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Artificial Intelligence

Anti-Data-Center Fever Sweeps America, Stalling Construction

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The massive data center buildout is a salient political issue ahead of this year’s midterm elections, one flagged on both sides of the aisle.

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Industrials

Deere Gets Rolling as AI Buildout Fuels Construction Sales Boom

Deere’s industry outlook forecasts large agriculture equipment volumes may fall 20% this year, while construction equipment demand grows.

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Artificial Intelligence

Just How Useful Are Human-Looking Robots? Very, Unitree Robotics Investors Hope

Shares of the Chinese robotics company skyrocketed 460% when it debuted on Shanghai’s STAR market on Wednesday.

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Big Tech

Amazon Aims to Spread Drone Delivery Fleet Across America

Hundreds of thousands of drone deliveries have already been completed so far this year, well up from years past, Amazon said Wednesday.

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Social Media

Upvoted Into S&P 500, Is Reddit Getting Ratioed?

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As companies tried to make their AI chatbots sound more human, Reddit posts have become a blueprint for the human experience.

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Semiconductors

Sandisk Leads Memory Chip Rally as July Selloff Fades Into History

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Consumer

Malls Regain Rizz as Gen Z Embraces Style of Yesteryear’s Teens

Gen Z’s interest in brands that styled teens of an earlier era is revitalizing once-beleaguered shopping mall retailers.

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic’s $6 Billion Deal Talks With Decart Show Focus on Cost Efficiency

Anthropic is in talks to acquire startup Decart, which makes software that helps reduce the cost of training and running AI.

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Artificial Intelligence

CoreWeave Signals Sunny Skies for AI Infrastructure

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CoreWeave’s revenue rose 112% to $2.6 billion, and the company juiced its sales outlook for the year to as much as $13.2 billion.

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Industries

Starlink’s Success Casts Doubt on Telecom Companies’ Future

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SpaceX has a message to Verizon and the rest of Big Telecom. It’s coming for some of their $600 billion in annual revenue.

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