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  • Federal Cuts Force US Universities to Rethink AI Research

    Federal Cuts Force US Universities to Rethink AI Research

    Federal cuts have frozen over $1.2B in US university AI grants. How are universities adapting with private deals, endowments, and global partnerships?

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  • 5G Widens Global Digital Divide Despite 55% Coverage

    5G Widens Global Digital Divide Despite 55% Coverage

    5G covers 55% of the world but less than 5% of low-income countries have real access. Here's why the digital divide is compounding, not closing.

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  • Women Lag in Clean Tech Jobs Despite 2026 Goals

    Women Lag in Clean Tech Jobs Despite 2026 Goals

    Women hold just 27% of clean tech jobs globally. With 2026 diversity deadlines now due, the gap between commitments and outcomes is widening fast.

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  • Data Centers Consuming 100x More Water Than Towns

    Data Centers Consuming 100x More Water Than Towns

    Hyperscale data centers can consume 5 million gallons of water daily. Here's why AI cooling is draining local water supplies and what can be done.

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  • Microsoft Maia 200 vs Amazon Trainium: Who Wins Inference?

    Microsoft Maia 200 vs Amazon Trainium: Who Wins Inference?

    Microsoft Maia 200 claims 3x inference gains over Amazon Trainium. We break down the architecture, real benchmarks, and what it means for your cloud AI stack.

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  • Neuralink's First Patient Achieved 100 WPM Mind-Typing

    Neuralink's First Patient Achieved 100 WPM Mind-Typing

    Neuralink's first patient typed 100 WPM using only brain signals, matching able-bodied typing speeds and shattering previous BCI records by 2.5x.

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  • Why Broadcom Is Ending VMware's Perpetual Licenses

    Why Broadcom Is Ending VMware's Perpetual Licenses

    Broadcom killed VMware perpetual licenses in 2024, forcing enterprises onto subscriptions. Why Wall Street loves it and what it means for IT budgets.

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  • Why Microsoft Pulled Its Recall AI Feature Last Minute

    Why Microsoft Pulled Its Recall AI Feature Last Minute

    Microsoft pulled its Recall AI feature days before launch due to security flaws, privacy concerns, and regulatory pressure. Here's what went wrong.

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  • The Invisible Network Holding the Digital World Together

    The Invisible Network Holding the Digital World Together

    The internet's invisible infrastructure of submarine cables, data centers, and edge networks faces geopolitical competition and sustainability challenges.

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  • How AI Is Poisoning Its Own Data Pool

    How AI Is Poisoning Its Own Data Pool

    AI systems are increasingly trained on their own synthetic output, causing degradation in quality and diversity. How the industry is fighting back.

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