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Taylor Budowich is the founder and president of Innovation Council.

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U.S. forces launched a new round of strikes inside Iran.

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AI data centers have become America’s newest political villain — accused of draining local water supplies, overheating communities and sending electricity bills soaring. But some of the most alarming claims about their environmental impact are based on outdated estimates, missing context or questionable math. Host Megan McArdle is joined by writer and former high school physics teacher Andy Masley to separate the myths from the legitimate concerns and break down why misleading claims spread so easily.

Ternus Officially Takes Over from Cook, Apple's New CEO Faces Balancing Act

John Ternus will lead Apple through significant technological and management changes, needing to demonstrate the financial predictability and discipline of the Cook era while proving Apple can still create desirable new products.

How AI is playing a growing role in wildfire response

AI can "help us quickly work through a workflow to separate noise from reality," a U.S. wildfire official says.

OpenAI, Anthropic aim to balance safety, progress as IPOs near

Anthropic releases new Fable and Mythos models while OpenAI says Astra will be safer.

Trump's AI Team Fractures Over Strategy Against G20 Backdrop

The Trump administration wants the world to follow its lead on AI policy, even as it grapples with divisions at home.

After the Earthquake, They Used A.I. to Mobilize Aid

As volunteers struggled to get supplies to quake victims in Colombia, a few tech workers built an app to map and organize the sprawling relief effort.

A new class of delivery bots heads to campus

Fresh-faced delivery robots are arriving on college campuses after the leading incumbent graduated to chase bigger ambitions.

‘A friend I can trust’: How Americans described their relationship with AI

More than a quarter of U.S. adults turn to chatbots for personal or emotional discussions, including for entertainment or social advice, a new survey found.

Gavin Baker: AI data centers are probably 'the best thing that has happened to working-class Americans'

Investor Gavin Baker said that AI data centers were "revitalizing all of these dying small towns all over America," but faced a messaging problem.

Top 10: AI Life Sciences Incentive Compensation Platforms

The top AI incentive compensation platforms for life sciences, ranked on capability, industry depth and AI maturity, include Veeva, IQVIA and ZAIDYN by ZS