Apple just threw a half-trillion-dollar hammer on the table—yeah, you read that right. $500 billion over the next four years, mostly here in the U.S. They’re promising 20,000 R&D jobs, a massive AI server factory in Texas, and a whole lot of red, white, and blue branding around the whole deal. Now before we cue up the marching band, let’s take a breath. I’ve been in this game since the dot-com days, and if there’s

Markets are jittery again. New U.S. tariffs hit, the UK’s economy is bracing, and Germany’s playing with its debt ceiling to shore up defense spending. What does all that mean for us? Easy: hardware’s about to get more expensive, and procurement just got messier. If you’re running infrastructure or sourcing gear, now’s the time to revisit your vendors. Where do your servers, drives, even cables come from? Don’t be surprised when the invoice is 20%

Remember when Elon Musk launched the Department of Government Efficiency? Yeah, well, this week they laid off 200+ technologists from core civic tech projects. These weren’t paper-pushers—they were engineers building systems for healthcare, passports, and infrastructure. Look, I’m all for trimming fat. But this? This smells like tearing muscle. I’ve worked in lean teams before, and when you rip out the brains of your operation under the banner of “efficiency,” what you get isn’t speed—it’s

The big dogs—Google, Amazon, Microsoft—they’re all back on the quantum bandwagon. New prototypes, “breakthroughs,” press releases thick with optimism. I’ve seen this movie before, Brother, and spoiler alert: the ending’s still unwritten. Quantum computing might change everything someday. But today? It’s still half lab coats, half marketing spin. For the average org—or even the above-average one—this tech is like a Ferrari in a cornfield. It looks cool, but you ain’t going anywhere with it yet.

Another year, another Mobile World Congress. This time it’s foldables, solar-powered laptops, AI in your pocket, and phones that practically read your soul. Lenovo showed off a solar-powered Yoga rig. Xiaomi’s going modular with camera lenses. And there’s this Newnal AI phone that builds a digital assistant out of your personal data. Sounds cool, right? Except… I’ve been around long enough to remember when “smart” meant useful—not creepy. If your phone needs every detail about