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Grok 4.7 is built to work longer before it stops.
SpaceXAI released Grok 4.7 through its API, Cursor and Grok Build, using a larger base model and longer reinforcement-learning run. Its benchmark and safety gains are company-reported; independent testing must show how reliably they transfer to real work.
Google backs 96 more megawatts from Georgia’s nuclear fleet.
Georgia Power and Google proposed funding uprates at two nuclear plants to add about 96 megawatts. The utility projects $900 million in customer benefits, but regulators must approve the tariff, Hatch upgrades and agreement before those gains exist.
An ovarian-cancer blood test wins permission for its pivotal study.
The FDA approved Mercy BioAnalytics’ investigational-device exemption for a pivotal study of its blood-based ovarian-cancer screening test, pending ethics review. That permits research in average-risk women; it does not approve the test for screening.
AI data centers get a qualified battery building block.
LG Energy Solution says its 2.5-megawatt battery blocks meet NVIDIA’s DSX requirements for AI data centers, including load smoothing and voltage ride-through. Qualification identifies a compatible power component; it does not demonstrate performance in an operating facility.
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