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The AI boom is running on the biggest energy fraud in history. Everyone is arguing about whether the chips are a bubble. But the real problem is one floor down, in the electricity that is supposed to make the whole…
K.R. Sridhar Bloom Energy on AI Power Needs
Treasury Secretary Bessent addressed the $40 trillion public debt milestone on CNBC, stating there is nothing magic about the number and that the U.S. can grow its way out of it by expanding the economy faster than the…
Treasury Secretary Bessent on $40 trillion debt
OpenAI is falling apart. Nine of its most important leaders have left the company recently, and Sam Altman is about to ask the public to buy stock. Two of those leaders walked out within 72 hours of OpenAI handing its…
OpenAI $7B buyback as execs leave
A CNBC poll shows just 10% of Americans aged 18-34 think AI will help their career. Most young people either avoid it, use it only when necessary, or dislike it for work. #CNBC
Ken Langone, co-founder of Home Depot, told CNBC's Squawk Box that he used to be a skeptic of Trump but has become a believer. His exact words: "I Am SOLD on Trump." #DonaldTrump
Ken Langone on Squawk Box
Xi Jinping just took control of the global AI agenda. Today, he appeared in person at the World AI Conference in Shanghai. This marks his first physical attendance since the event began in 2018. It's unusual for a head…
Xi Jinping World AI Conference Shanghai
Chamath Palihapitiya, an early Facebook executive, claims that AI labs are creating fear around their own technology to secure funding. He suggests they market the same technology as a solution for fundraising and then…
Chamath Palihapitiya AI funding claims
OpenAI has been officially flagged as a company that may struggle to pay its bills. S&P Global Ratings downgraded Oracle's long-term credit rating from BBB to BBB-. If there's one more cut, Oracle will become a…
Oracle credit rating downgraded to BBB
AI companies have poured more money into rigging a single election than any industry in history. They've built super PACs that have already raised over $200 million for the 2026 midterms. Additionally, corporations have…
AI industry election spending $517M
