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Weekly Roundup 05/22/26 (AI and power bills, SpaceX IPO, Prime Trust clawbacks, USG invests in quantum) (EP.721)

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Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:

Are AI datacenters better or worse for the environment than Bitcoin miners?
AI is not responsible for your power bills
Why AI could actually drive down residential power prices
Is AI less popular than crypto ever was?
The negative societal effects of tech companies staying private for longer
We analyze the SpaceX S1
OpenAI solved one of the Erdos problems
The US government is taking equity stakes in quantum computers
Jane Street is still dealing with the Terra fallout
Prime Trust is trying to claw back assets from Swan
The SEC has questions about tokenized equities

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Nic on Substack, AI is not hiking your electricity bill - yet

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