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ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, experienced a widespread outage on Thursday afternoon, leaving thousands of users unable to access the service. The issue, which began around 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, was attributed to an upstream provider and caused high error rates for ChatGPT, the API, and Sora, another OpenAI service.

Microsoft is investing $1.6 billion to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, aiming to provide reliable, carbon-free energy for its data centers and contribute to its climate goals. This move follows similar investments by other Big Tech companies, highlighting the growing role of nuclear power in the fight against climate change.

Boom Supersonic and NASA have released a photo of the XB-1 aircraft, the first civil supersonic jet made in America, during its second supersonic flight over the Mojave Desert. The image, captured using Schlieren photography, reveals the invisible shock waves generated by the aircraft, providing valuable data for the development of quieter supersonic aircraft.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham defended President Trump's executive orders targeting law firms that represented the president's legal adversaries, saying he hoped they would "pay a price" for their actions. Graham believes these firms were pushing political agendas and aided government power in a way that aimed to destroy Trump's life.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is facing a potential exodus of up to 10,000 workers due to a government-wide cost-cutting initiative offering "voluntary separation incentive payments." Former commissioners expressed concerns about the impact on service delivery and data security, fearing a "total system collapse of social security.