In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, law enforcement authorities conducted mass surveillance of Muslim communities based on little to no suspicion. That surveillance apparatus has only expanded since. Under the Trump administration, it is now sweeping up anti-ICE protesters, data center critics, and left-leaning groups. Jacob Soboroff breaks down how civil liberties violations targeting one group rarely stay confined to that group.
In nine startling hours on Saturday, the four biggest AI labs — which rarely agree on anything — set aside years of feuds and competition to endorse a slower development pace for their models. - Their new stance: Prioritize safety over growth , even at a cost. The big picture: AI's unrelenting growth has hit an inflection point with the public, Washington and even the companies building it. - Data centers are unpopular . People are panicked about doom scenarios . And 51 days before midterms, legislators suddenly realize there are points to be won by cracking down. Against that backdrop, the industry's most powerful CEOs hit the brakes Saturday. - At 10 a.m. ET, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei dropped a 3,800-word essay saying model…
The Trump administration is aggressively accelerating AI data center development on federal lands, prompting the Bureau of Land Management to identify potential sites. There are significant challenges to this though, with many remote locations lacking basic infrastructure, technical expertise deficits and severe staffing shortages. The Washington Sun's Eric Katz joins LiveNOW's Andy Mac to discuss his reporting on this effort.
The White House, Congress and the country's leading AI companies have allowed AI to grow faster, stronger, more powerful and wildly lucrative (and dangerous), with no serious effort to control it or spread the benefits beyond the super-wealthy. - It's not too late to change this. But if they all dither, duck or dance around it, the chances of AI worst-case scenarios will explode, likely early next year, according to almost every person we talk to privately who truly understands AI. Why it matters: The technology is getting better, faster than anyone envisioned — with the possibility rising that AI will self-improve and do wildly unpredictable things. - The good news: There's now a growing public cry for attention and action and, at…
Evercore ISI senior managing director and head of technical analysis Rich Ross joins 'Making Money' to explain why investors must own semiconductor stocks and identify key market opportunities. 00:00 The 30-year bull case for semiconductors 01:06 Will Fed rate hikes impact the tech trade? 01:50 The most important chart in the market 02:38 Technical analysis: Lam Research (LRCX) 03:30 Bloom Energy and the AI power trade 04:35 Relative strength in Lumentum and Micron 05:55 Why Caterpillar is an AI play
ChatGPT for American Thinker By Arik Arad Following 9/11, we hardened airport checkpoints and flight deck doors, but today’s commercial airliners are no longer just mechanical machines, they are flying data centers.
Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney discusses how to make the case for data centers amid concerns, President Donald Trump's promise of $5,000 dollar dividends and remarks on prices after the midterms on 'Varney & Co.' 00:00 Data centers and the 21st-century economy 01:05 Analyzing the Democrats' stance on business growth 01:43 Trump's $5,000 dividend proposal 02:41 The legal and inflationary risks of cash distributions 03:42 Trump’s promise on post-election prices 04:32 Credibility and GOP campaign strategy
