The AI construction boom is unlike any in living memory. The returns will have to be the same.

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When Sriram Krishnan, a senior White House policy advisor on artificial intelligence, appeared onstage at an event in Washington last month, he listed the Trump administration's priorities for advancing the AI revolution.

At the top of the list? More construction.

Plane tickets, Airbnbs, rental cars: AI has taken over the travel industry

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A robot outside an airplane window

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When I booked my vacation this year, I spent about a month tracking flights and weighing various layover scenarios, and eventually used a year's worth of hoarded credit card points plus about $280 out of pocket to get a flight in an economy seat to Croatia.

Americans are spending like mad. It may not be enough to stop a recession.

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October Prime Day 2025: Live updates on the top early deals

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Boeing's 777X was supposed to lead its comeback, but it has been delayed — again. This is why that's such a big deal.

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A Qatar 777X is being built on the assembly line at Boeing's factory in Washington.
Boeing has delayed its expected 777X launch date yet again. This time, CEO Kelly Ortberg said certification issues are to blame.

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Sam Altman is spreading OpenAI's money far and wide to keep the AI race alive

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AMD CEO Lisa Su is getting a boost from an long-term deal with OpenAI.

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I ordered from Temu and worried my order would be slapped with a tariff

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A Temu box covered in heart stickers and broken heart stickers

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I paid $560 for a 7-day Eurail pass to country hop by train across Europe. It was so much better than flying.

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The author traveled around Europe by train and preferred it to flying.

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Russia says it bombed Ukrainian drones. Satellite image analysis suggests it only hit crop trucks.

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An overhead view of Ukrainian trucks parked next to a field.
Russia said it carried out a strike on Ukrainian drones last week.

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Lovable CEO Anton Osika says vibe-coding frees the 'super creative brains' at companies to test their ideas

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Lovable CEO Anton Osika said he looks for "generalists over narrow specialists" when hiring for his vibe coding startup.

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