The AI buildout moved from theory to fence-posts: a new Microsoft data center near Cheyenne has reignited conflict‑of‑interest questions tied to Sen. [P]Cynthia Lummis' land sales and underscores how local politics follow infrastructure decisions. Hardware winners keep emerging—Broadcom quietly passed Tesla in market value as demand for custom AI chips soars—while SpaceX's plan to loft a million AI satellites by 2028 raises alarm about costs and feasibility (chip market) and (space bet). At the same time, ethical and social questions are getting heavyweight attention: Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical calls for AI rules that protect human dignity and disarm its use in warfare and scarce healthcare allocation, framing AI as both a moral and policy issue (encyclical).

Ohio buyers hit with huge vet bills after unknowingly buying sick puppies spotlight the ongoing harm of puppy mills, fueling calls for tougher enforcement and buyer vigilance (Ohio report). [P]On the policy front, shelters are improving outcomes—Riverside County reported a 50.6% drop in euthanasia in 2025—while emerging research on the timing of neutering suggests some breed‑specific health tradeoffs shelter systems may need to reckon with. For levity and nostalgia, Wishbone’s cast revisited the TV magic that made dogs into story-telling maestros, a reminder that canine culture isn’t all doom and drama (Wishbone).