The Geography of Innovative Firms
Summary The article reviews a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research that investigates how U.S. firms with R&D facilities in multiple locations influence overall innovation output. It highlights…
Linux Reaches 5% On Desktop
Linux Reaches 5% On Desktop For the first time, Linux has officially broken the 5% desktop market share barrier in the United States. This milestone highlights a significant shift in…
Seagate’s 30TB HAMR Drives Hit Market for $600
Seagate’s 30TB HAMR Drives Hit Market for $600 Seagate has launched its first heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) drives for consumers, offering a massive 30TB capacity at an attractive price of…
The Secret To Better Airplane Navigation Could Be Inside the Earth’s Crust
Airbus and SandboxAQ have tested a compact quantum-sensing device called MagNav, which uses Earth’s magnetic signatures to guide aircraft, potentially offering a reliable alternative to GPS. This device achieved significant…
Meta Uses Open Source AI To Design Greener Concrete For Its Next Data Center
Summary Meta, in collaboration with Amrize and the University of Illinois, is creating an “AI-optimized” concrete mix to reduce carbon emissions by 35% for its upcoming data centre. In essence,…
Stock-Tracking Tokens Debut With Price Chaos, Amazon Token Spikes 100x
Digital tokens tracking popular stocks have faced severe price fluctuations since launch, with an Amazon token spiking to over 100 times the underlying stock’s price. Launched by companies like Robinhood…
The Geography of Innovative Firms
Summary A recent paper published by NBER discusses the geographical distribution of innovative firms in the U.S. It highlights that most innovation output is generated by companies with R&D facilities…
Linux Reaches 5% On Desktop
Linux Reaches 5% On Desktop For the first time, Linux has officially broken the 5% desktop market share barrier in the USA! This milestone showcases a significant shift for open-source…
The Secret To Better Airplane Navigation Could Be Inside the Earth’s Crust
The Secret To Better Airplane Navigation Could Be Inside the Earth’s Crust Airbus’s Silicon Valley innovation centre, Acubed, has successfully tested a quantum-sensing navigation device called MagNav during 150 hours…
Seagate’s 30TB HAMR Drives Hit Market for $600
Summary Seagate has officially launched its first 30TB HAMR (heat-assisted magnetic recording) hard drives, marking a significant milestone in storage technology. The new IronWolf Pro and Exos M models retail…