[William Tell]

From the linked article: "I would have preferred not to go public before the 1 MW operation. But my friend Focardi was getting mad at exiting now, so I did. Friendship has a price."

Can you translate this for me?

Announcing the creation of a 1MW nuclear reactor just several months before its scheduled completion because a friend is mad "at exiting now" doesn't make any sense whatever to me.

From another article at that link: "His own version of Petroldragon’s rise and fall, which eventually led to prison sentences for Rossi, ..."

I foresee history repeating itself.

[Normandy]

I don’t know exactly what he means — he has imperfect English for sure. Perhaps he meant that his friend was upset and threatened to exit if they didn’t go public now. Just a guess though.