Why on earth do people want to put data centers in space? It’s all about power and cooling. The chips that run AI models require a lot of electrical power, and our electrical grid will be seriously stretched to accommodate the wave of new AI data centers now being built or planned. Data centers, in fact, will account for almost half of U.S. electricity demand growth between now and 2030. In space, there’s ample solar power for running AI servers. In the right orbit, solar energy is effectively continuous and more powerful than on Earth. Solar panels can collect about…
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The U.S. government has pitched an obscure accounting rule change that has ignited a firestorm of opposition. If enacted, its effects might be felt from the capital markets to your retirement savings account. At issue is a proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission that would scrap a long-standing requirement for registered companies to disclose their earnings every three months. Instead, they would have the option to do so only every six months. The agency says its proposal has two goals: One is to reduce a company’s compliance costs needed to prepare financial statements; the other is to promote longer-term…
Panda Express built an empire out of a single family’s restaurant. Now its founders are focused on helping their employees build something of their own. Privately held and employing around 55,000 people, the Chinese food chain generates roughly $7 billion in annual sales and has grown into America’s largest Asian restaurant brand, with more than 2,500 locations across 49 states and a presence in 12 countries. Behind that growth are two cofounders whose own paths to the U.S. weren’t so different from the immigrant employees they’re now trying to help. Andrew Cherng was born in China and raised in Taiwan…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a night owl. Nick at Nite reruns were my favorite lullaby as a teen, and although I now opt for streaming shows and audiobooks as an adult, my experience remains the same—when the world goes to sleep, I’m wide awake. As someone who struggles to rise before 9:30 a.m., I’ve always wondered: Is the grass really greener for those who wake up with the morning dew? Lately, sleep research has me thinking about that even more. After all, poor sleep habits exacerbate health and safety hazards on the job, hamper work…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Funding doesn’t guarantee progress. Cash raises the stakes of every decision, and founders who go quiet after a raise lose the support that could help them use it well. Build guidance into your routine. Choose investors you can work with, and schedule regular check-ins before you need them so honest conversations happen early, not in a crisis. A founder I backed once raised capital, set the vision and then disappeared.There were no updates, no emails and no sign of what was happening inside the company. Months went by. Then one…
The problem is, the open borders was intended to shift the politics to always favor the LEFT. They counted on being able to tax the hell out of their native citizens to keep these upstanding new arrivals fed, clothed, and adducted to video games. What the did not foresee, the the mass migration of Europeans elsewhere. This is never talked about. But when you look at the numbers, it looks like this is becoming the replacement theory, but the producers are starting to leave. Some worry that France can become the Radical Muslim State with nukes! Europeans have been…
The Group of Seven wealthy democracies said Friday that they plan to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products in the coming weeks, starting with “substantial” amounts of diesel after the fuel recently hit record high prices in the United States. President Donald Trump said the diesel release would happen “immediately,” echoing a G7 promise to start “immediately” with a “frontloaded substantial release” of diesel within the next 20 days and the rest over four months. Trump and his Republican Party face pressure to address surging prices ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, and Trump announced the action Friday on social media.…
A single mother walks into a bank hoping to get a loan for the small business she wants to start as a caregiver. Her business will add value to her community, but she doesn’t have enough collateral to secure the loan. The projected returns in her business plan also don’t meet the bank’s requirements. She walks out without the financing she needs. This would-be entrepreneur’s story is far from unique. The challenge of securing startup—and even scale-up—capital is the reality for many women across the United States and, even more so, in other parts of the world. Despite progress toward…
The May Day Strong coalition is calling on corporations, particularly those with ties to President Donald Trump—such as Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Target, and Palantir—to defend voting rights ahead of next month’s U.S. midterm elections. The group, a federation of labor and community organizers, is best known for sponsoring last year’s May 1 anti-Trump protests, which drew tens of thousands of protestors nationwide. Organizers hope to do the same this week, starting Saturday, October 3, with actions and scheduled protests planned for New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Chicago, Tucson, San Francisco, and Culver City, California. A broader nationwide wave of demonstrations will…
Any American sports fan knows that watching a game is a daylong affair, with celebrations starting hours before kickoff. Yet despite being a staple of the game-day experience, America’s beloved social tradition—tailgating—is beginning to look different. According to a recent study by Talker Research, around 39% of those surveyed preferred “homegating” over tailgating, bringing food and the social aspect of the tradition to their homes. While less than half prefer staying at home, that doesn’t mean everyone else is heading to the stadium parking lot. In fact, according to the survey, only 24% of respondents prefer tailgating outside the venue.…