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Incoming classes at Purdue University will now have to learn about AI in order to graduate.

The northern Indiana electric utility Indiana Michigan Power wants the state's permission to quickly acquire about twice as much electricity as it has now in order to serve AI data centers. Consumer advocates said that could cost more than $5 billion and it's not clear how much of the cost tech companies would pay.

Delivery robots, similar to ones you might have seen taking food around town, are making their way into hospitals. Instead of burritos, these robots can help transfer medicine, IV bags and patient samples.

Several electric utilities in Indiana are looking to build new power plants to meet the huge energy demand from AI data centers — and that comes with a hefty price tag. The northern Indiana utility NIPSCO said setting up a separate company would protect its other customers from those extra costs.

The regional grid that serves Indiana needs more reliable energy, fast — so its grid operator is letting some power sources speed through its connection process.

A local fight over a proposed data center in Franklin Township reveals deeper tensions playing out across Indianapolis.

The Lilly announcement will extend an agreement aimed at accelerating medicine development and bolstering the workforce-talent pipeline.

The bill passed the Indiana Senate on Tuesday and now heads back to the House for consideration.

The Indiana House passed a bill on Thursday that aims to help ensure AI data centers coming into the state have the massive amount of power they need — primarily by subsidizing small nuclear plants and keeping coal plants online.

The bills would allow utilities to pass along some of the costs of developing small modular nuclear reactors to their customers — even if the plants never get built or completed. So far, none of the ones in the U.S. have.