Before we start, I should note that I always enjoy chatting with company representatives for these columns—although, in some cases, we may be asking the word “enjoy” to do some heavy lifting. Happily, conversations with folks like Kyle Fox, Senior Director at NXP Semiconductors, require no such linguistic gymnastics.
On the off chance you don’t know, … Read More → "Want Physical AI? Just Add Water!"
I have been building up my home lab these past few years, and I decided that I needed a better multimeter. My original Fluke 77 handheld digital multimeter (DMM) has served me well for more than 40 years, but I wanted more resolution than its 3½ digits. A few years back in a fit of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome), I purchased a 20,000-count Surpeer AV4 multimeter from Amazon for $40. Alas, the Surpeer … Read More → "A Tale of Two Multimeters – Part 1: Fixing rubber buttons on the Keithley 197 DMM"
This week, we’re diving into the hidden challenges of AI infrastructure with David Driggers, CEO of Cirrascale. David and I chat about the surprising failure points that traditional data center planning often misses when it comes to large-scale AI deployments, why old assumptions about power, cooling, and networking simply don’t hold up anymore and why the “just add GPUs” strategy can be a recipe … Read More → "The Hidden Truths of AI Infrastructure: Why “Just Add GPUs” Always Fails"
I recently received an email that essentially said something like, “Interested in physical AI, agentic AI, robotic ships, autonomy, maritime, offshore, subsea, security, ocean science… [the list went on]? If so, get in touch!”
Let’s take a step back before we race forward. Someone recently asked me how my “triage process” works for people pitching potential articles to me. I’d never really thought about this … Read More → "Physical AI Robotic Ships on Patrol!"
When I was a kid growing up in the 1960s, I fully believed that humans could live on both Mars and Venus without requiring special suits or survival gear. This was because I had discovered the wonderful world of science fiction. Many of the books I devoured (figuratively speaking) described Mars as a dusty frontier world with a thin, dry atmosphere. By comparison, Venus was portrayed as a foggy, … Read More → "Should We Terraform Mars (“Yay” or “Nay”)?"
Today, we’re diving deep into the future of connectivity, networking, and computing with a look at a revolutionary concept: the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network, or IOWN. My podcast guest is Marco Provolo, Head of IOWN and NTT R&D Global Promotion Office. Marco and I discuss what IOWN is, why the shift from silicon to photonics is so crucial, how NTT is working … Read More → "Reshaping the Future of Data: How NTT and IOWN will Change How the World Communicates"
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