At CES 2026, leading technology firms signaled closer alignment with Washington on artificial intelligence, underscoring a shift toward AI as national infrastructure with implications for capital formation, compute, and energy systems.

A new AI-driven memory-chip shortage is roiling global supply chains as soaring demand outpaces production, reshaping semiconductor markets and impacting hardware manufacturers worldwide.

Physicists induced superconductivity in gallium‑doped germanium at 3.5 K, a CMOS‑ready step toward hybrid quantum chips. Foundry‑compatible Ge can unify superconducting and classical logic on one wafer—promising advances in quantum circuits, sensors, and ultra‑low‑power AI compute.