The Information’s Women in Tech, Media and Finance Summit 2026

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping healthcare, energy infrastructure, and corporate investment strategies. 23andMe is transitioning into a nonprofit research institute to unlock genetic data for disease prevention, while the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is spearheading a $1.8 billion collaboration to build predictive models of the cell. Powering this AI boom requires significant infrastructure innovation; Google is addressing grid bottlenecks through virtual power plants and geothermal energy investments. Meanwhile, investors are shifting from pure FOMO to a disciplined focus on sustainable business models, gross margins, and free cash flow. In the software development sector, the surge in AI-generated code necessitates a return to security hygiene, as the volume of code increases without a corresponding improvement in flaw rates. These developments highlight the transition from AI hype to the practical, resource-intensive challenges of scaling intelligence.