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Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
The Trump administration is loaning $5 billion to build nuclear plants for data centers.

Constellation Energy will receive the funds to expand capacity at eight nuclear plants by 1.1 gigawatts. Most, if not all, of that additional capacity has already been claimed by Google, Meta, or Amazon for their data centers, according to TechCrunch.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Google will let more developers make apps that plug into Search and Gemini.

With the new “Connected Apps” platform, developers can submit apps for people to use within Gemini and Search. This will allow developers to launch integrations similar to the ones OpenTable and Instacart built into Google’s AI tools.

Developers in the US can join the public beta waitlist starting today, which also offers ways to track metrics like traffic and latency.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
The GitHub Copilot app is getting a big update.

Along with support for projects, which lets you assign Copilot a task across multiple repos, the GitHub Copilot app now allows you to pick up your work where you left off when you switch to other devices. You can now create reusable AI automations within the GitHub Copilot app as well.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Would you put Amazon’s smart alarm clock in your bedroom?

The Echo Time is cute, has great clock faces, and is designed for the bedroom — no cameras allowed. I’m hoping it will fill the Echo Dot-with-clock-shaped hole in my life, and its design is a fun throwback to the 2017 OG spot.

But $200?? Here’s my hands-on video and first impressions:

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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
It’s dangerous to sleep in! Take this.

I love the idea of waking up to a The Legend of Zelda themed alarm clock, but I’m less in love with the idea of silencing an alarm by handling a tiny pointed replica of the Master Sword when I’m still half asleep. The alarm clock, and a collection of other Zelda-themed items, will be available as part of an upcoming Banpresto merch lottery in Japan.

<em>The Master Sword alarm clock will slowly drain your health hearts until you extract the sword.</em>
<em>You can physically smash the Clay Pot Piggy Bank to retrieve your money, and every time you insert a coin it plays a rupee sound effect.</em>
<em>A quick nap on the Fairy Spring Pillow should replenish your energy.</em>
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The Master Sword alarm clock will slowly drain your health hearts until you extract the sword.
Image: Banpresto