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Semiconductors and the Art of Missing the Moment

Posted on August 1, 2025 Updated on August 1, 2025

There’s an old saying in the semiconductor world: chips are the new oil. That metaphor, like most good ones, has… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Finance, Technology     


Naming the Pain: Narrative Labor, Language Mummification, and the Hidden Costs of Writing with AI

Posted on July 29, 2025 Updated on July 29, 2025

Large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude offer powerful capabilities, but long-form creative work remains a persistent failure point…. Read more

Posted in Education, Ethics, Technology     


Coke, Pepsi, and the Future of Autonomous Ride-Sharing. Why Austin’s Experiment Matters for Public Policy.

Posted on June 23, 2025 Updated on June 23, 2025

For years, autonomous vehicles have been framed as a distant technological frontier, an abstract promise of convenience, safety, and efficiency…. Read more

Posted in Policy, Technology     


The AI Future Is Quietly Taking Shape & It’s Sitting On Your Desk

Posted on June 22, 2025 Updated on June 23, 2025

The most consequential choices we make about technology often unfold quietly. Not in government hearings or viral headlines, but at… Read more

Posted in Technology     


Every Click You Make: The Slow Decline of the Internet (and the Hidden Cost of ‘Free’)

Posted on June 16, 2025 Updated on June 16, 2025

It starts the same way every time. You open a browser to check the weather, and seventeen clicks later you’re… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Technology     


Fractional Work Is Eating the Org Chart

Posted on May 31, 2025 Updated on May 31, 2025

Some of the smartest people I know are working three jobs, and none of them are full time. A startup… Read more

Posted in Policy, Technology     


The Future of Labor Is Already Clocked In

Posted on May 22, 2025 Updated on May 22, 2025

In 2024, a junior associate at a boutique law firm in Chicago began training a GPT model to write like… Read more

Posted in Education, Technology     


Still Using Google? So Are 90% of Us. That’s Kind of the Problem.

Posted on May 6, 2025 Updated on May 6, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google in October 2020. That legal challenge could reshape… Read more

Posted in Ethics, Finance, Policy, Technology     


From Gasoline Alley to the Grid: What GM’s Formula 1 Engine Means for American Manufacturing

Posted on April 24, 2025 Updated on April 24, 2025

When you live in Indianapolis, motorsport is more than spectacle, it’s civic texture. On Memorial Day weekend, the roar from… Read more

Posted in Education, Sports, Technology     


Mentorship as Infrastructure

Posted on April 16, 2025 Updated on April 16, 2025

Somewhere between staying current and staying employed, there’s a gap most people don’t talk about. It’s the space between what… Read more

Posted in Education, Ethics, Technology     


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