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AI’s growing appetite for power is putting Pennsylvania’s aging electricity grid to the test

AI’s growing appetite for power is putting Pennsylvania’s aging electricity grid to the test Shixiang (Woody) Zhu, Carnegie Mellon University   The rapid growth of data centers that support artificial intelligence is reshaping how electricity systems operate across the United States. Pennsylvania is emerging as a key location...
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Violent aftermath of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ killing follows pattern of other high‑profile cartel hits

Violent aftermath of Mexico’s ‘El Mencho’ killing follows pattern of other high‑profile cartel hits By Angélica Durán-Martínez, UMass Lowell   The death of a major cartel boss...

Nvidia’s Quarterly Profit Hits $43 Billion on Strong A.I. Chip Sales

Nvidia’s Quarterly Profit Hits $43 Billion on Strong A.I. Chip Sales Total profit for the fiscal year was $120 billion, the company said. Three years...

Trump Secretary Silent as Sons Poised to Make Bank From End of Tariffs

Here’s one bet that never loses: someone in Trump’s circle is making money. Trump Secretary Silent as Sons Poised to Make Bank From End of...

What’s Happened Since the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling

What’s Happened Since the Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling After the Trump administration’s punishing tariffs were invalidated, the president said he would impose new tariffs using...

Mexico killed “El Mencho.” Here’s how and what we know about U.S. role

Mexico killed "El Mencho." Here's how and what we know about U.S. role By Rebecca Falconer, Axios    Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, the country's...

Putin’s shadow fleet could be wiped out in 2-3 months

Putin's shadow fleet could be wiped out in 2-3 months  Peter Zeihan speaks with James Heappey from The Trump Report, Superpowers Topics include Russia’s war against...

Jared Sleeper on Which Software Companies Will Survive the SaaSpocalypse

Jared Sleeper on Which Software Companies Will Survive the SaaSpocalypse By Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, Odd Lots, Bloomberg Podcasts The start of the year has...

Get Ready for Zombie Tariffs

Get Ready for Zombie Tariffs Even after losing at the Supreme Court, Trump has plenty of ways to reconstruct his trade regime. By Rogé Karma, The Atlantic  The...

The Supreme Court Just Ruled Trump’s Tariffs Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court Just Ruled Trump's Tariffs Unconstitutional  By Peter Zeihan, Zeihan on Geopolitics   Timeline 0:00 – “The news is that the U.S. Supreme Court just ruled...

Supreme Court Blocks Tariffs Hours After Trump Bragged They Wouldn’t

Supreme Court Blocks Tariffs Hours After Trump Bragged They Wouldn’t The conservative-dominated court ruled 6-3 against the cornerstone of the president’s economic agenda   By Nikki McCann...

The Worst-Case Future for White-Collar Workers

The Worst-Case Future for White-Collar Workers The well-off have no experience with the job market that might be coming By Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic  White-collar workers are getting...

Russia tested NATO’s airspace 18 times in 2025 alone – a 200% surge that signals a dangerous shift

Russia tested NATO’s airspace 18 times in 2025 alone – a 200% surge that signals a dangerous shift By Frederic Lemieux, Georgetown University   Russian aircraft, drones and...

DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir

DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir “If you are interested in helping shape and deliver the next chapter of Palantir’s work across DHS, please...

From Iran to Ukraine: The growing risk of conflict

From Iran to Ukraine: The growing risk of conflict ~ ask Ian By Ian Bremmer, GZERO Media ​In this episode of "ask ian," Ian Bremmer breaks...

Japan’s Debt Crisis Is Just the Beginning

Japan’s Debt Crisis Is Just the Beginning By Peter Zeihan Japan has a…special way of measuring deficits, leaving true borrowing understated by excluding major obligations like...

FDA’s abrupt flip-flop on Moderna’s mRNA flu shot highlights growing risks to drug-makers of investing in vaccines

FDA’s abrupt flip-flop on Moderna’s mRNA flu shot highlights growing risks to drug-makers of investing in vaccines   By Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova University   The Food and Drug...

Fed Minutes Show No Rush to Restart Rate Cuts, and Even Possibility of Hikes

Fed Minutes Show No Rush to Restart Rate Cuts, and Even Possibility of Hikes Barring a rapid deterioration in the labor market or a significant...

Why big oil is not interested in Venezuela

Why big oil is not interested in Venezuela By Damian Tobin, University College Cork After the US captured Venezuela’s president at the start of 2026, Donald...

Update: Moderna says the FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving a public dispute

It’s been both sad and horrifying to watch our public health institutions be dismantled — as science is ignored and development programs are shut...

Japan Sees the Writing on the Wall

Japan Sees the Writing on the Wall By Peter Zeihan Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party just won a two-thirds majority in the lower house. This gives...

No, It’s Not Back to Business as Usual

No, It’s Not Back to Business as Usual Marco Rubio was more civil than J. D. Vance had been, but the message to longtime allies...

Hedge funder Philip Davis walks though the HEAT Formula

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The Deaths Doctors Never Thought They’d See in the U.S.

The Deaths Doctors Never Thought They’d See in the U.S. For years, the worst outcomes of measles were all but unknown in the U.S. Now...

FDA’s abrupt flip-flop on Moderna’s mRNA flu shot highlights growing risks to drug-makers of investing in vaccines

FDA’s abrupt flip-flop on Moderna’s mRNA flu shot highlights growing risks to drug-makers of investing in vaccines   By Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova University   The Food and Drug...

Update: Moderna says the FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving a public dispute

It’s been both sad and horrifying to watch our public health institutions be dismantled — as science is ignored and development programs are shut...

Counter-drone technologies are evolving – but there’s no surefire way to defend against drone attacks

Counter-drone technologies are evolving – but there’s no surefire way to defend against drone attacks By Jamey Jacob, Oklahoma State University   When the Federal Aviation Administration...

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwise

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwise By Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan...

FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application – for reasons with no basis in the law

FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law By Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova University The Food and Drug Administration...

The FDA Refuses To Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

We don't have a real FDA anymore. 😥  The FDA Refuses To Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine By Amy Feldman and Alex Knapp, Forbes The FDA refused to...

Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas

Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut...