October 21, 2025, 12:46 AM EDT. The Department of Energy is requesting proposals to build, lease, and operate AI data centers and related energy generation infrastructure around Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The RFP invites entities to enter into long-term leases and handle designing, financing, permitting, developing, constructing, installing, owning, maintaining, operating, and decommissioning the facilities. Proposals should include data center facilities with specialized computing gear, cooling, energy supply, transmission and storage. Applicants may be private-sector firms with experience in AI data centers, advanced computing, or energy storage; consortia may be favored due to project complexity. DOE highlights potential partnerships and emphasizes alignment with the broader AI Action Plan and streamlined permitting for rapid data center expansion.
October 21, 2025, 12:44 AM EDT. NASA's push to land astronauts by 2027 accelerates as the Artemis III lander selection shifts. The currently awarded Starship contract worth about $4.4 billion could be reopened as NASA seeks faster progress, inviting bids from Blue Origin with its Mark 1 lander and other American firms. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk criticized the approach, while Blue Origin argues readiness to support new missions. Other players like Lockheed Martin are also developing lunar landing options, with officials stressing ongoing technical and programmatic analyses to enable a safe, rapid return to the Moon. The move underscores a race against time and China, driven by NASA's drive to deliver a crewed lunar touchdown in the Artemis program.
October 21, 2025, 12:42 AM EDT. Learn how to tailor market data in your trading platform. This quick guide shows how to: switch the Market flag to pull targeted data from your country, access the Interactive Chart menu, and use the up/down arrows to cycle through symbols. Ideal for traders seeking clearer Apple stock insights at record highs with flexible chart options.
October 21, 2025, 12:36 AM EDT. Rigetti Computing (RGTI) has surged as quantum computing grabs headlines. A $10,000 investment from a year ago is reported to be worth nearly $700,000 (with some estimates flirting with $1 million). Rigetti is moving beyond a pure-play mindset, announcing two Novera systems and about $5.7 million in initial revenue to buyers in Asia and California (AI/startups). The addressable market could grow from $1-2 billion today to $15-30 billion between 2030-2040. A 25% market share by 2035 could imply billions in annual revenue. The piece asks whether Rigetti remains a buy amid a broader quantum rally, even as the stock market backdrop experiences volatility.
October 21, 2025, 12:34 AM EDT. Google paused the QPR2 Beta 3 rollout after a desktop mode bootloop issue hit Pixel devices. The workaround found by beta testers involves a USB-C keyboard and a stubborn patience approach: use a keyboard to wake the UI, open Settings via the Windows/Meta + I shortcut, then navigate to Developer options and turn off Enable secondary display features (and, if present, disable Force desktop mode on external displays). With luck, a device will exit the loop and boot normally. The method is not elegant and often requires plugging and unplugging peripherals, but it avoids a full factory reset. Google has acknowledged the bug and paused the rollout pending a more robust fix.