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AI Has a Memory Problem

As AI data centers consume a growing share of global memory supply, shortages of advanced memory chips are emerging as a critical constraint on AI deployment and industrial competitiveness. Policymakers must expand memory and packaging capacity to avoid future bottlenecks.

Newsletter by Shruti Sharma — June 25, 2026

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Ukraine's Dynamic Defense Sector: Combat Hubs, Air Defense, and Non-Stop Innovation

Investigative journalist Tim Mak, who has been stationed in Ukraine since 2022, joins Max and Maria for a discussion about life in Kyiv, the processes and challenges driving innovation in Ukraine’s dynamic civilian defense combat hubs, and the impact of AI and information integration on the battlefield.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and Tim Mak — July 10, 2026

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How Drone Innovation Reshapes the Battlefield in Ukraine with Kate Bondar

Max and Maria sit down with Kate Bondar, Senior Fellow at CSIS’s Wadhwani AI Center and expert on autonomous warfare, to discuss the role of drones in combat in Ukraine, including Russia’s innovation tactics and takeaways from the recent increase in strikes on Moscow and Kyiv. 

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and Kateryna Bondar — June 26, 2026

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Beyond P(doom): Marc Andreessen - Betting on America

On this episode of Betting on America, Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, discusses not whether AI will transform society, but how to manage its impact. The conversation explores who will bear the costs of disruption and what government and industry must do to ensure AI’s benefits are widely shared and its challenges remain manageable.

Event — June 25, 2026

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Beyond P(doom): Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen, Co-founder and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, joins Betting on America to press past the settled question of whether AI is going to transform our world.

Podcast Episode by Navin Girishankar — June 25, 2026

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AI Has a Memory Problem

As AI data centers consume a growing share of global memory supply, shortages of advanced memory chips are emerging as a critical constraint on AI deployment and industrial competitiveness. Policymakers must expand memory and packaging capacity to avoid future bottlenecks.

Newsletter by Shruti Sharma — June 25, 2026

The Greenspan Lesson for the AI Race

Senior Fellow Karl Smith argues that Chair Greenspan’s legacy offers a lesson for the AI era: macroeconomic data is backward-looking. If U.S. institutions misread a new productivity shift, they risk higher rates, slower AI investment, and a weaker long-term tech position.

Commentary by Karl Smith — June 24, 2026