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Big Tech’s AI spending bonanza isn’t slowing down anytime soon.On quarterly earnings calls with investors this week, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta all raised capex guidance for the year as the AI race intensifies.The level of investment represents a dramatic spike in spending in a short period of time. Amazon…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ai Vuong, a Vietnamese-born filmmaker who grew up in Texas. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.My parents always reminded me that I was Vietnamese, even though I was growing up in Texas.I was 5 when my family left…

Growing up, I wasn’t allowed to talk to boys, learn about money, or skip church. In my world, women were taught that God would provide through a man. I always questioned that.I remember spying on my grandparents as they balanced checkbooks and printed 401(k) statements. Without them, I would have…