April 2, 2026, 8:00 AM ET Jim Farley, president and CEO of Ford Motor, speaks at a Ford Pro Accelerate event, Sept. 30, 2025, in Detroit. America’s AI ambitions may be undone not by a lack of capital or computing power, but by a shortage of electricians. That’s the emerging consensus between two disparate titans of the Fortune 500: Ford CEO Jim Farley, who has spent years sounding the alarm about a crisis in what he calls the “essential economy,” and Goldman Sachs, which is putting hard numbers

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Updated Apr 6, 2026, 11:02 PM GMT HII and GrayMatter Robotics are set to partner on physical AI systems in shipyards. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brett Walker Top US Navy shipbuilder HII is exploring what AI and robots can do for shipbuilding. The next year will see HII and GrayMatter Robotics test the integration of systems into shipyards. Automation in shipbuilding processes is an industry priority to boost production and timelines. America's biggest shipbuilder

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The Washington Post has reportedly been quietly rehiring some staffers after bloodbath layoffs earlier this year axed a third of the newsroom and outraged loyal journalists and readers.