Compass Datacenters’ Red Oak campus, about 20 miles south of Dallas, includes 10 data center buildings spanning roughly 2.6 million square feet.(Courtesy of Compass Datacenters)

ACCESS GRANTED:During an exclusive tour of Compass Datacenters�com/politics/took-3-months-get-inside-massive-texas-data-center-heres-what-we-saw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rare look inside the infrastructurebehind the nation’s growing appetite for computing.

ONE-STOP HUB:Ever find something youwant to buy online,leave it sitting in a browser tab and then completely forget where you saw it?Maybe you spotted a great pair of headphones while searching Google.Later, you found a birthday gift at another retailer.Before long, you’ve got a dozen tabs open and no idea which store had the better deal.

BIG GIVEAWAY:Elon Musk has pledged to give every child in America one share of SpaceX next year, signaling thatthe planned giveawaycould be the first of several.

FEAR FACTOR:Over the last several years, we have heard a lot about thedoomsday scenarios of artificial intelligence (AI).Tech giants have told us all about how AI will take control away from society, steal our jobs, allow bad actors to design dangerous pathogens or cause a catastrophic cyberattack or destroy our financial systems.

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A Gecko Robotics wall-climbing robot scans the surface of a U.S.Navy warship, collecting data on material condition that can be analyzed for corrosion and structural damage.(Gecko Robotics)

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RUST NEVER SLEEPS:The U.S.Navy is quadrupling the ceiling on acontract for AI-powered robotsused to inspect warships to $300 million.

ARTIFICIAL INFORMANT:Artificial intelligence can write your emails, research complicated questions and even handle tasks while you’re away.But what happens when an AI system takes an action nobody intended?Philadelphia police recently gotan unexpected answer.

SILENT TREATMENT:Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic remained mum on whether the company would considergiving away sharesit pledged to a public benefit fund directly to Americans.

DATA DESTRUCTION:America seems to be on the precipice of afuture technological golden age.Whether we take steps toward that future could depend on which political vision prevails over the next few election cycles.

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Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks after a radio appearance at Dr.Horace Sheffield’s GOTV Community Rally on Aug.1, 2026, in Detroit, Mich.El-Sayed holds a 15-point lead against Rep.Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) according to a recent poll.(Getty Images)

COMMON GOOD:Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed called Tuesday for AI companies to be “rebuilt” aspublic benefit corporations,for-profit companies with a public interest.

BOT SURE:Kansas Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton on Wednesday called for a federal commission to regulate artificial intelligence, but couldn’t saywhat specific regulationshe would like to see.

PAUSE AND EFFECT:Tensions flare in Tennessee as the Memphis City Councilrejects an 18-month pauseon new data center development despite pushback from local residents.

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