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Stripe CEO Patrick Collison says a wave of token theft is wreaking havoc on the AI economy
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison is sounding the alarm on a surge in token theft that is quietly undermining the AI industry's growth model. Bad actors are exploiting free trial systems at scale, siphoning compute resources and driving up costs for startups that can least afford it. The fallout may force many AI companies to abandon free tiers entirely, raising the barrier to entry for legitimate users.
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Anthropic’s SpaceX compute deal comes as AI data center backlash grows—fueled by both real grievances and conspiracy theories
Anthropic has struck a deal with SpaceX to secure additional compute capacity, even as public resistance to AI data center expansion intensifies across the country. Communities near proposed sites are raising valid concerns about water usage, energy demands, and local infrastructure strain. The backlash, however, has also attracted a fringe of conspiracy theories, complicating efforts to have a clear-eyed public debate about the real tradeoffs of AI's physical footprint.
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