Silicon returns to Silicon Valley
AI has returned chipmaking to the heart of computer technology, says Shailesh Chitnis
Technology Quarterly: ‘Chipmaking & AI’ (Fall 2024)
Category Archives: Internet
Technology Quarterly: ‘Health And AI’ (April 2024)
A new prescription
AIs will make health care safer and better, reports Natasha Loder. It may even get cheaper too
AIs will make health care safer and better
Artificial intelligence has long been improving diagnoses
Medical AIs with human faces are on their way
Artificial intelligence is taking over drug development
Can artificial intelligence make health care more efficient?
Technology Quarterly: Where The Internet Lives
Where the internet lives
Users of the internet can ignore its physical underpinnings. But for technologies like artificial intelligence and the metaverse to work, others need to pay attention, argues Abby Bertics
- Users of the internet need not think about its physical underpinnings
- Advances in physical storage and retrieval made the cloud possible
- The internet got better and faster by moving data closer to users
- Data centres improved greatly in energy efficiency as they grew massively larger
- The physical borders of the digital world
- Satellites offer an important alternative to the wired internet
- The internet is integrated into virtually every aspect of life
- Sources and acknowledgments
Reviews: How The Best Of Technology Works (WSJ)
Video timeline: 0:00 Google Maps 9:07 LED wristbands 14:30 Spotify’s algorithm 21:30 Tap-to-Pay 28:18 Noise-canceling headphones 34:33 MSG Sphere 41:30 Shazam
From the unique tech that works in seconds to power tap-to-pay to how Shazam identifies 23,000 songs each minute, WSJ explores the engineering and science of technology that catches our eye. Chapters:
Analysis: Slow & Costly Internet Access In The U.S.
People in the U.S. frequently pay more for slower internet service than people abroad, according to a report from the Open Technology Institute. Lawmakers in Washington are attempting to address the high price of internet service, as well as the lack of access for many low income families, by deeming internet access infrastructure. Here’s why high speed internet is so expensive in the U.S., why so many Americans struggle to gain access and what policymakers can do about it.”
Chapters 0:00 – Introduction 1:55 – Prices 4:22 – Economic impact 6:39 – Lack of competition 9:54 – Solutions
Satellite Internet: SpaceX Battles China In Space
SpaceX has more than 1,000 satellites beaming high-speed internet to Earth, but China promises to offer higher speeds with the launch of what it calls the world’s first 6G satellite. Here’s how both are on a quest to build powerful internet networks in space. Photo illustration: Sharon Shi
Internet Service: Spacex’s ‘Starlink’ Explained (Video)
SpaceX’s broadband satellite internet, Starlink, is still in beta, but already has over 10,000 customers. The fledgling service is expected to be a cash cow for SpaceX, bringing in as much as $30 billion a year — more than 10 times the annual revenue of its existing rocket business. This revenue will be used to fuel Elon Musk’s ultimate goal of building a colony on Mars. Eventually, Starlink may even keep us connected on the Red Planet.
Video timeline: 00:00 – Introduction 02:24 – Understanding Starlink 07:15 – SpaceX’s golden ticket 10:05 – Challenges 16:12 – Future of Starlink
Analysis: Will Elon Musk’s ‘Starlink’ Improve Rural Internet Service? (Video)
SpaceX’s new Starlink satellite internet service is being touted as a rural internet game changer. WSJ spent time with a few beta testers in a very remote area of Washington state to see if it’s truly the solution to the global broadband gap. Photo Illustration: Laura Kammermann
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