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If there is any single, decisive factor for the global contest for AI dominance, then it is energy. This is evident from tech giants making audacious bets on energy projects—and none more striking than Google’s recent agreement to purchase 200MW of fusion energy from Commonwealth Fusion Systems . That’s right: fusion energy—a source not yet commercially proven. Fusion, the process of combining atomic isotopes to release energy, much like the sun, has been demonstrated in laboratories. But it still takes more energy to create a fusion reaction than the energy it produces. Commonwealth Fusion Systems aims to change that, and Google is willing to bet on the breakthrough. Google is also diversifying its energy portfolio through agreements with nuclear energy suppliers like Kairo Energy and Elementl . Kairo will develop power using small modular reactors (SMRs)—compact nuclear units well-suited for AI data centers—in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority. Why Tennessee? Be...

In the early 2000s, economists like Jim O’Neill of Goldman Sachs sparked global attention by predicting that China would surpass the United States as the world’s largest economy by 2030. That forecast, once considered ambitious, is steadily materializing. In 2024, China’s GDP reached approximately $18.7 trillion — an astronomical rise from just $2 trillion in 2004. The International Monetary Fund expects China to grow at more than 3% annually throughout the decade , while JPMorgan Chase forecasts nearly 5% growth per year , reinforcing China’s trajectory toward the top of the global economic hierarchy. China’s ascent over the past two decades has been driven primarily by its dominance in manufacturing and infrastructure development. But today, a new force is propelling its economy forward: artificial intelligence. With AI increasingly embedded in industrial productivity, national strategy, and sector-wide efficiencies, it is poised to become China’s next growth engine. Goldma...