The AI boom is pushing companies across the economy — from tech giants to automakers — deep into the energy business.
Why it matters: The scramble for electricity has become the gold rush beneath the AI boom, creating enormous financial value and enormous risk if demand falls short.
The Texas Senate race has become a national laboratory for anti-"woke" politics, testing whether voters still recoil from the language of 2020 amid the economic pain of 2026.
Why it matters: Republicans came away from 2024 convinced they had won more than an election — they had broken through on culture, turning Democrats' progressive language and identity politics into symbols of elite detachment.
The company best known for powering the AI boom is coming for the PC: Nvidia is expected next week to debut the first Windows computers that use its chips as the main processor, sources confirm to Axios.
Why it matters: Microsoft's first AI PC push stumbled, but Nvidia's arrival gives it a second chance, this time with the world's hottest chipmaker attached.
AI tools might be hallucinating less, but they're still spitting out inaccurate answers cloaked in polished, hyper-confident language.
Why it matters: The more people trust AI, the less likely they are to catch costly mistakes. It's a growing problem as people increasingly lean on the technology for research, medical advice and schoolwork.
