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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on April 21, 2026

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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Matthew Urwin Matthew Urwin
Updated on April 15, 2026

What Are Orbital Data Centers? How Space-Based Compute Could Reshape AI.

With global backlash against data centers mounting, some tech companies are exploring a radical idea: launching them into space. But this may not be feasible or effective at solving data centers’ existing issues.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on April 15, 2026

What Is Neuralink? What We Know So Far.

The Neuralink implant is a surgically-implanted brain-computer interface device designed to let users control a computer or mobile device using their brain activity. It is developed by Neuralink, a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on April 15, 2026

Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI), Explained

A brain-computer interface (BCI) is a system that enables a person to use their brain signals to control an external device. BCIs capture and analyze brain signals then translate them into usable commands for an external device to put into action.

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Abel Rodriguez Abel Rodriguez
Updated on April 13, 2026

27 Defense Contractors to Know

These companies develop military-grade products like fighter jets and intelligence software, and they’re looking for top tech talent to join their teams.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on April 13, 2026

Smart Glasses Are the Next Big Thing in AI. But Are They Legal?

Smart glasses promise convenient, wearable AI. But when recording is on a constant, continuous loop and the point-and-shoot social cue disappears, legal guardrails start to crack.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on April 09, 2026

What Is Elon Musk’s Terafab Project?

Elon Musk is building his own chipmaking operation from scratch in a moonshot bid to single-handedly produce more computing power than the entire semiconductor industry combined.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on April 09, 2026

Anduril’s AI-Powered Weapons Could Change Warfare Forever

By funding its own software-centered product development, the defensetech startup is reshaping how the U.S. builds and buys its weapons.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on April 07, 2026

What Is a Drone Swarm?

A drone swarm involves multiple drones working together as a single, unified entity, allowing one operator to control the entire group — or let it off-leash altogether.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on April 02, 2026

What Is Waymo? How Its Robotaxi Service Works and Where It’s Expanding.

Valued at more than $120 billion, Waymo is aggressively staking its claim in key cities and major international markets in phase two of its commercial rollout, securing rider loyalty before competitors can catch up. 

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