TechFirst with John Koetsier

AI in Bhutan: why Princess Wangchuk is building an AI center

You’ve probably heard of Bhutan, and you may have heard of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness measurement, which is about measuring how happy a country…

Dec 15, 2023 • 

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August 2023

Wireless power for autonomous robots on the moon

It looks like we will soon be delivering power wirelessly to NASA robots on the moon.

Aug 21, 2023 • 

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Thought grenade 37: Apple Watch divorce

So I've been writing a book. VERY SLOWLY.

Aug 11, 2023 • 

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August 2022

Inside Google’s plan to deliver almost everything to almost everyone via drone

Your next fridge won’t come via drone. But almost everything else will.

Aug 30, 2022 • 

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Why Meta’s move from friends to virality is an existential threat for Facebook

Full opposite Art of War, here we come

Aug 8, 2022 • 

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July 2022

Does social media censorship cause extremism?

Talking to the black musician who makes KKK members rethink racism

Jul 14, 2022 • 

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May 2022

Digital twin wind farms: Siemens and NVIDIA are modeling reality via AI in the metaverse

What, don't you have a digital twin yet?

May 27, 2022 • 

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Mojo Vision’s smart contact lens: ready for real-world testing

You're still mashing up watch faces? I'm on world faces, baby :-)

May 19, 2022 • 

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Indian nations + crypto + blockchain: creating special economic zones on native land

Casinos and hotels? How about crypto and blockchain ...

May 7, 2022 • 

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April 2022

BMW vs Tesla: selling cars online

BMW sells 2.5 million cars and 194,000 motorcycles annually, almost all in traditional car dealerships. But the 100-year-old car brand wants to sell…

Apr 22, 2022 • 

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This stamp-sized 3-core ARM computer could make trillions of things smarter

Doesn’t need a battery. Harvests energy from radio waves. Connects to the world with a no-code integration platform. Should be pennies each “soon.”

Apr 12, 2022 • 

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Robot warehouses: automating the on-demand economy

Digital retail giant Amazon has over 200,000 robots helping deliver more than 350 million different products in an unceasing flood of billions of…

Apr 5, 2022 • 

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