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19:42

2026-06-30

derekthompson.org

artificial-intelligence

AI Could Be the Railroad of the 21st Century. Brace Yourself

Historian Richard White compares the AI boom to the 19th-century railroad expansion, warning that AI could reshape the economy, work, and politics as profoundly as railroads did, with similar risks of…

22:30

2026-06-22

futurism.com

ai-startups

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Is “Like Union Pacific,” Which Is Extremely Funny If You Know What Actually Happened to Union Pacific

Elon Musk compared SpaceX to Union Pacific in a recent investor presentation, but the historical railroad company was heavily subsidized by taxpayers and embroiled in the Crédit Mobilier scandal, unde…

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