YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Billionaire CRISIS: Welfare cheats, crime cover-ups and a debt bomb | MS NOW Highlights
The number of big retail and gig app employees receiving SNAP and Medicaid soared between 2020 and 2025, according to a Government Accountability Office study. Matt Stoller argues it's essentially wealth extraction by the rich, saying "The biggest welfare cheats are by far big corporations.” Plus, while Trump's Justice Department targets small-scale fraud cases, his administration is finding ways to drop charges against crime-committing corporations. MS NOW’s Ari Melber delivers a special report on the tech boom, deregulation and the MAGA allies reshaping AI and media.
DAILYCALLER (Mary Rooke) - Abbott’s Texas Tech Boom Is Built On Broken Promises
‘No viable way to undo the damage done to local communities’
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Kevin O'Leary says AI, not tariffs, is driving economic strength under Trump
Investor Kevin O’Leary tells "Morning in America" the artificial intelligence boom is helping counteract the economic effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. He called Trump “the luckiest president on Earth” for benefiting from a technological shift. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Texas Gov. Abbott requires data centers to provide more information before connecting to the grid
Any project that fails to comply with the requirements of the Texas public service commission or ERCOT must be denied connection to the grid, Abbott's directive stated.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Jordan Schachtel) - AI Will Save the U.S. Economy
The United States is in the early innings of an AI-powered economic boom, but if we embrace the degrowth doomers and stop building, the boom […] Source
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Explained, Data Center Boom, And Who Is Really Paying For AI
Data centers are going up across America at a record pace and neighbors are fighting back. In this explainer, Newsnation’s Elizabeth Prann breaks down the fight over the buildings powering the AI boom: what they are, why they’re spreading, and who pays for them. Thousands of data centers now operate nationwide, with hundreds more under construction, some dropped straight into downtowns, like the Miami facility beside luxury condos, where residents say the hum of the cooling fans never stops. Now– New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the nation’s first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers, pausing permits for up to a year while the state writes new rules and moves to repeal industry tax breaks. President Trump, meanwhile, is…
NYTIMES (Amy Chang Chien and Meaghan Tobin) - Welcome to the Luxury City Built by Taiwan’s A.I. Boom
Fortunes, luxury buildings and birthrates are rising in the city at the center of Taiwan’s chip supply chain.
NYTIMES (Jacey Fortin) - The A.I. Boom Boosted Teacher Pay in a Rural County. Can It Last?
The large bonuses tied to data center construction in Richland Parish, La., are unprecedented, but critics say it is not a panacea.
WASHINGTONPOST (Cat Zakrzewski) - Top Trump artificial intelligence adviser to leave the White House
Sriram Krishnan, who has been central to the administration’s AI efforts, will probably continue to play an active role in its approach to the technology.