The Unforeseen Costs of Tech Boom Incentives Texas, the state that aggressively positioned itself as the new frontier for artificial intelligence infrastructure, just slammed the brakes on its own ambitions. Governor Greg Abbott’s abrupt Read More
The American Exception to Platform Liability The US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent decision to block a Texas law requiring platforms to police “harmful” content does more than just reinforce Section 230; it solidifies an Read More
The Unspoken Cost of Starship’s Iterative Progress Elon Musk declared SpaceX will attempt a tower catch for Starship on its next flight, a bold move amplified by the recent, remarkably intact splashdown of Flight 13. Read More
The Quiet Erosion of Unified Platforms The Supreme Court’s decision yesterday to let Texas enforce its new app store regulations is not just a footnote in a protracted legal battle; it is a seismic Read More
The Algorithmic Amplification of Neglect A child lies hospitalized in West Texas, a victim not just of a resurgent measles virus, but of an algorithmic flaw. The recent postmortem in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Read More
The Shifting Goalposts of Orbital Success A rocket splashing down on target after a maiden flight is not typically described as ‘mostly successful.’ Yet, this curious qualifier framed much of the commentary following the first Read More