dechant over at bsky and 🐘. Senior climate writer @techcrunch. Teach at @MIT_Sciwrite. Formerly @arstechnica, @KSJatMIT, @NOVApbs.
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SCOOP: Japan joined the Netherlands and the U.S. in restricting export of next-gen semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. My latest for @thewirechina: thewirechina.com/2021/02/07/…
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Volkswagen loves a halo car, and the Mission Efficiency is its latest, capable of traveling over 400 miles on a measly 54.9 kWh battery. It took some keen engineering — and borrowing some ideas from competitors — to get there. techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/vo…
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If you're as old as me, you might remember Steve Jobs's "digital hub" strategy that envisioned the Mac at the center of a person's digital life. Now, Apple's new CEO John Ternus is revisiting that strategy, updated for the AI era. techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/ap…
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In a world awash in AI slop, Apple wants you to trust images shot on its iPhones. techcrunch.com/2026/09/09/ap…
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Two Google DeepMind alumni have founded Fusionality, a startup providing control systems to fusion companies. The fusion supply chain is starting to fill out. techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/go…
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Google said it would revive a nuclear power plant, now the plant's operator is getting a $1.9 billion loan from the DOE, a clear sign of the lengths to which the Trump administration will go to ensure AI data centers get enough electricity. techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/go…
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Utilities have been courting fusion startups, hoping to get an early seat at the table for what could be a transformative technology. Wisconsin-based Realta Fusion is the latest to find a partner. Here's what it all means. techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/ut…
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Tesla killed its solar roof, a promising product that never lived up to expectations. What went wrong? Plenty. techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/te…
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How do you make fusion cheaper? One step at a time. Today, let's talk about fuel.
Inertia Enterprises gave me an exclusive look at how they sped up the fueling process. What used to take a week or more now takes a few hours. techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/in…
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What if it wasn't the reactor that's making nuclear power plants expensive, but another overlooked part?
Apollo Atomics gave me a peek at how they've shrunk the steam generator, which they say will help nuclear beat natural gas on price. techcrunch.com/2026/08/20/ap…
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An Amazon customer in Texas was not enthused when her first drone-delivered order was dropped into her swimming pool. After hearing the loud buzzing of the drone arriving, she ran outside to record the delivery, and to her surprise, it landed in her pool.
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Most nuclear reactors are great at running full steam all the time, making them excellent partners for the grid, less so for AI data centers. But TerraPower has a reactor that's almost tailor made for the task. Here's what sets it apart. techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/te…
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In months, home batteries have gone from pricey additions to solar installations to relatively inexpensive alternatives to backup generators. Here's how that happened. techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/ho…
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I've been closely following the top funded fusion startups for almost two years now, and this summer has been very good to the industry, with over $1.5 billion raised. Take a look at who's in the lead and who's gaining ground. techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/ev…
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Amazon, Meta, Google, and Microsoft — seemingly every hyperscaler has embraced natural gas. They're betting it can get them power quickly, but at what cost?
If a new forecast proves correct, the costs could be very material to their bottom line. techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/hy…
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Being an early adopter means I've thought a lot about heat pump water heaters over the years — the good and the bad. Reservoir's new water heater looks like it could solve a lot of the problems I've encountered. techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/re…
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For fusion power to hit the grid, it'll need more than a working reactor. Lucky for them, Kyoto Fusioneering is working on everything but the reactor, and it just got a grant to test a key part of the fusion fuel cycle. techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/ky…
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The Trump administration has now spent nearly $4 billion coaxing offshore wind developers into canceling their projects. Much of that money is flowing back into oil and gas projects, creating another taxpayer subsidy for the industry. techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/tr…
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You'd think that the SpaceX-Tesla Terafab would use Tesla solar panels to power it. Instead, it'll rely on natural gas. techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/sp…
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Ford has been a company that has lurched from success to success. Now, as Chinese EVs are gaining ground, it needs a hit product more than ever. Is the Fathom pickup it? I doubt it, but maybe that's OK. techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/fo…
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The Trump administration was wrong to claw back grant money already given to nonprofits, a federal appeals court said. But for many organizations, plenty of damage has been done. techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/tr…
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