The White House will present plans for a $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom to the National Capital Planning Commission, chaired by Will Scharf; the process includes public informational meetings and final presentations scheduled through March.
Hobart Hurricanes beat Adelaide Strikers by 37 runs in a Big Bash League match, with Riley Meredith and Nathan Ellis each taking two wickets and Mitch Owen hitting 33 off nine balls.
Meta announced 20-year deals to buy power from three Vistra nuclear plants and to help develop small modular reactors with Oklo and TerraPower, and said the agreements could provide up to 6.6 gigawatts of nuclear power by 2035.
Scientists operating the EAST tokamak report plasma densities 30%–65% above the long‑accepted Greenwald limit, using high‑power microwaves and increased neutral‑gas injection to reduce impurities; the results were published in Science Advances on 1 January.
OpenAI reports about 40 million Americans ask ChatGPT health questions each day, and the company faces lawsuits alleging harm after some users received harmful responses.
The Met Office issued a red weather warning for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and the Cabinet Office sent Emergency Alerts to compatible mobile phones in the affected areas.
Storm Goretti brought heavy snow and ice across parts of the UK, and the Met Office has extended yellow warnings into Saturday with further snowfall expected across parts of northern England and much of Scotland on Sunday morning.
At CES in Las Vegas, Nvidia and several suppliers announced new platforms and partnerships aimed at advancing self-driving and driver-assistance technology; automakers remain cautious about costs, safety and whether there will be enough customer demand.
U.S. oil executives are meeting at the White House to discuss potential investments in Venezuela, while some investors expressed caution over political stability, unpaid claims and the condition of the country's oil infrastructure.
The families of four University of Idaho students have filed a lawsuit alleging Washington State University ignored repeated complaints about Bryan Kohberger; Kohberger pleaded guilty and is serving life, and WSU has 20 days to respond.
