Chris Lopez

US Startup; Radiant, Raised $225M For Kaleidos, The World’s First Mass-Producible 1MW Nuclear Microreactor. It’s Helium Gas-Cooled With Passive Safety, No Water Needed. Replaces Diesel, & Deployable By Air/Land/Sea. Targets Remote, Disaster, & Military Use. Testing In 2026 At Idaho Lab With DOE-Backed HALEU Fuel. 50 Units/Yr Prod. By 2028.

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China Hosted The World’s First Robot Martial Arts Tournament In Hangzhou On 5/25/25. Featuring Human-Operated Unitree G1 Bots Trained In Kickboxing, Matches Had 3 (2 Mins) Rounds. Kicks Scored 3 Points, Punches 1. Falls Lost 5 Or 10 Points If Unable To Stand In 8 Secs. Despite AI Fears, Clumsy Bots Made The Event More Comedic Than Threatening.

China & Russia Signed An Accord To Build A Nuclear Power Plant On The Moon’s S Pole By 2036 As Part Of Their Joint Intl. Lunar Res. Station (ILRS), Using Automated Tech. ILRS Will Advance Lunar Research & Support Human Presence. China’s 2028 Chang’e-8 Mission Will Lay The Groundwork & Mark Its 1st Astronaut Landing. 17 Nations Have Joined.

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Meenakshi Raghavan, 82, Is India’s Oldest Known Female Practitioner Of Kalaripayattu, The Country’s Oldest Martial Art, Originating In Kerala Over 3 Kyr Ago. She Has Trained Students For Decades, Runs The Kalari School Founded By Her Late Husband In 1950, Performs Occasionally, And Inspires Many With Her Lifelong Dedication And Discipline.

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El Salvador, The First Country To Adopt Bitcoin As A Legal Tender, Now Partners With Tether For An Initiative Offering Foreign Investors A Salvadoran Passport For $1 M In Bitcoin. The Initiative Targets High-Net-Worth Investors, Raising Concerns About Socio-Economic Disparities And Displacements In Crypto-Attracting Areas Like El Zonte.

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