Roundup: Uranium prices surge as tech giants go nuclear

SACRAMENTO, the United States, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Uranium prices have soared to 15-year highs as major tech companies like Google, Amazon and Microsoft strike deals for nuclear power to meet the rising energy demands of artificial intelligence and data centers.

Nuclear fuel is trading at 83.30 U.S. dollars per pound (about 0.45 kilogram) as of Thursday, a level not seen since 2007, as miners struggle to keep pa