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Google’s revived nuclear power plant gets $1.9B loan from US government; plus, a hacker stole $340M in a crypto heist, then returned most of it

TechCrunch Industry News··15 September 2026·6 min

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Google said it would bring an Iowa nuclear power plant back from the dead. Now, the plant's owner is getting a $1.9B loan from the U.S. Energy Department. Also, a hacker stole thousands of bitcoins worth about $340 million in a heist at a settlement exchange used by several cryptocurrency exchanges, one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices