How Modular Data Centers Could Solve AI’s Infrastructure Problem
We are watching a slow-moving trainwreck in the technology sector, and it is happening right in our own backyards. The technology industry has long operated under the assumption that if it built the infrastructure, municipalities would simply welcome it for the tax revenue. That era is officially over. Major tech
Inside Hyundai’s Metaplant and the Future of Manufacturing
To truly grasp where the technology industry is driving the future of mobility, you have to leave the spreadsheets behind and walk the factory floor. Last week, I traveled to Savannah, Ga., to attend a milestone event at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA). The facility was celebrating the
Apple’s WWDC26 Wasn’t Flashy. That Was the Point
Apple’s WWDC26 was not the kind of event that sends the tech world into a collective sugar high. There was no dramatic new device category, foldable iPhone, or surprise hardware reveal — and none of the AI demos made the industry stop and say, “Well, that changes everything.” For some
Apple’s New AI Playbook
Watching the 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference last week, it became abundantly clear that Apple has finally awakened to the reality of the artificial intelligence arms race. Throughout the generative AI boom, Apple has been quietly iterating on the sidelines while Microsoft and Google dominated the headlines. This year, Apple didn’t
Commodore Callback Revives the Flip Phone for the Digital Detox Era
Commodore, which can trace its lineage to the roots of microcomputing in the 1980s, released a not-so-dumb dumbphone Tuesday. Its US$499 Callback 8020 flip phone is a mix of both “dumb” and smart features. They include: No social media, browser, work, or email apps; A privacy-first operating system; Ability to
Flipper One Takes Hardware Hacking Into Uncharted Waters
Roughly 20 years into the reign of mobile computing devices, those of us who keep apace of such things are probably used to the pageantry of product announcements. The grandiloquence of the painstaking choreography makes an incredulous observer roll their eyes. But Flipper is one of those rare tech companies
Can John Ternus Bring Bold Design Back to Apple?
Anyone who follows my work knows I have never been a big fan of Apple. I generally favor open ecosystems, modularity, and raw performance over Apple’s closed approach. As a regular builder of high-performance desktop computers — typically completing two extensive builds per quarter — I strongly favor the AMD
Lebanon’s Startups Are Rising Above Crisis to Transform the Country’s Economy
When Lebanon’s currency collapsed and public services began to fail, founders were forced to build under conditions that most startup ecosystems never test for: unreliable electricity, frozen banking systems, and a shrinking domestic market. What emerged was not a pause in innovation, but a shift in how it happens. Rather
Inside the Startups Rebuilding Systems in Yemen
For more than a decade, Yemen has dominated global imagination through a narrow and unrelenting frame. News coverage has been dominated by airstrikes, humanitarian appeals and political deadlock, reducing a complex country to a shorthand of crisis. Yet this lens rarely captures how life has continued in parallel to the
Years of War Made Lebanon a Blueprint for Mental Health Tech
Luma Makari was in an online meeting about her company last week when the bombings in Lebanon began. Working from her family home in Beirut, the 25-year-old Lebanese tech entrepreneur rushed to open her windows to prevent them from shattering from the blasts, a practice many people in parts of
