Chan unpacks how OpenAI’s $100 billion deal with Nvidia and a second pact with AMD have effects that extend far beyond Silicon Valley, fueling a new front in the geopolitical struggle over AI dominance.
This article examines how corporate mismanagement by Luma Energy and government inaction have deepened the island’s energy crisis, and how community-led solar projects like Casa Pueblo are lighting a new path forward.
When the Trump administration dismantled USAID in 2025, canceling 83% of its programs, China moved quickly to fill the void, launching new education, health, and development initiatives in Cambodia that mirrored suspended U.S. projects.
When Columbia faced sweeping research funding cuts alongside the detainment of a SIPA student, questions of free speech, science, and survival collided. This piece unpacks how the University and its students were forced to confront the price of compromise.
As AI detectors misfire and universities race to redefine “original work,” the authors ask: what does learning look like when every sentence might be suspect?