South Korea’s AI boom could need 20 new nuclear reactors’ worth of power
08-09-2026 11:39 via thenextweb.com

South Korea’s AI boom could need 20 new nuclear reactors’ worth of power

South Korea expects artificial intelligence, and the chip fabs feeding it, to add between 25 and 30 gigawatts to national electricity demand, which by the country’s own reactor standards is roughly 20 nuclear plants. The government now has to decide whether to build them. The figure comes from Kim Sung-hwan, minister of climate, energy and […]
This story continues at The Next Web
Read more »

Web design news



LLMs remember your code, not your life: Building a portable personal context layer
LLMs remember your code, not your life: Building a portable personal context layer
Google’s map of every possible DNA typo could speed up rare disease research
Google’s map of every possible DNA typo could speed up rare disease research
Irish regulator probes X over age checks, with 10% of turnover at stake
Irish regulator probes X over age checks, with 10% of turnover at stake
Solid-state batteries just went into mass production. The line makes 6,000 packs a year
Solid-state batteries just went into mass production. The line makes 6,000 packs a year
The Exploration Company raises $450m to build a rocket engine
The Exploration Company raises $450m to build a rocket engine
Plug-in hybrids emit six times their official rating, and carmakers want the fix cancelled
Plug-in hybrids emit six times their official rating, and carmakers want the fix cancelled
China put a 99.2% duty on a chemical chip fabs need
China put a 99.2% duty on a chemical chip fabs need
Google and Accenture are putting 1,000 engineers inside client offices
Google and Accenture are putting 1,000 engineers inside client offices
OpenAI just anchored an Australian company’s Malaysian data centres
OpenAI just anchored an Australian company’s Malaysian data centres
China’s answer to ASML runs on Zeiss lenses, Financial Times reports
China’s answer to ASML runs on Zeiss lenses, Financial Times reports
The US asked Britain to drop its plan to promote trusted news
The US asked Britain to drop its plan to promote trusted news
China has 70% of a material AI needs, IQE’s CEO warns, Bloomberg reports
China has 70% of a material AI needs, IQE’s CEO warns, Bloomberg reports
Lightsage raises $4M to build the growth stack for software’s newest customer
Lightsage raises $4M to build the growth stack for software’s newest customer
Byrrgis enters multi-chain trading with live token scoring and universal gas
Byrrgis enters multi-chain trading with live token scoring and universal gas
Desktop versie