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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on December 17, 2025

Trump Is Using Your Taxes to Boost Chipmaking and Rare Earths — But He Also Wants His Cut

The Trump administration is taking equity stakes in chipmakers and rare earth miners, transforming taxpayer dollars into a government stock portfolio worth over $10 billion.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on December 16, 2025

Data Centers Are Driving Up Your Electricity Costs. Nuclear, Solar and Hydrogen Might Help.

As AI data centers devour electricity at an unprecedented rate, tech giants are racing to secure energy by reviving shuttered nuclear plants, investing in small modular reactors and experimenting with green energy alternatives.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on December 15, 2025

What Is a Robotaxi?

Robotaxis are paving the way for a safer and smarter future in urban mobility. In this article, we break down how these driverless cabs work, highlight top examples and explore the barriers they must overcome before they can hit the streets full force.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on December 11, 2025

Circular Financing Is Quietly Fueling the AI Boom. Here’s Why That Could Be a Problem.

Billions of dollars are changing hands between the same few AI companies. That affects everything from compute costs to market volatility — and it’s worth understanding.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on December 10, 2025

53 Top Engineering Companies to Know

These companies continue to outperform the competition while facing disruptive tech trends head on.

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Anthony Corbo Anthony Corbo
Updated on December 10, 2025

24 Top Semiconductor Companies to Know

These semiconductor companies continue to advance component technology for new devices.

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Abel Rodriguez Abel Rodriguez
Updated on December 10, 2025

8 Companies Hiring FPGA Engineers

FPGA Engineers create software that alter the digital circuitry of semiconductors.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on December 09, 2025

A Guide to How America Controls Nvidia Chip Exports to China

Inside the evolving export-control system that determines whether Nvidia’s advanced AI chips reach Chinese data centers.

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George Toh George Toh
Updated on December 09, 2025

How Smart Screens Are Poised to Reshape Your Working Habits

A new generation of technology will enable batching for effective task management.

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Yuval Boger Yuval Boger
Updated on December 05, 2025

How to Solve the Talent Crunch Facing Quantum Tech

Don’t let the lack of trained quantum specialists hold your organization back. Our expert explains how to build a quantum-ready workforce.

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