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Valar Atomics Raises $1 Billion to Scale Microreactors

Valar Atomics, a three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised $1 billion in its Series B funding round as investors increasingly bet that the White House’s overhaul of nuclear regulations will clear the way for the country’s first big atomic buildout in more than half a century. This week, the Torrance

Valar Atomics Raises $1 Billion to Scale Ward 250 Microreactor

Valar Atomics, a three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised $1 billion in its Series B funding round as investors increasingly bet that the White House’s overhaul of nuclear regulations will clear the way for the country’s first big atomic buildout in more than half a century. This week, the Torrance

Valar Atomics Raises $1 Billion for Microreactors

Valar Atomics, a three-year-old microreactor developer that has a forged a close relationship with the Trump administration, has raised $1 billion in its Series B funding round as investors increasingly bet that the White House’s overhaul of nuclear regulations will clear the way for the country’s first big atomic buildout in more than half a century. This week, the Torrance

Wars in Iran and Ukraine Deepen Global Oil Shortages

The global energy crisis triggered by two wars is set to worsen, as Ukraine pummels Russia’s refining industry and Iranian attacks continue on Middle Eastern oil production and refining. Further, the nature of the destruction and the growing number of fronts and warring parties involved may herald a new era of extended vulnerability for countries

Sleepwalking Into War: A Brief Historical Perspective

A nominal ceasefire reached in April 2026 has done little to halt the escalation in the Persian Gulf. After Iran’s “attempted surprise attack” against US forces on July 28, the US retaliated by launching a “heavy wave” of airstrikes on July 30, according to NPR, targeting Iran’s “military command centers and missile facilities,” and intensifying the fighting in the

How Nations Sleepwalk Into War: A Short History

A nominal ceasefire reached in April 2026 has done little to halt the escalation in the Persian Gulf. After Iran’s “attempted surprise attack” against US forces on July 28, the US retaliated by launching a “heavy wave” of airstrikes on July 30, according to NPR, targeting Iran’s “military command centers and missile facilities,” and intensifying the fighting in the

How countries sleepwalk into war: historical lessons

A nominal ceasefire reached in April 2026 has done little to halt the escalation in the Persian Gulf. After Iran’s “attempted surprise attack” against US forces on July 28, the US retaliated by launching a “heavy wave” of airstrikes on July 30, according to NPR, targeting Iran’s “military command centers and missile facilities,” and intensifying the fighting in the

How Countries Sleepwalk Into War: A Short History

A nominal ceasefire reached in April 2026 has done little to halt the escalation in the Persian Gulf. After Iran’s “attempted surprise attack” against US forces on July 28, the US retaliated by launching a “heavy wave” of airstrikes on July 30, according to NPR, targeting Iran’s “military command centers and missile facilities,” and intensifying the fighting in the

How Nations Sleepwalk Into War: A Short History

A nominal ceasefire reached in April 2026 has done little to halt the escalation in the Persian Gulf. After Iran’s “attempted surprise attack” against US forces on July 28, the US retaliated by launching a “heavy wave” of airstrikes on July 30, according to NPR, targeting Iran’s “military command centers and missile facilities,” and intensifying the fighting in the

Veteran CBS Cameraman Derek Williams Dies at 79

Longtime CBS News cameraman Derek Williams, who spent four decades covering some of Asia’s most pivotal events, from the Vietnam War to the Tiananmen Square massacre, died July 22. He was 79. According to his family, ge had been living with Parkinson’s disease and was recently diagnosed with cancer.  Susan Zirinsky, former CBS News president
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