When a founder tells me their AI was trained on “public data,” my first reaction is not to take that phrase at face value. As an investor, I've seen the phrase used as a shield — sometimes legitimately descriptive, sometimes a way to dodge messy legal and ethical questions. Public data can...
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I’ve spent years watching how cities negotiate with telecom companies —...
I started paying close attention to carbon removal credits after watching promising startups tout sky-high potential while their customers — and sometimes investors — struggled to verify whether the climate benefits were real. I’ve seen...
I’ve spent years watching how cities negotiate with telecom companies — from private conversations in city halls to public meetings where residents ask the same urgent questions: will my block get better service? Will a new tower lower my...
I used to think my doctor knew the most about my health. After digging into how supermarket loyalty programs work, I realized the truth is more unsettling: the card in my wallet — or the app on my phone — often knows far more about my daily...
I used to assume that school tech companies collected student data only to make their products work. After reporting on education-technology contracts and privacy fights, I learned to treat that assumption with skepticism. If your district uses AI...
I remember sitting across from a small exporter in Lyon last year, listening as she explained how a sudden bank fee increase and a more expensive letter of credit had eaten into the margin on a critical shipment. She wasn’t unique — across...
When schools consider adopting remote monitoring tools—from attendance and parent communication platforms like ClassTag to classroom management and monitoring suites such as GoGuardian or Lanschool—parents are right to ask hard questions. These...
When AI-driven content filters take over what we see and who gets paid, the battleground shifts from sheer creativity to compatibility with opaque algorithms. I’ve followed platform shifts for years, watching the same cycle repeat: a new...
When I look at municipal fiber projects, I see a clear promise: faster, more reliable internet at lower cost for households. But I also see a recurring pitfall — too often the financing and contracting structures of these projects end up padding...
I remember sitting in a university meeting room where the research office was buzzing with a single question: should we sign the memorandum from a major tech company? The logo was familiar — Google — and the check was a six-figure banner...
I keep hearing the same surprise from readers and friends who just bought electric cars in the suburbs: “I thought the federal grants would solve the charger shortage — why is my town still running out?” I’ve been covering technology and...