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Tesla extends its Austin robotaxi service across the full metro
NationalJun 4

Tesla extends its Austin robotaxi service across the full metro

Jordan Vance
Trump signs AI executive order pushing federal control over state rules
NationalJun 3

Trump signs AI executive order pushing federal control over state rules

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Anthropic raises $65B, leapfrogs OpenAI as the most valuable AI startup
NationalMay 29

Anthropic raises $65B, leapfrogs OpenAI as the most valuable AI startup

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Nvidia posts $81.6B quarter as Huang says AI demand has 'gone parabolic'
NationalMay 21

Nvidia posts $81.6B quarter as Huang says AI demand has 'gone parabolic'

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Google reimagines Search and ships Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026
NationalMay 20

Google reimagines Search and ships Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026

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Samsung kicks off equipment move-in at its $37B Taylor, Texas fab
NationalApr 25

Samsung kicks off equipment move-in at its $37B Taylor, Texas fab

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Q1 venture funding hits a record $300B as AI swallows the market
NationalJordan Vance · Apr 10

Q1 venture funding hits a record $300B as AI swallows the market

Four of the five largest venture rounds ever recorded closed in a single quarter, and AI took the vast majority of the dollars.

NationalJordan Vance · Mar 2

Stargate expands with five new sites, anchoring more capacity in Texas

OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank pushed the data-center venture toward 7 gigawatts and more than $400 billion in planned investment.

NationalJordan Vance · Jan 9

xAI raises $20B and pushes Colossus toward 2 gigawatts in Memphis

Musk's AI company closed its Series E above target and bought a third Memphis building to expand the world's largest single-site training cluster.