Stories by
Geoff Brumfiel
Senior Editor and Correspondent
Nuclear regulator prepares to abandon a decades-old radiation safety rule
Geoff Brumfiel | Aug 27, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
A push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible.
A battle over 'Italian brainrot' could shape who owns AI artGeoff Brumfiel | Aug 21, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC
Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the skyGeoff Brumfiel | Jul 31, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC
Trump administration signs commercial nuclear deal with Saudi ArabiaShannon Bond, Geoff Brumfiel | Jul 22, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC

Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line
A program initiated by the Trump administration has allowed small companies to rush their testing of several new nuclear reactor designs. Some worry that safety is being compromised.
Geoff Brumfiel | Jun 29, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Report: Russia's nuclear-powered 'Skyfall' missile is dirty and dangerous
MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."
Geoff Brumfiel, Connie Hanzhang Jin | Jun 18, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC

SpaceX IPO makes history as largest ever. Stock gains 19% on first day
The initial public offering from the rocket and AI company raised some $75 billion, making the company one of the biggest in the world — and likely making Elon Musk a trillionaire.
John Ruwitch, Geoff Brumfiel | Jun 12, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC

The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters
Tech millionaires claim China is behind a wave of local opposition to U.S. data centers, while providing little direct evidence.
Geoff Brumfiel | Jun 10, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC

California chemical tank has cracked, causing state of emergency, thousands to evacuate
One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace plant is overheating and could leak or explode.
Geoff Brumfiel | May 24, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC


