The Surprising Ways AI is Actually Helping
You know that stretch where you hit every green light perfectly? Well, that might not be luck anymore. There's an AI system that watches every car, bike, and pedestrian approaching an intersection in real time… and lines up the lights so you cruise right through. And the numbers on how much faster p
AI’s Secret Impact on Your Power Bill
Electricity bills have been climbing across the US, but the AI boom is making it worse. A lot worse. New data centers are popping up everywhere to handle ChatGPT, Gemini, and countless other AI tools. And here's the kicker: you're helping pay for them whether you
Why The Race for Quantum Supremacy Just Got Real
Google just built a computer that solved a problem in 5 minutes that would take our best supercomputers 10 septillion years … that's not a typo. That's a 10 with 24 zeros after it. The universe is only 13.8 billion years old, so we're
How Living Computers Could Change Everything
It’s no secret that tech companies are racing to build “artificial general intelligence,” or AI that can match a human brain without needing a lifeline. But here’s the kicker: our brains already have the home field advantage. They do the same heavy lifting with just a fraction of
Why AI’s Progress Might Destroy Its Own Future
You’ve seen the headlines. The viral demos. AI writing essays, generating photorealistic images, even creating entire videos. It feels like we’re living in a sci-fi future ... or dystopian one. But while we’ve been mesmerized by chatbots and deepfakes, something much more important is happening behind the scenes.
Why Does AI Need Nuclear Power?
As the new wave of generative AI scales up, so does its hunger for energy. Data centers are expanding at an unprecedented rate, putting immense strain on power grids and worsening years-long backlogs for electrical connections. With AI adoption accelerating across industries, big tech companies are tapping nuclear power as
AI Just Changed Everything … Again
Let’s Stop Pretending AI Is New I’ve been thinking a lot about generative AI lately. It’s kind of hard not to with the latest ChatGPT announcement. The technologies we’re witnessing are powerful, impressive, and developing fast. Everything you’re been seeing on screen, for example, is
Why the Future of AI & Computers Will Be Analog
If your taste in TV is anything like mine, then most of your familiarity with what analog computing looks like probably comes from the backdrops of Columbo. Since digital took over the world, analog has been sidelined into what seems like a niche interest at best. But this retro approach
Why This 17-Year Old's Electric Motor Is Important
Where there’s tech, there’s magnets. The strong magnets that generate their own magnetic field, AKA permanent magnets, aren’t only on your fridge. They’re in multiple places inside your fridge, and in your cell phone, headphones, and hard disk drive, too. Permanent magnets are also a critical
Can Autonomous Cars Help Us Save on Fuel Costs?
MIT researchers recently demonstrated the impact of connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) to not only cut traffic, but also reduce emissions.
The power of machine learning in your smart home - monitoring your EV, solar, and energy use
What if you could tap into the power of machine learning to help you monitor your energy use? To find out where it's coming from and where it’s going? To potentially let you know if one of those devices is failing and in need of being replaced? Would you be willing to add that artificial intelligenc
Self Driving Car - Automation and the Future of Transportation
Waymo invited me out to Phoenix to ride in their self driving car and experience their view of the future of transportation. It’s exciting to see the differences between Tesla’s autopilot, full self driving technology and Waymo’s. Let’s take a look at the past, present, and future of transportation