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US news
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2 days ago

Trump's Energy Department disbands group that sowed doubt about climate change

Energy Secretary Chris Wright disbanded the Department of Energy's Climate Working Group after its controversial report, which was criticized for errors and misrepresenting climate science.
fromNature
4 days ago

Trump team disbands controversial US climate panel

Faced with a lawsuit, the administration of US President Donald Trump has disbanded a panel of five well-known critics of climate science who issued a controversial draft report questioning the evidence underlying global warming. US energy secretary Chris Wright asserted that the group had accomplished its goal in publishing the first draft, which the Department of Energy (DoE) has declined to withdraw. Two of the panel's members told Nature they plan to continue the work independently.
US politics
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fromFortune
6 days ago
US politics

Trump's energy department said wind and solar energy capacity is 'worthless' without sunlight or wind. Elon Musk reminds DoE about batteries: 'Um... hello?'

fromFortune
6 days ago
US politics

Trump's energy department said wind and solar energy capacity is 'worthless' without sunlight or wind. Elon Musk reminds DoE about batteries: 'Um... hello?'

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Information security
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

Nick Andersen onboards into top CISA cyber position

Nick Andersen began serving as executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Science
fromTheregister
1 month ago

US DoE names firms for Trump's fast-track nuclear scheme

The Department of Energy is collaborating with ten companies to accelerate advanced atomic reactor projects outside traditional laboratories.
fromTheregister
1 month ago

DoE taps federal sites for fast-track AI datacenter builds

By leveraging DoE land assets for the deployment of AI and energy infrastructure, we are taking a bold step to accelerate the next Manhattan Project - ensuring US AI and energy leadership.
Science
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Data science
fromTheregister
3 months ago

Nvidia Vera-Rubin chips to power DOE's Doudna supercomputer

The Doudna supercomputer will have a significant scientific output increase but may compromise double precision performance.
European startups
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Trump administration to claw back $3.7B in clean energy and manufacturing awards | TechCrunch

The Department of Energy is retracting $3.7 billion in clean energy awards, impacting 24 projects and various corporations, under the Trump administration's due diligence.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets

Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE reportedly accessed classified nuclear networks, despite lacking relevant experience and denied by DOE spokesperson.
NYC startup
fromFuturism
4 months ago

Elon Musk Is Shutting Down the Part of the Government That Helped Him Save Tesla

Elon Musk has benefited from significant government funds for Tesla but is now hindering future support for others.
Musk's actions against the DOE's Loan Programs Office illustrate a deeper contrast between his past reliance on government and current stance.
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