Standard Nuclear,…
bubmag
May 27, 2026
Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S. Geely

Trump Admin permits Volvo to keep selling connected cars in the U.S.

Volvo Cars reached an agreement with the Trump administration that allows the automaker to continue to sell vehicles in the U.S., avoiding a ban on Chinese-connected vehicle technology. The Swedish automaker, which is majority owned by China’s Geely Holding, said Tuesday that it received specific authorization from the U.S. Department…
bubmag
May 27, 2026
Pope Leo apologized for the church’s role in slavery — and warned AI risks similar mistakes Slavery Abolition

Pope Leo apologized for the church’s role in slavery — and warned AI risks similar mistakes

May. 26, 2026, 6:12 PM EDT It may seem strange that Pope Leo XIV apologized for the church’s role in slavery within his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), in which he said artificial intelligence is dangerous and must be disarmed. “It is impossible not to feel deep sorrow when contemplating…
bubmag
May 27, 2026
News of the day: Homeless Ottawa family finds secret refuge in the forest; What happens to public servants after a facility privatizes?; Mayor Sutcliffe officially enters election race Homeless

News of the day: Homeless Ottawa family finds secret refuge in the forest; What happens to public servants after a facility privatizes?; Mayor Sutcliffe officially enters election race

Amy Ayers stands near her tent in a forest outside of Ottawa Thursday. Ayers and her three children, aged 26, 15 and 14 are homeless and are living in a tent in the forest while they seek permanent housing. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia Article content It’s Tuesday, May 26.…
bubmag
May 26, 2026
Base Launches MCP Gateway Letting Claude and ChatGPT Execute Onchain DeFi Actions Cursor

Base Launches MCP Gateway Letting Claude and ChatGPT Execute Onchain DeFi Actions

Base, the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum layer two ( L2) network, launched Base MCP on Tuesday, a Model Context Protocol gateway that connects artificial intelligence (AI) agents directly to users’ Base Accounts for onchain transactions. Key Takeaways Base launched Base MCP on May 26, 2026, letting AI agents like Claude execute onchain…
bubmag
May 26, 2026
XRP MVRV Sinks to 2020 Lows as Average Trader Losses Hit -47% and Fear Grips the Market VR

XRP MVRV Sinks to 2020 Lows as Average Trader Losses Hit -47% and Fear Grips the Market

TLDR: XRP 30-day MVRV ratio has fallen to its lowest level recorded since December 2020 cycle lows. Average traders active in the past 30 days are currently holding unrealized losses of around -47%. Crowd sentiment dropped to 1.1 bullish comments per bearish comment, placing XRP in the FUD zone. Historically,…
bubmag
May 26, 2026
40 Years After The Disaster, Chernobyl’s Nuclear Plant Is A Tragic Time Capsule Chernobyl

40 Years After The Disaster, Chernobyl’s Nuclear Plant Is A Tragic Time Capsule

Tkachuk/Getty Images As we reach the 40-year milestone of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, few things have captured the public's angst and imagination quite like Chernobyl. In the intervening years, Chernobyl has lived in popular culture as a genre all its own, and has often served as a dystopian backdrop…
bubmag
May 26, 2026