Forget GDP. Meet GDI: The new economic scorecard for AI power

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Attendees during a media event at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas.
Attendees during a media event at the Google Midlothian Data Center in Midlothian, Texas.

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Trump taps a longtime agency economist as the next Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

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U.S. President Donald Trump points a finger onstage at the U.S. Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit, in Washington, D.C., U.S. January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
President Donald Trump said he's nominating Brett Matsumoto, a career economist, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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This one activity remained the largest driver of GDP growth in 2025 — not AI, according to a new report

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Data Centers in Virginia, U.S.
An AI bubble burst might not crash the economy, says a research report by MRB Partners.

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Nearly 30,000 Americans have received about $335 million in basic income. Here are 5 takeaways.

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Americans have received millions of dollars as part of guaranteed income pilot programs.

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I’m Sure There’s Nothing to Worry About Now That Mortgage-Backed Securities Are Driving AI

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Google is hiring an economist to understand how advanced AI could affect our wallets

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Demis Hassabis
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis speaks at SWSW London

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Gen Z is redefining the 'lipstick effect' with matcha and designer sneakers

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A person holds a whisk while mixing a matcha powder and water in a cermaic bowl.
Gen Z is looking for little luxuries like matcha.

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JPMorgan economists predict the H-1B visa's new $100,000 fee could cut 5,500 work authorizations per month

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President Donald Trump, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, speaks after signing an executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on H1B visas in the Oval Office at the White House.
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, speaks after signing an executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on H1B visas in the Oval Office at the White House.

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3 US-based academics awarded the Nobel prize in economics for their work on wealth inequality

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Nobel Committee announces the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Science during a press conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 14, 2024
The Nobel committee announces the winners of the 2024 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

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You probably can't make more than $1 million a year on Substack. But Matthew Yglesias does.

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Matt Ygelsias, who co-founded Vox.com and left four years ago to start Slow Boring, his own Substack.
Matthew Yglesias co-founded Vox.com, but left four years ago to start his own Substack. It's turned out be a very profitable decision.

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