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The Future of Batteries is Aluminum — Not Lithium

Lithium is today’s primary ingredient for laptop…

It’s the Data, Stupid!

We could have autonomous vehicles (AV) today, but they will not be safe. In…

In the Hunt for the Holy Grail

Reaching profitability is the Holy Grail for the ride hailing companies. The narrative today is that…

Lyft Has AV Mapped Out

The race to introduce the first commercially viable autonomous vehicle (AV) is on. A number of companies are jockeying…

A Hardware Speed Bump for Neural Networks

Do we have the hardware for Artificial Intelligence (AI)? That is a pivotal question…

AI, ML and the Ripple Effect

Automation is at the center of current innovations. Cashierless checkouts, Amazon’s delivery robot Scout, and Boeing’s automated flying cars are all recent examples of how automation is being integrated into the real world. While these automated technologies are applied in…

Are We There Yet?

Fully autonomous vehicles are not yet ready for prime time and will not be ready in the forseeable future, all the hype…

Airbnb — Too Entrenched to Fail

Recently, officials swarmed a New York City apartment building in order to crack down on illegal…

Cashierless Checkouts — Another Shot Across the Bow of Middle Class Jobs?