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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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Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard
Updated on September 02, 2025

How We Proved the Modern Cable Internet Was Possible

In this book excerpt, the image of a flying dove proves that broadband connectivity is possible.

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Bayley Wang Bayley Wang
Updated on August 25, 2025

Why Robotics Needs Its ChatGPT Moment

While generative AI continues to evolve, robotics remains stuck in the past. Our expert examines what needs to change and how vision-language-action models can help.  

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Ahmad Shadid Ahmad Shadid
Updated on August 21, 2025

Solving the AI ‘Body’ Problem Is Crucial to Unleashing Its Power

Outdated devices limit the transformative potential of AI. We must develop hardware that suits the technology’s form.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on August 20, 2025

7 Types of 3D Printers to Know

These new-age additive manufacturing methods have permanently changed production lifecycles for good.

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