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Petra Power pitches solid oxide fuel cells to data centers and the Pentagon

Petra Power, founded in 2017, builds solid oxide fuel cells that convert fuel like natural gas directly into electricity without combustion. Founder Aaron Goodman says the devices cut fuel costs and emissions while being more compact than traditional power systems, and the company is pursuing deals with data center operators and the Defense Department. Goodman declined to name specific customers but said Petra is already working with neoclouds and infrastructure providers below the hyperscaler tier.

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Samsung publishes guide for factory resetting Smart TVs

Samsung TV owners can perform a factory reset to resolve persistent issues such as app crashes, freezing streaming services, or video glitches. The process reverts the TV entirely to its out-of-box state, wiping all settings, apps, and configurations. Users are advised to try simpler troubleshooting steps first, since a factory reset cannot be undone.

Cloudflare acquires Deno runtime to enhance Workers platform

Cloudflare announced on Friday that it is acquiring Deno, the startup behind the Deno JavaScript runtime co-founded by Bert Belder and Node.js creator Ryan Dahl. Cloudflare principal engineer Kenton Varda said the deal will help improve the programming model behind Cloudflare Workers, its platform for building and running software on its network. Financial terms were not disclosed; Deno had previously raised $26 million, including a Series A led by Sequoia.

Essay likens AI's impact on science to the 'Roadside Picnic' alien artifacts metaphor

A new essay draws on Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's novel 'Roadside Picnic,' in which humans scavenge incomprehensible alien technology left behind after an extraterrestrial visit, as a metaphor for how AI systems are reshaping scientific work. The author argues this framing is especially relevant to mathematics, where AI-generated outputs are increasingly used even when their underlying workings are not fully understood.

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