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How the Iran War is Hitting U.S. Home Builders

By Stacey D. WallsApril 23, 2026

Key PointsHomebuilder confidence fell sharply in April, according to a monthly index from the National Association of Home Builders.The war…

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Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump’s sudden shift in U.S. semiconductor policy over the past year (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 22, 2026

Michael Acton / Financial Times: Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump’s…

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How opposition to data centers, over concerns such as electricity demand, pollution and water needs, became a voting issue for many in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections (NPR)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 21, 2026

NPR: How opposition to data centers, over concerns such as electricity demand, pollution and water needs, has become a voting…

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About 40% of U.S. data centers planned for 2026 face delays, with major sites from Microsoft, OpenAI and others likely more than three months behind schedule (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 17, 2026

Featured Podcasts Hard fork: AI Backlash gets violent + Kara Swisher on Healthmaxxing + The Zuck Bot is coming The…

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Late-stage U.S. growth and venture funds have raised $23.6 billion so far this year, up from $7.4 billion in 2025 and above the totals in any of the past 12 years, amid the AI boom (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 15, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: The world of voice AI, with Mati Staniszewski from ElevenLabs Stripe co-founder John Collison interviews founders,…

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Stanford HAI AI Index Report 2026: AI Capacity Accelerates, Not Stagnating, U.S.-China Gap Closed, U.S. Leads in Data Centers and Investment, and More (Stanford HAI)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 13, 2026

Stanford HAI: Stanford HAI AI Index Report 2026: AI Capacity Accelerates Instead of Stagnating, U.S.-China Gap Closed, U.S. Leads in…

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Billionaire’s Rugged SUV Startup Aims for U.S. Growth

By Stacey D. WallsApril 13, 2026

Ineos Grenadier SUVCourtesy of Ineos AutomotiveAn automotive startup founded by a billionaire knight, a British chemical tycoon and minority owner…

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about 84% said they don’t trust U.S. tech companies with their personal data; 93% don’t trust Chinese companies (Ellen O’Regan/Politico)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 11, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: The dilemma of the Anthropic myth, violence against AI, Tokenmaxxing at Meta The Big Technology…

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U.S. CFTC says a district court judge has granted its request for a temporary restraining order barring Arizona from pursuing its criminal case against Kalshi (Jack Queen/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 11, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: The dilemma of the Anthropic myth, violence against AI, Tokenmaxxing at Meta The Big Technology…

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warned bank CEOs about the risks of Anthropic’s Mythos model in an urgent meeting Tuesday (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 10, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: OpenClaw for standards is here A show about the inside conversations of the tech industry, hosted by…

ASEAN, China unlikely to finalize South China Sea Code of Conduct at next summit – Radio Free Asia

Heat maps show North Korea’s largest greenhouse at less than half capacity – Radio Free Asia

Balikatan 2026 exercises will highlight Manila’s ‘more active defense posture’ – Radio Free Asia

North Korean agents use fake identities to apply for tech jobs – Radio Free Asia

Award-winning Burmese journalist Shin Daewe released from prison – Radio Free Asia

Generation X is driving beauty sales

The clock is ticking for Spirit Airlines as bondholders weigh in on Trump bailout

New York pied-à-terre tax sparks legal fight over values

Procter & Gamble (PG) Third Quarter 2026 Results

FDA Speeds Up Research on Psychedelic Drugs Following Trump Order

White House Correspondents’ Shooter’s Dinner Changes Nothing

Many Americans don’t care about Trump’s third assassination attempt

Jamie Raskin crushes Dana Bash’s efforts to blame Democrats for WHCD attacker

Trump brags about crowd size after someone tries to shoot up WHCD

The shooter did NOT enter the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Sources detail Microsoft’s “Windows K2,” an ongoing initiative aimed at addressing Windows 11 users’ top complaints about AI features, OS bloat, performance, and more. (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)

OpenAI releases framework of five principles for AGI development, pledging to resist the concentration of AI power and collaborate with businesses and governments (Marcus Schuler/Implicator.ai)

Amateur solved a 60-year-old Erdős problem with a single GPT-5.4 Pro prompt; Terence Tao says it’s a great achievement, but its long-term significance is unclear (Joseph Howlett/Scientific American)

Palantir Slack logs and staff interviews reveal internal debates over the company’s ICE and DOD contracts during Trump’s second term, his manifesto, and more (Makena Kelly/Ars Technica)

A profile of Dwarkesh Patel, whose podcast has become a must-listen in the AI community, with guests including Jensen Huang, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg (Benjamin Wallace/New York Times)

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How the Iran War is Hitting U.S. Home Builders

Efforts to revive chip manufacturing in Pennsylvania have been left in limbo by President Trump’s sudden shift in U.S. semiconductor policy over the past year (Michael Acton/Financial Times)

How opposition to data centers, over concerns such as electricity demand, pollution and water needs, became a voting issue for many in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections (NPR)

About 40% of U.S. data centers planned for 2026 face delays, with major sites from Microsoft, OpenAI and others likely more than three months behind schedule (Financial Times)

Late-stage U.S. growth and venture funds have raised $23.6 billion so far this year, up from $7.4 billion in 2025 and above the totals in any of the past 12 years, amid the AI boom (Yuliya Chernova/Wall Street Journal)

Stanford HAI AI Index Report 2026: AI Capacity Accelerates, Not Stagnating, U.S.-China Gap Closed, U.S. Leads in Data Centers and Investment, and More (Stanford HAI)

Billionaire’s Rugged SUV Startup Aims for U.S. Growth

about 84% said they don’t trust U.S. tech companies with their personal data; 93% don’t trust Chinese companies (Ellen O’Regan/Politico)

U.S. CFTC says a district court judge has granted its request for a temporary restraining order barring Arizona from pursuing its criminal case against Kalshi (Jack Queen/Reuters)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warned bank CEOs about the risks of Anthropic’s Mythos model in an urgent meeting Tuesday (Bloomberg)