The voluminous energy use of data centers has become a point of contention in municipalities across the country. The U.S. has more data centers than practically the rest of the world combined, with more than an additional 700 new data centers under construction. Astute Leadership Matrix readers will recall that as AI growth accelerates, so does the need for power, risking overload on electric grids as data center construction [...]
The Florida citrus industry is facing a precipitous decline in production that may jeopardize its very existence. This historic drop in yield stems from a perfect storm of industry challenges, including citrus greening disease, hurricanes, freezes, land pressure, and rising production costs, that may prove to be permanent. The issue is larger than just an agricultural story; it is a supply-chain, pricing, rural-economy, and food-security story. Consider the Numbers [...]
As the calendar turns to the unofficial start of summer, things have already heated up in the world of the college gridiron. The point of contention is whether to expand the College Football Playoff (CFP) from its new 12-team format. While the future of the CFP may look like a debate about access and competition, it’s really a fight over money, control, and who gets to shape the valuable [...]
The price on the gas station sign is one of the most immediate ways Americans experience war in the Middle East. As tensions tied to Iran ripple through global energy markets, prices at the pump have jumped almost overnight. While these price spikes may settle as hostilities cool, the deeper consequences, like shifts in oil alliances and the erosion of longstanding market structures, will shape energy prices for years [...]