Weekly Roundup 05/22/26 (AI and power bills, SpaceX IPO, Prime Trust clawbacks, USG invests in quantum) (EP.721)

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode: 

• Are AI datacenters better or worse for the environment than Bitcoin miners?
• AI is not responsible for your power bills
• Why AI could actually drive down residential power prices
• Is AI less popular than crypto ever was?
• The negative societal effects of tech companies staying private for longer
• We analyze the SpaceX S1
• OpenAI solved one of the Erdos problems
• The US government is taking equity stakes in quantum computers
• Jane Street is still dealing with the Terra fallout
• Prime Trust is trying to claw back assets from Swan
• The SEC has questions about tokenized equities

Content mentioned in this episode:

• Nic on Substack, AI is not hiking your electricity bill - yet