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# Andrew R. Chow


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## Andrew R. Chow


Chow is a technology correspondent at TIME. He covers crypto, AI, tech regulation, and culture.


![Andrew R. Chow](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0559621124ad3002/6998b44e66d4e332c0cba77f/chow_author_photo_2024.jpg?branch=production&width=96&quality=75&auto=webp)

## Andrew R. Chow


* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfeb7d3c7aa23415c/6a3c4a91f0f300ceb35d5399/062426-001.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 25, 2026  
### [Broken Bones, Lawsuits, and NDAs: Inside the Worker Safety Concerns at Stargate](https://time.com/article/2026/06/24/ai-data-center-stargate-abilene-texas-injuries/)  
A TIME investigation—drawing on government reports, court documents, 911 calls, and worker interview...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta347b3d751a5a414/6a34402a0198f83f63824af6/IMG_0957_(2%29.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 19, 2026  
### [The Growing Political Power of Anti-Data Center Activists](https://time.com/article/2026/06/18/ai-elections-data-center-backlash/)  
From Arizona to Seattle, anti-data center activists are on a roll—and increasingly using elections t...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ac74abab47af26d/6a32cd98c02aadda66093017/MAY10-ATL-22-8817298-1.webp?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 17, 2026  
### [A Rock Band Went Viral. Then AI Scammers Moved In](https://time.com/article/2026/06/17/ai-scam-music-sons-legion/)  
Scammers are using AI tools to impersonate the band Sons of Legion and scam their fans. Could your f...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb5a5d6f905a61fa/6a15fd9b978b1d506e372d01/GettyImages-2277576872.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 27, 2026  
### [How Pope Leo’s Call to ‘Disarm’ AI Clashes With Trump’s Tech-First Agenda](https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/pope-leo-ai-trump/)  
Leo XIV's "Magnifica Humanitas" never mentions Donald Trump. But on autonomous weapons, regulation, ...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00d699bca006ea74/6a109928a5dd820b3ed7b74d/ai-tools-muslin-worship.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1%2Coffset-x9.44%2Coffset-y0.00)  
May 26, 2026  
### [AI Tools Are Transforming Muslim Worship](https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/ai-muslim-worship/)  
From Quran memorization apps to AI imams, Muslims worldwide are navigating the benefits and spiritua...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta487d19bc20becc3/6a0c6770fcb71666984e74a9/GettyImages-2252092456.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 19, 2026  
### [Could MAGA Turn Trump Against AI?](https://time.com/article/2026/05/19/maga-trump-ai-letter/)  
A group of MAGA leaders signed a letter imploring President Trump to impose AI guardrails.  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc003edc1260b0c6d/69f3918b49bc98983a40e46a/GettyImages-2194584937.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 1, 2026  
### [Inside Oracle’s Mass Layoffs and the Workers Fighting Back](https://time.com/article/2026/04/30/oracle-layoffs-ai-tech-jobs/)  
As Oracle slashes jobs, some workers say they were helping develop the AI that displaced them.
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf8784d7a18d1e2d/69c57a64139501e6541c5cbe/GettyImages-2211085365.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 27, 2026  
### [AI Slop Is Flooding Streaming—and Musicians Are Fighting Back](https://time.com/article/2026/03/26/ai-slop-is-threatening-musicians-can-tech-companies-stem-the-tide-/)  
A surge of AI-generated music is overwhelming streaming platforms, as artists warn of impersonation,...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde8d6c3516f07d59/69bd5c06ce06263061f66d7d/GettyImages-2264053325.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 20, 2026  
### [How the Iran War Could Hit AI—and Then the Economy](https://time.com/article/2026/03/20/iran-war-AI-economy/)  
"The consequences are unknowable in terms of how this ripples through this highly interconnected ene...
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc5adce4fbaaf85bd/69b16eecfa0d714e3572a700/7682d693-3ca1-4682-bd7f-83bf378e085b.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 13, 2026  
### [How a Virginia County Turned Data Center Cash into Housing](https://time.com/article/2026/03/11/data-centers-affordable-housing/)  
Many data centers are abhorred by nearby communities. But county leaders in Henrico are trying to tu...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
* ![From left, Joel Galavas and his son Jonathan Galavas. Jonathan committed suicide in October 2025. ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a6119a3fa021252/69b0489bfca7bc6c66bd50c1/Jonathan-Gavalas-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 4, 2026  
### [A New Lawsuit Blames Google Gemini For Man's Suicide](https://time.com/7382406/gemini-suicide-lawsuit-death/)  
Filings detail alleged instructions to cut off family, buy weapons, and carry out a “catastrophic ac...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![Time_Magazine](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b3985377f7deccf/6998cf4c07a30d117977df04/WPEOPLE_illo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 19, 2026  
### [The People vs. AI](https://time.com/7377579/ai-data-centers-people-movement-cover/)  
Across red states and blue, a grassroots movement is pushing back on the unchecked growth of the art...  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)
* ![SC - 13 INT. TRAUMA ONE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ca48c299c577b6a/6998cf27a97fc0cfe1a75434/sepideh-moafi.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 13, 2026  
### [How The Pitt's AI Drama is Unfolding in Real Hospitals](https://time.com/7378075/the-pitt-season-2-ai-hospitals/)  
AI is a central tension on 'The Pitt.' It is being used—and hotly debated—in hospitals across Americ...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd54259b81f272945/6998ce59d32e9385a3cd7d19/GettyImages-2260107816.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 9, 2026  
### [Bad Bunny's Halftime Show: An Act of Resistance](https://time.com/7373018/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-analysis/)  
Bad Bunny's performance, an exuberant ode to Puerto Rico and unity, cut deeper than its appearance.  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Construction At The First Stargate AI Data Center](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7896599d9bac62ac/6998cd5866d4e3cedacbd36a/GettyImages-2236543854.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 4, 2026  
### [How the AI Boom Sparked a Housing Crisis in One Texas City](https://time.com/7362401/ai-stargate-data-center-abilene-housing-crisis/)  
"Nobody can find a place to live. Our city fathers didn’t think that AI center through very well."  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)

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