Artificial intelligence is increasingly associated with massive data centres and cloud infrastructure. Yet a new generation of AI chips may begin moving intelligence closer to where people actually live, work and make decisions. The rise of the AI PC could offer an early glimpse of a more distributed future for computing.
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Artificial intelligence is often described as a software revolution. Yet behind every AI model lies a growing demand for electricity. As data centres expand and computing capacity increases, energy is emerging as one of the most important foundations of the digital economy. The future of AI may depend not only on algorithms, but also on the systems that generate and deliver power.
Artificial intelligence is often presented as a software revolution. Yet behind every AI system lies a growing physical infrastructure of data centres, power grids and energy networks. This series explores how America’s energy system is adapting to support the rising demands of the AI age.
Modern finance is becoming faster, more automated and increasingly invisible. As digital systems replace human interactions, new questions emerge about financial stress, digital exclusion, trust and the ability of both younger and older generations to navigate an increasingly complex financial world.
America’s economy has never been larger or more financially sophisticated. Yet for many citizens, markets, debt and asset prices increasingly feel disconnected from everyday experience. This article explores how financial abstraction is reshaping the relationship between economic indicators and lived reality.
Digital payments, subscriptions and embedded finance have made spending faster and increasingly invisible. As friction disappears from modern finance, societies may also be losing emotional awareness around value, debt and consumption — especially inside digital environments designed to bypass hesitation itself.
