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The state’s growth is being bolstered by many local companies that are attracting and spending hundreds of billions of dollars in the race to build the software and infrastructure needed for AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Son is in for a personal payday that could run into the tens of billions of dollars if OpenAI’s ascent continues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Big Tech companies have poured billions of dollars into building out AI infrastructure over the past few years in hopes that it’s the future.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The Iran war has prompted Persian Gulf petrostates to invest billions in new infrastructure to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“Good old Earth. There are three billions of us there, Cutie—and in about two weeks I’ll be back there with them.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov