CES wrapped up its biggest day, and no surprise—AI stole the spotlight. Nvidia launched new chips. Unitree showed off humanoid bots doing squats. And Segway rolled out a lawnmower with computer vision. All cool stuff. But for my peeps trying to keep a real-world business afloat? Most of this is sizzle with no steak. What matters isn’t that a robot can walk—it’s whether you can afford the tech that works and won’t break under load.

Another day, another round of layoffs—Starbucks, Microsoft, Wayfair, and even parts of Meta. And the common thread? “Strategic restructuring to align with AI initiatives.” Translation: we’re replacing folks with machines. Now, I’m not anti-AI. I’ve automated enough cron jobs and scripts to know the power of good tooling. But let’s not pretend this shift is clean or humane. We’re hollowing out the middle—the project managers, the junior coders, the content folks—and expecting what’s left to

So here’s the latest: OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are all gunning to replace the browser. Not with a new app, but with AI agents that do the work for you. Want to book a flight? You won’t open a dozen tabs comparing prices—you’ll tell your agent what you need, and it’ll handle it. Same with shopping, searching, even consuming content. Sounds slick. But my fam in web dev and digital marketing? This could burn your

CES wrapped its opening week in Vegas with a flood of flashy reveals—AI-infused phones, rollable laptops, earbuds with live translation, and a tidal wave of “intelligent” everything. From Xiaomi’s slick new flagship to Lenovo’s solar-powered Yoga concept, the show floor looked like a playground for the future. But if you’ve worked in tech as long as I have, you start to ask a different question: Are we solving real problems, or just chasing sizzle? Don’t

On January 6, the city of Richmond, Virginia, went dry—literally. A deep freeze triggered a malfunction and flooding at a major water treatment facility, cutting off water to the entire city and parts of the surrounding counties. No water to drink, cook, or flush. Just silence from the tap. The kind of thing most folks never think about until it’s gone. But for those of us in tech? It’s a loud alarm about fragility—and not