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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 18, 2025

What Is a Robotaxi?

Robotaxis are paving the way for a safer and smarter future in urban mobility. In this article, we break down how these driverless cabs work, highlight top examples and explore the barriers they must overcome before they can hit the streets full force.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 17, 2025

Did Trump’s Reversal on the AI Chip Ban in China Just Torpedo U.S. AI Supremacy?

The Trump administration is letting American chip makers like Nvidia and AMD sell select AI chips to China again. Is China buying it?

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 16, 2025

53 Top Engineering Companies to Know

These companies continue to outperform the competition while facing disruptive tech trends head on.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 14, 2025

AI-First Devices Are Coming. Could Any of Them Replace the iPhone?

From Meta’s new AR glasses to OpenAI’s mystery device, Silicon Valley is racing to build the next AI-first heir to the smartphone. The winner could not only dominate the hardware market, but reshape our entire relationship with artificial intelligence.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 12, 2025

With The Boring Company, Elon Musk Is Taking City Traffic Underground

Founded by Elon Musk, the Boring Company aims to build underground “Loop” tunnels that shuttle passengers around in autonomous EVs. It already has a system up and running in Las Vegas, and is pursuing projects in cities like Nashville and Dubai.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 10, 2025

Google’s Pixel 10 Pushes Smartphones Into the AI-First Era. Can Apple’s iPhone 17 Catch Up?

The Pixel 10 weaves artificial intelligence into every touchpoint, redefining what a smartphone can do. Now, with the release of the iPhone 17, the battle is on to see who will stake their claim in the AI-first era.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 10, 2025

What Is Smart Dust?

These speck-sized sensors suspend in the air.

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Brendan Massey Brendan Massey
Updated on September 03, 2025

NMOS Transistors and PMOS Transistors Explained

An nMOS transistor turns on when its gate voltage is high relative to the source. A pMOS transistor turns on when its gate voltage is low relative to the source.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 03, 2025

Right to Repair Means You Can Fix Your Own Damn Phone

The Right to Repair movement is gaining ground, pushing for laws that give consumers and independent shops more control over how they fix their own devices.

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Artturi Jalli Artturi Jalli
Updated on September 02, 2025

What Is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of automating the provisioning and management of IT infrastructure using code instead of manual configuration.

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