A former ByteDance engineer says China's AI industry is 'far behind' the US — and the gap is getting worse

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
An interactive display featuring artificial intelligence at the iRootech Technology Co. offices in Guangzhou, China, on in April 2026
Zhang Chi, a former ByteDance LLM engineer, says China's AI is falling further behind the US.

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Data center executives fret over the industry's increasingly toxic public image

Tech Insider : Business, Climate Crisis, Economy
Women protesting data centers
Data center projects are running into resistance from communities and politicians across the country.

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The US needs a blue-collar workforce boom to compete in AI, Meta president says

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
President and Vice Chairman of Meta Dina Powell McCormick at the 2026 Infrastructure Summit of government officials, corporate executives, and labor leaders, in Washington, D.C., US, March 11, 2026.
Meta's president, Dina Powell McCormick, says the US will need a whole new workforce, including hundreds of thousands of electricians, to win the AI race.

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Utilities want $31 billion more from customers, and your electric bill is about to feel it

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
engineer working in power station - stock photo
Electric and gas utilities asked state regulators to approve billions in rate increases.

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The investor who blocked a $9 billion AI deal expects that bet to soon pay off

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto
Core Scientific's logo on a phone
Core Scientific was a crypto mining company before repurposing its business to focus on AI.

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The top 5 things that happened in the AI race this year

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
Donald Trump and Jensen Huang shake hands
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was often seen by the side of President Donald Trump.

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'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton says Google is 'beginning to overtake' OpenAI: 'My guess is Google will win'

Tech Insider : Business
Geoffrey Hinton speaks during an event
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton

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Watchdog sounds the alarm that PJM's approval of data centers could leave other customers in the dark

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology
Aerial views of an Amazon Web Services Data Center known as US East 1 in Ashburn, Virginia
A market watchdog files a complaint with the federal energy regulator for PJM to prioritize grid reliability over serving more big data centers.

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OpenAI is feeling the heat from Google right now — for good reason

Tech Insider : Business
Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman walk along the White House grounds
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (right) has increasingly brought his company into competition with Sundar Pichai's Alphabet.

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The Godfather of AI warns that cuts to universities will cost the US its AI edge over China

Tech Insider : Business
Geoffrey Hinton speaks during a Nobel Prize lecture
Geoffrey Hinton

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