DispatchAug 13, 2026
Stab in the dark
How to take aim at an obscured target
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Articles
What new tech actually means for you - written for people who'd rather build than buy.
Analysis22 minJul 10, 2025
From Spices to Silicon: Why NVIDIA's Playbook Could Rewrite Reality
NVIDIA just hit $4 trillion in market value, but that's not the real story. The company is building the infrastructure for a parallel digital universe where all future decisions will be made - and whoever controls that layer controls reality itself.
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Analysis28 minJul 9, 2025
The Wild West of Home Robotics: What Could Go Wrong When Everyone's Building Robots
The household robot market is exploding from $8 billion to $65 billion by 2030, but we're conducting a massive unregulated experiment in our homes. From battery explosions to vacuum hacks, here's what could go wrong.
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Future Tech8 min readJul 8, 2025
Who Owns the Sky? How Drone Cities Might Change Your Future
When you think about drones, you might picture futuristic robots delivering packages or pizzas right to your door. But in places like China, drones are already changing everyday life in bigger ways.
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Perspectives15 minJul 7, 2025
Why Folk Technica? Some Thoughts on Navigating the Tech Revolution
Some thoughts and observations about navigating the technological revolution - how to understand and work with the technology that's reshaping our world.
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Analysis25 minJan 18, 2025
Embodied AI: The Rise of Physical Intelligence
Last spring, a warehouse bot mis-sorted 10,000 shoes - instructions unclear, but lessons unmistakable. Meet the AI systems that move, think, and act in the physical world, from warehouse automation to disaster response.
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DispatchJul 24, 2026
What if we actually CAN save the world?
How YOU can stop waiting for permission and build something meaningful TODAY
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DispatchJul 10, 2025
We Fed the Same Image to Two AI Video Generators—The Results Will Blow Your Mind!
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