On the a16z podcast Nathan Lambert showed open AI models trailing by months, proving that subsidizing closed labs through state regulation will only throttle innovation across the broader economy.
By Bram de Vries ·
Tech giants Nvidia and Apple funneled millions into a secretive trust for Donald Trump's White House ballroom, trading corporate cash for regulatory favors and federal contracts.
By Maya Ellison ·
By leveraging a borderline investment-grade rating to finance rapidly depreciating Nvidia chips, SpaceX shifts the downside of Silicon Valley's infrastructure race onto regulated retirement funds.
By Klaus Berger ·
Donald Trump signed a nonbinding safety accord with AI labs, but the lack of enforceable metrics makes it a political performance rather than a technical safeguard.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
As Nvidia and venture capitalists fight over software moats and board seats, the real cost of the AI boom is being offloaded onto the power grid and the consumer.
By Imani Sutton ·
While Donald Trump mandates a cosmetic rebrand at the White House, tech executives sign a voluntary safety pact that avoids real statutory enforcement.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
Trump signed a voluntary agreement with tech CEOs that replaces regulation with self-policing, a move that ignores technical risks in favor of branding.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
As tech giants push municipal energy systems to the brink, governments must force AI developers to pay for their power infrastructure instead of burdening working taxpayers.
By Maya Ellison ·
President Donald Trump hosted tech executives for a White House summit to push national AI dominance, ignoring urgent safety warnings and massive infrastructure strains.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
As tech giants issue massive debt to fund the AI buildout, our nation must prioritize real production over speculative distractions to maintain global dominance.
By Grant Colby ·
While TBPN hosts debate whether AI accelerates economic growth, real history proves trade policy created the disruptions that software efficiency cannot repair.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Promising an AI czar and military-style force while dismissing safety warnings ignores the technical reality of enforcing software compliance at scale.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
The phone call was not a conversation; it was a coronation.
By Sophie Naimi ·
I’ve spent my life watching people in far-off cities try to tell us how to manage the ground we stand on. Whether it’s a bureaucrat in D.C.
By Ruth Behrens ·
When the most powerful man in the world calls the CEO of the most valuable company on earth, the conversation usually happens behind closed doors, mediated by a dozen aides and a…
By Maya Ellison ·
On Monday, President Donald Trump decided to conduct a policy briefing via speakerphone.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·