Start-ups

• Optimism About Nuclear Energy Is Rising Again. Will It Last? - Companies like Kairos Power are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their success is far from assured.
• Why the A.I. Rally (and the Bubble Talk) Could Continue Next Year - Big Tech’s huge investment in artificial intelligence is making investors nervous. But the technology continues to advance, buoying the bulls.
• Does China Have a Robot Bubble? - The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.
• This is the No.1 reason startups fail in the first two years, according to the founder of Europe's largest pre-seed fund - "The number one reason companies typically fail in the first 18 to 24 months is that founders fall out with each other or don't get along," one VC said.
• Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends - David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.