The internet's insatiable appetite for data is causing an energy crisis of its own. Data centers, the humming behemoths behind every Google search and Netflix stream are guzzling electricity at an alarming rate. Microsoft, recognizing this growing power crunch, is leading the charge toward a radical solution: powering data centers with small nuclear reactors (SMRs).

The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence is disrupting supply chains –– in a good way. Through complex calculations and advanced natural language processing, AI is allowing organizations to analyze massive amounts of historical data from a variety of operational sources more quickly and accurately than ever before.

Women in space exploration continually break through historic barriers. A recent study on female astronauts of spacewalks demonstrated that women excel in this work, underscoring the importance of diversity in space missions.

The 2024 U.S. Presidential election promises to be a fascinating intersection of politics and technology, with the two deeply intertwined in ways we haven't fully seen before. Of significant importance is where both the Democratic and Republican parties, as well as their leading candidates, stand on the most pressing issues facing technology and its users.