Artificial Intelligence

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plans to invest an additional $100 billion in its Arizona operations, bringing its total planned investment in the state to $265 billion as it aggressively expands its U.S. semiconductor manufacturing presence to meet rapidly growing demand for AI technologies.

Manufacturers, engineers, fabricators, and contractors are capturing a massive share of the investment flowing into data centers.

Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for software companies across the AI supply chain, but it’s also making innovation more expensive.

When the U.S. government took the unprecedented step Friday of blocking access to one of the world’s most advanced AI systems, it created a cautionary tale about concentration risk in the AI era.

Prompts are becoming a smaller and less central part of how people interact with AI.

Across industries, a new behavior is emerging inside boardrooms and operating teams: “tokenmaxxing.” The term captures a growing tendency for businesses to aggressively deploy AI tools—not because they are strategically aligned, but because they signal modernity, efficiency, and innovation.

The United States installed 34,200 industrial robots in 2024-9% lower than 2023. In the meantime, China increased new installations by 7% and now has 2 million+ robots in operation, more than the next four countries combined.

When China lined up a troupe of humanoid robots to dance in front of the German Chancellor earlier this year, a lot of people saw an impressive display of the nation’s technological prowess — but I saw something else. I’m from Texas. I know bragging when I see it.

Just looking at the raw numbers, less than 1% of filers have been audited by the IRS in recent tax years.

In our conversations across dozens of industries – with PE firms, CEOs, and accounting firm managing partners alike – a consistent set of questions keeps surfacing.