the system

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Key challenges include approval from grid operators and power companies to connect data centers to the system, given power-hungry facilities threaten to strain the grid during times of high electricity demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

While changes to the system are possible, they would most likely affect younger generations who are still decades away from retirement, rather than current retirees or those nearing retirement.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

By changing which atoms receive particular energy shifts, scientists can tune the system to produce a variety of entangled states without altering the physical hardware.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

True sustainability cannot come from the hyperscalers pumping ever-increasing amounts of cash into the system.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Isolated victories can be won—even a string of victories—but in the absence of a fundamental shift in public consciousness, the system as a whole will remain intact.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander