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Black swans are appearing - massively disrupting the tech future. Similarity search, low I/O compute, quantum speed, distributed A.I. on tiny devices. The tech press won't report it - we will.

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Sep 17, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    Centralized Data Centers May Cripple America (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="926" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!naVO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff42a0b4-0550-407f-b7ff-2039953b751f_8563x5444.j

  2. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    A.I. Everywhere = End Of Central Data Centers (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="576" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Bqh!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd10925b-9e5c-46d4-ab6d-3107035e6bff_768x576.jpeg"

  3. Issue · Sep 7, 2026

    The Coming Asteroids Disrupting Data Center Madness (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1027" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LMZz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa8b6baac-35db-432f-8d49-f728054d1b16_8000x5644.

  4. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    A.I. Does Not Access Data - It Accesses Reports (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xVqp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc670cfe0-1848-4729-8081-f51a0075a8cd_5760x3840.j

  5. Issue · Aug 24, 2026

    A.I. Not Native To Databases - Who Knew?Webinar (opens the original)

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