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The First Thing I Did Was Nothing

The First Thing I Did Was Nothing

by | Jun 3, 2026 | Journal

I’ve been watching the circus surrounding Scott Pelley and CBS News this week, and it reminded me of something I learned a long time ago. Sometimes the smartest thing a new editor can do is absolutely nothing. Not forever. Just long enough to understand what...
The Case of the Missing Red Dots

The Case of the Missing Red Dots

by | Jun 1, 2026 | Data Centers

A viral map says no tech executives live within five miles of a data center. So I went looking. Mark Zuckerberg’s neighborhood was about a mile from one. Larry Page’s was, too. This graphic circulating on social media offers no source, methodology or...
The NDAA Won’t Stop Your Data Center

The NDAA Won’t Stop Your Data Center

by | May 30, 2026 | Data Centers

Every war produces rumors. The digital war over data centers is no different. Lately, I’ve been seeing social media posts claiming the National Defense Authorization Act—the NDAA—is some kind of silver bullet that can stop data centers because they supposedly...
The Chokepoint Nobody Saw Coming

The Chokepoint Nobody Saw Coming

by | May 30, 2026 | Data Centers

Back in 2024, some very smart people at Epoch AI sat down and tried to figure out what would stop artificial intelligence from growing. They looked at power generation. They looked at semiconductor factories. They looked at the number of advanced computer chips the...