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Rich Washburn
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Rich Washburn
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DeepSeek R1: Has the AI World Been Scamming Us to Build Massive Financial Reserves?
For years, the AI industry has been synonymous with jaw-dropping funding rounds and mind-blowing expenditures. OpenAI spent hundreds of...
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Rich Washburn
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Stargate Initiative: America’s $500 Billion Power Play to Lead in AI
There’s a rare kind of charge in the air—the kind you feel when history is taking shape right in front of you. Yesterday, President...
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Rich Washburn
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Rich Washburn
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The Reversible Chip Revolution: Promising, but Not Quite World-Changing (Yet)
Sometimes, the most intriguing ideas sneak up on you during casual conversations. Recently, while chatting with a fellow member of G7—a...
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Rich Washburn
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From Steel Mills to Superposition: Chicago Bets Big on Quantum Computing
For over three decades, the 600-acre South Works site on Chicago’s Southeast Side has stood as a stark monument to industrial decline—a...
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Rich Washburn
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Rich Washburn
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Rich Washburn
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Rich Washburn
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Rich Washburn
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Rich Washburn
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Rich Washburn
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