Data centers that power the internet and support critical digital services are at the center of major debates around the country — including in Columbia County, Georgia, a suburb of Augusta.
Why it's important: Global data center demand is surging — with capacity expected to double by 2030 — as cloud services, health care technology, digital banking and AI drive rapid growth.
Communities like Columbia County are now weighing how to grow their local economies through digital infrastructure while protecting local priorities and quality of life.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is scheduled to walk into the West Wing on Friday for a meeting with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles — a breakthrough in his effort to resolve the company's bitter AI fight with the Pentagon.
Why it matters: The Trump administration recognizes the power of Anthropic's new Claude model, Mythos, and its highly sophisticated — and potentially dangerous — ability to breach cybersecurity defenses.
Data center construction is booming nationwide, but the AI buildout is separating the friendliest states from the most resistant, with Texas and Maine on opposite ends.
Why it matters: Americans are bracing for what trillions of dollars in AI infrastructure investment will mean for them.
OpenAI announced a new series of AI models built to help life sciences researchers work faster.
Why it matters:Biology research is increasingly computational, but scientists are drowning in data across fields like genomics, protein analysis and biochemistry.
Anthropic on Thursday released Claude Opus 4.7, a meaningful upgrade to its flagship AI model with better coding, sharper vision and a new ability to double-check its own work.
Why it matters: Anthropic publicly conceded that the new Opus model does not match the performance of Mythos, a highly advanced system that the company hasn't released to the public due to safety concerns.
BNY, America's oldest bank, has early access to OpenAI's and Anthropic's advanced cyber capability models, according to CEO Robin Vince, making the bank one of few vetted enterprises with early access.
Why it matters: Wall Street is working overtime to win the AI security race.
Anthropic users across online forums are raising the same complaint: Claude suddenly feels ... bad.
Why it matters: The backlash lands just as Anthropic is testing a more powerful model, Mythos — raising questions about whether cutting-edge AI is becoming less accessible even as it gets more capable.
