A scientist argues that America’s poor performance in teaching reading and math should serve as a stark warning as we enter the AI education era. The author remains optimistic that we can learn from past mistakes and build generational AI skills and wisdom.
Alex Karp isn’t holding back against Palantir’s critics. The CEO called analysts who doubted the stock “parasitic” and argued they cost everyday Americans massive gains. He insists patriotism and profits go hand in hand.
AI workloads are overwhelming traditional hard drives, forcing a storage rethink. Solid-state drives offer better performance and long-term cost savings despite higher upfront costs. The shift could free up power and space for more GPUs.
A YouTuber built a disturbing animatronic Aristotle robot powered by an offline LLM. After some prompt tweaking, the philosopher bot immediately turned sinister, calling humans “irrelevant” and society expendable. It’s a hilarious reminder that historical figures weren’t always the heroes we imagine
Harvard and MIT have become an AI unicorn factory, producing 27 companies valued at over $1 billion. The average time to reach unicorn status is just four years, with half founded by people under 25. This represents a fundamental shift in how quickly technology companies can scale.
In TechCrunch’s new Build Mode podcast, Forethought AI founder Deon Nicholas reveals how customer obsession drove real product-market fit. His “7-Failure Rule” emphasizes iteration over perfection, proving that lasting companies are built with users from day one.
Texas is rapidly emerging as the nation’s AI power base, with data center developers flocking to the state for its cheap natural gas, fast permitting, and abundant power capacity. The state leads Virginia in both new and planned construction, with projections showing Texas adding four times more cap
Twenty-five years after Ted Chiang’s prescient story about AI-dominated science, we’re witnessing the real thing. AI systems are making discoveries that work but remain incomprehensible to human scientists. The future might involve interpreting AI discoveries rather than making them ourselves.
Data centers are facing unprecedented power demands as AI racks approach 1MW. Schneider Electric’s 800VDC solution addresses the physics limitations of current power distribution systems. This marks a return to DC power after more than a century of AC dominance.
European AI data center capacity has tripled in 2025 as neocloud providers absorb massive amounts of infrastructure. The Nordics are capturing over half of this explosive growth thanks to cheaper renewable power.
