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What to expect in the year ahead
Life, James Hein, Published on 31/12/2025
» The coming year will be full of artificial intelligence, robots and a Starlink communications experience that will have many moving from their current providers. Let's dig in with my predictions for 2026.
Sabine has the science you're after
Life, James Hein, Published on 08/10/2025
» Sabine Hossenfelder is one of the people I regularly watch on the YouTube platform. She is a physicist but also veers into other areas such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing. For her latest video -- In Which I Lose Faith In Quantum Computing -- she makes a number of interesting observations. In short, apart from some very specific applications, quantum computing, even if it is scalable from current technology, has limited application. It also has the potential of bringing down a number of current companies highly focused on this technology, or at least some of their divisions. Artificial intelligence takes up a lot of the space that quantum computing could do well in, but for the present at least, AI does it better. The next 10 years, or less, will be important to see how both of these directions develop, or not. If you are interested at all in physics, maths and occasionally quantum computing, then Sabine Hossenfelder provides some interesting perspectives.
Australian govt internet network signs for Amazon satellite service
Reuters, Published on 05/08/2025
» SYDNEY - The Australian government-owned internet network hired Amazon's untested startup satellite service to provide connectivity to people who cannot access its terrestrial network rather than Elon Musk's Starlink.
Is your internet speed too slow?
Life, James Hein, Published on 09/04/2025
» How important is a good internet connection? This is one of those how long is a piece of string or what computer should I get questions. Back in the day, it was a huge jump from zero bits per second to a 2400 Baud modem. People and businesses were willing to pay a large sum to get connected because it opened up a new world of possibilities, ranging from not needing to go to the library as often and being able to sell and market products online. When and how often you paid for the next upgrade depended on your use case and the capabilities it provided. The next major jumps in speed were 4800, 9600 and 14400bps and everyone jumped to one of these as a next step. During this period, the mid 90s, the T1 at 1.544Mbps was the imaginary godlike speed we all dreamed about but didn't have money to afford. That speed provided real time video conference calls and was limited to government and large business concerns that typically involved a dedicated screening room. This was also when the concept of data compression started to gain popularity as you could send more with less bits.
Elon Musk calls drones, AI the future of war
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/02/2025
» NEW YORK — Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, said that the future of warfare is artificial intelligence (AI) and drones in a newly released video of his conversation last summer at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.
Apple, SpaceX link up to support Starlink satellite network on iPhones
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Apple Inc has been secretly working with SpaceX and T-Mobile US Inc to add support for the Starlink network in its latest iPhone software, providing an alternative to the company's in-house satellite-communication service.
Brazil blocks X after Musk ignores court orders
New York Times, Published on 31/08/2024
» RIO DE JANEIRO — X, formerly known as Twitter, began to go dark across Brazil on Saturday after the South American nation's Supreme Court blocked the social network because its owner, Elon Musk, refused to comply with court orders to suspend certain accounts.
Predictions for 2024
Life, James Hein, Published on 03/01/2024
» I hope you all had a great holiday break and are ready to dive into whatever 2024 brings us. Once again I will try and guess what we will see this year. The first one is easy, a bigger focus on artificial intelligence and even more marketing using the term AI. I wonder if we will see Turbo-AI appear. There will be more funds diverted to the growth of AI in many of the major manufacturers. I'm not convinced we will reach General AI this year but it is a possibility.
Celebrating dawn of a new age
Life, Noko, Published on 14/10/2022
» Last September, US billionaire and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman along with Hayley Arceneaux, Chris Sembroski and Sian Proctor made history by completing the world's first all-civilian mission to orbit Earth for three days.
Musk spends years silencing critics, wants free speech on Twitter
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/04/2022
» If Elon Musk can take over Twitter Inc, his biggest promise is to transform it into a platform for free speech with few restrictions — something he calls “essential to a functioning democracy.” But Musk, who is famously sensitive to criticism, has a mixed record on championing the cause.