Early spreadsheet and productivity software products
Early spreadsheets and integrated productivity software suites. I created one of those on this list.
AI-powered “sleep”
Now you need AI and thousands of dollars to sleep. And pay an annual subscription fee too!
AI: AI could eliminate half of white collar jobs within years
Unemployment could hit 20%. This may happen far faster than many realize, and devastate entry level white collar workforce.
Energy: What’s all the hype with hydrogen?
Hydrogen has been proposed and demonstrated as a fuel source, for many years, but it has many challenges to wide scale adoption.
Energy: GM to use LMR battery tech, lower cost, higher capacity
GM plans to build Lithium-Manganese-Rich technology batteries beginning in 2028 - increasing capacity, lowering weight, and reducing costs.
Software: AI to replace most software developers within 1 year
Eric Schmidt, ex-Google CEO, says AI will replace most software developers within 12 months.
Economy: Tariffs will not bring jobs back to the U.S.
Instead they will bring robots and automated factories - duh.
Environment: The Right to Repair
John Deere is said to be preventing farmers from repairing their own equipment, in some cases, leading to loss of crops.
Space: FCC approves direct satellite to cell phone services
The cell phone to satellite service of SpaceX (and T-Mobile in the U.S.) was just approved by the FCC.