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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on March 24, 2026

The Three Laws of Robotics Explained

Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics outline steps to prevent robots from harming humans and were originally created by Asimov to drive the plots of his fictional stories. Here are popular criticisms of the laws and their real-world impact.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on March 19, 2026

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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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on March 18, 2026

AI Fighter Jets Are Here — And War May Never Be the Same

Designed to operate with little to no input from human pilots, AI fighter jets promise to make combat faster and safer. But their development also raises concerns over the morality of delegating life-and-death decisions to artificial intelligence.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on February 25, 2026

Want a Job at Anduril? Skip the Resume and Race a Drone Instead.

Anduril’s AI Grand Prix challenges engineers to build the best autonomous drone software. The winner gets a portion of the $500,000 prize pool and a chance at a job.

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Przemek Chojecki Przemek Chojecki
Updated on February 25, 2026

What Is Moore’s Law? Is It Dead?

Intel co-founder Gordon Moore forever altered how we think about computing but, 55 years later, it’s safe to say Moore’s Law is finally dead. So what’s next?

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on February 18, 2026

Could Modular Data Centers Solve AI’s Power Crunch?

The AI infrastructure boom isn’t just about headline billion-dollar megasites — it’s also happening inside factory-built pods that roll in on trucks, delivering compute right where data lives.

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Ahmad Shadid Ahmad Shadid
Updated on February 13, 2026

The Model War Is Over. AI Progress Now Depends on Physical Infrastructure.

Flashy models may grab headlines, but the infrastructure that powers them is far more important. Our expert explains why.

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Vivek Swaminathan Vivek Swaminathan
Updated on February 11, 2026

The Future of AI Depends on Solving This Problem — and It’s Not Compute

The only way to solve the massive heat problems of next gen AI chips is with liquid cooling.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on February 03, 2026

Rare Earth Metals: What They Are and Why They’re Such a Big Deal Right Now

Rare earth metals are a key ingredient in modern tech — and a new flashpoint in the escalating U.S.-China trade war. As China flexes its rare earth monopoly, the race to secure these critical resources is reshaping global economic and security strategies.

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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on February 03, 2026

Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and More: A Guide to Elon Musk’s Tech Empire

After selling dot-com era startups Zip2 and PayPal, Musk invested in techno-utopian projects like Tesla’s electric vehicles, Space X’s reusable rockets and Neuralink’s brain implants. In this article, we chronicle Musk’s evolution across his 10 companies.

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