by Isaac Cubillos | May 17, 2026 | AI
Every time I write about data centers, somebody eventually asks: “If China can put them underwater, why don’t we just do that?” Fair question. And for the folks in the back row, let’s answer it plainly. Yes, China put a data center underwater....
by Isaac Cubillos | May 16, 2026 | AI
Last year, I watched a documentary about artificial intelligence and breast cancer. Now, before half the internet starts screaming either “machines will save humanity” or “the robots are taking over,” let me explain what actually caught my attention. It wasn’t flashy....
by Isaac Cubillos | May 16, 2026 | AI
The electric bill showed up before the robots did. That’s how Americans know something is real. Not the TED Talks. Not the glossy commercials showing smiling young professionals using artificial intelligence to organize grocery lists. Not the billionaire in sneakers...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 15, 2026 | AI
One day folks in Texas woke up and discovered that every pasture between Waco and the Hill Country was apparently being eyed for a data center. The reaction has been about what you’d expect. People started hollering about water. About power. About noise. About...
by Isaac Cubillos | May 13, 2026 | Energy
Gas prices are like rattlesnakes in the Southwest. You usually hear them before they bite you. Oil crossed back above $100 a barrel this week, and while Wall Street traders may shrug and CNBC talking heads may holler about “market stabilization,” regular Americans are...
