Rises in electricity tariffs due to artificial intelligence data center demand pose challenges for residential consumers, with a 50% increase in residential bills by 2039 and up to a 267% increase in areas near data centers, thus proposing to establish a separate tariff structure for data center users.
The study on gender inequality in wealth in the European Union shows persistent gaps between men and women, with significant disparities between the middle class and the wealthy. Men hold properties, businesses and high-risk financial assets, while women have bank deposits and low-risk assets. Although women have higher academic education, this advantage does not reflect in greater wealth.
Kyle Chan is a new researcher at the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution, an expert in Chinese technology. He joined in 2025, and was a fellow at the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations. Previously, he researched at Princeton University and the RAND Corporation. He is interested in China’s technological development, highlighting learning, industrial policy and lessons for US technological competitiveness.
The increase in stablecoins impacts US Treasury markets, with issuers becoming large bond holders, affecting demand and market dynamics. In addition to offering tax benefits and efficiency, they present systemic risks, concerns over regulatory arbitrage and possible threats to currency substitution, and the growing use of stablecoins in international transactions increases demand for short-term Treasury bonds, with significant implications for fiscal stability and global economic dynamics.
The R2T4 policy prevents college students from re-enrolling if they withdraw before the 60% academic period, leaving them with debts and forcing them to return unearned funds to the government, which can affect their future enrollment, especially low-income students.
