The explosion in data quantity has kept the marriage of computing and statistics thriving through successive hype cycles: “big data,” “data science,” and now “AI.” ...

Autonomous AI agents have moved beyond chat—learning, organizing, and even forming online communities. From philosophy to encrypted rooms, their rapid social evolution is thrilling, and unsettling.

SpaceX has applied to launch a million satellites for orbital data centres to power AI computing, claiming it's more efficient than terrestrial capabilities. Elon Musk humorously suggested a billion.