Wall Street has a new pastime: asking whether Elon Musk’s sprawling corporate empire is headed toward consolidation—and, more specifically, whether Tesla could one day be folded into SpaceX. The idea is not being presented as a confirmed plan. Instead, it’s…
FERC has effectively told the nation’s grid operators to move faster when it comes to connecting AI data centers to the electric system. In a policy push aimed at interconnection approvals, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is trying to remove…
Smartphones didn’t just change how people communicate—they changed how people pay attention. Over the last decade, the default setting of everyday life has quietly shifted from “choose what you want” to “react to what’s in front of you.” Feeds refresh,…
Karamo Brown has never been shy about turning personal change into a public service. On Netflix’s Queer Eye, his role as the show’s life coach is built around one simple idea: people can grow faster—and more honestly—when someone helps them…
In Washington, the debate about artificial intelligence has often sounded like a tug-of-war between two instincts: protect the country’s strategic edge, and avoid turning innovation into a state-run project. For years, governments tried to thread that needle by regulating, restricting,…
When three Amazon software engineers testified earlier this month at Seattle City Council hearings about data centers, they didn’t just speak about infrastructure. They framed their remarks around a legal principle: a city law that bars employment discrimination based on…
General Intuition is reportedly in talks to raise about $300 million at an approximately $2 billion valuation, according to sources familiar with the process. The round—if it closes on the terms being discussed—would be another high-profile signal that investors are…
Big Tech’s political spending around AI policy has long looked like a heavyweight bout: large donors, well-funded campaigns, and messaging engineered to survive scrutiny from regulators, lawmakers, and the public. But a new entrant—Guardrails, a tech worker-backed PAC with a…
On a Friday night that felt like it arrived early, the U.S. government moved to restrict access to Anthropic’s newest “Mythos-class” AI systems—an action that quickly turned into a broader industry stress test about something far more fundamental than any…
Accenture has once again become a focal point for investors trying to map the economic impact of artificial intelligence onto the corporate services industry. This week, the company’s shares slid to their lowest level since 2017, a move that signals…
For decades, the promise of prediction has been both irresistible and frustrating. We can forecast tomorrow’s weather with impressive skill, but we still struggle to predict the next financial crisis with any reliability. We can model traffic flows and consumer…
Adobe’s Creative Cloud is getting a new kind of co-pilot—and this time it’s not just another feature tucked behind a menu. As part of a public beta rolling out today, Adobe is introducing bespoke AI Assistants across several of its…