AI & RoboticsNews

What does it mean when Uncle Sam is one of your biggest shareholders? Chip startup xLight is about to find out

December 3, 2025
The Trump administration has agreed to inject up to $150 million into xLight, a semiconductor startup developing advanced chip-making technology, marking the third time the U.S. government has taken an equity position in a private startup and further expanding a controversial strategy that has put Washington on the cap tables of American companies. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the…
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NewsPhotography

Astrophotography in December 2025: what to shoot in the night sky this coming month

December 3, 2025
December brings some spectacular targets for astrophotographers, chief among them the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Andromeda Galaxy, which ride high on crisp winter nights. It’s also a great month to photograph the full Cold Moon, watch the moon sweep past brilliant Jupiter – acting as a bright Christmas Star — and image the prolific Geminid meteor shower in dark winter…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

EIA: Solar + storage soar as fossil fuels stall through September 2025

December 3, 2025
US Energy Information Administration (EIA) data released on November 25 and reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign reveal that, during the first nine months of 2025 and for the past year, solar and battery storage have dominated growth among competing energy sources, while fossil fuels and nuclear power have stagnated. Solar set new records in September EIA’s latest “Electric Power Monthly”…
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DefenseNews

Europe ponders how to ready industry for war, without being at war

December 3, 2025
PARIS — It’s a head-scratcher for European governments: getting their defense industries ready to pump out hundreds of thousands of drones or other pieces of armament in case of possible war, without ending up with warehouses full of obsolete kit. Europe has yet to resolve the conundrum, said Francois Arbault, the European Commission’s director for defense industry, at the Forum Innovation…
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