Policy
Why Engineers Should Brave Capitol Hill
IEEE Spectrum profiles engineer Nikhil Jathar's experience advocating on Capitol Hill for federal tech education and research funding during Congressional Visits Day.
Features / Deep Dives
Long-form reporting, explainers and investigations.
Startups
This founder built the RV he wanted for ski trips. It led to a $20 million business
Founder Jim Ritchie built AEONrv into a $20 million business by combining an electric cabin with a traditional gas chassis to create hybrid RVs, achieving 4,231% growth.
Policy
Explained: What are the two PHP vulnerabilities behind a global rush to update and why it matters
Two critical PHP vulnerabilities affecting 70% of internet-facing websites were disclosed, prompting global updates and alerts from India's CERT-In and international cybersecurity agencies.
AI
AI agents are ready to shop. Some retailers are wary.
AI shopping agents are being positioned as labor-saving personal assistants, but retailers express caution about their practical limitations and accuracy.
Startups
Manufacturing Startups To Watch: 5 Startups That Caught Our Eye In October
Inc42 highlights five Indian manufacturing startups building specialized components and materials for sectors including semiconductors, electric mobility, and energy storage, supported by new government policy initiatives.
More Tech
The Download: computing’s next leap and permafrost’s climate threat
MIT Technology Review explores computing's next performance leap as traditional transistor miniaturization plateaus, examining how researchers are leveraging physics to unlock improvements beyond brute-force data center expansion.
Policy
How tech became the villain of the US midterms
Tech giants and AI development have become campaign issues in US midterm elections, with datacenters and environmental concerns fueling voter skepticism.
Policy
Is training AI on song lyrics fair use? US court weighs question as India proposes mandatory licensing
A US federal court is hearing arguments on whether Anthropic's use of copyrighted song lyrics to train Claude constitutes fair use, while India proposes a mandatory licensing framework for AI training data.
More Tech
‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre
Google has illegally cleared approximately 250,000 trees from a 330-hectare forest in Finland to build a datacentre, prompting local anger and regulatory action.
AI
Your Next Customer Might Be An Agent. Here’s How To Build Your Brand For Both Humans And AI.
Article explores how brands must adapt marketing and sales strategies to appeal to both human customers and autonomous AI agents that increasingly make purchasing decisions independently.
AI
From LMS to Learning Intelligence: How BlitzLIS Is Shaping What Comes Next
A learning platform can record enrollments, attendance, progress, and assessment results. But the real value lies in making that information useful. BlitzLIS offers in-depth learning analytics and customizable dashboards to help organizations explore performance through customised views.
Gadgets
I’ve never owned smart glasses, but Samsung’s Android XR glasses may change that
Samsung's Android XR glasses, expected in November, could attract mainstream users to smart eyewear where previous AR/VR devices and Meta-based alternatives have not.
Gadgets
I Worked for a Whole Day Using Only the iPhone Duo. Here’s How It Went
A hands-on trial of iPhone Duo used as a workstation with portable keyboard and kickstand demonstrates viability despite iOS limitations.
AI
I vibe-coded a Pebble Time 2 app, and I learned some tough lessons
Developer experiments with AI-assisted coding to build a Pebble Time 2 app, testing whether large language models like Claude and ChatGPT truly simplify programming for novices.
AI
Making the case for context-aware AI
MIT Technology Review examines how enterprise AI requires business context and operational awareness to make effective decisions, not just raw model power.
AI
How BlitzLIS Turns Learning Features into Client Value
BlitzLIS provides in-depth learning analytics and customizable dashboards, helping clients make sense of participation, progress, and performance. Teams can shape dashboards around the information that matters to them.
AI
From search to decision: How Away.ai is rethinking the way consumers discover and book travel
Away.ai is reshaping travel discovery and booking by shifting from destination-based search to preference-led, intent-focused AI experiences that narrow travel options based on user preferences and budget.
AI
What happens when AI takes over the entry-level work?
An analysis of how AI automation is disrupting traditional entry-level finance work that historically trained the next generation of leaders, as AI handles routine tasks like invoice processing and account reconciliation.