Why Elon Musk’s ‘Baby Grok’ has child safety advocates alarmed

Experts voice concern over Musk’s new kid-focused chatbot, pointing to xAI’s troubling track record and lack of safeguards for young users. [...]

Why your electric bill is so high—and what could bring down rates

Data centers are just one piece of the very large, systemic problems with the U.S. grid. [...]

Trump’s chaos is forcing the usually methodical chips industry to learn how to pivot quickly

Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on tariffs for chips destined for China throws an industry that moves slowly into turmoil. [...]

‘This is a real risk, we all could die as a result of artificial intelligence’ — the OpenAI trial took a dramatic turn as Elon Musk and Sam Altman faced off over AI’s real-world danger

A dramatic courtroom clash between Elon Musk and Sam Altman briefly turned into a stark warning about AI extinction risk — before the judge shut it down. [...]

I told Mark Cuban he was wrong about AI. Here’s what founders can learn from my mistake

He had asked where the business was headed. I had been too busy defending where it already was. [...]

AI has an unexpected side effect: It could make high-paying jobs less hostile to women

The mechanism involves a concept economists call ‘greedy jobs.’ [...]

AI could transform education . . . if universities stop responding like medieval guilds

Instead of asking how AI could improve education, institutions have obsessed over how to preserve surveillance. [...]

The Trump administration keeps taking stakes in chipmakers. It may come back to haunt them

The current government has rapidly increased its ownership shares in private companies—a controversial strategy. [...]

Samsung’s third-quarter revenue soars, driven by semiconductor sales

Samsung Electronics reported a 32.5% increase in operating profit for July through September. [...]