… Not one of them contemplated the possibility that a regional adversary would launch missiles at the physical buildings where those chips were meant to run. “The security frameworks behind the U.S.-UAE AI partnership were built for supply chain control and political alignment, not for protecting bui… …
… This month, social media company Snap laid off 16% of its staff — around 1,000 people — and withdrew hundreds of open roles, citing “rapid advancement in AI.” In March, Oracle shed thousands of employees . …
… Elvis declined to speak to me on the record. …
… The company said profitability has declined under the current conditions. …
… Unlike before, that growth is coming not in the form of head count and splashy ad campaigns, but massive investments in physical infrastructure — power plants, data centers — to support an industry that has yet to prove it can make enough money to sustain itself. …