Posted on April 27th, 2026 by Joy Schwabach
Big data centers use a huge amount of electricity. But that’s changing. Someday soon, we won’t have to pay higher electricity prices because AI is hogging our power. AI’s new Large Language Models are saving energy, because processing happens locally on our devices rather than via power-hungry remote servers. For example, PrismML, founded by Caltech scientists, shrinks AI. Instead of giant data centers, their AI models can work on devices as small as the iPhone 17. What’s more, they take up only 1.5 gigabytes and can be downloaded for free at PrismML.com. But PrismML’s “Bonsai” is not for casual users. It’s for tech enthusiasts who want to tinker with their own private AI, as well as developers, researchers and hardware […]
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Posted on April 20th, 2026 by Joy Schwabach
Like me, you’ve probably seen buildings that have been empty for years. “Why hasn’t something replaced the old Panera Bread store?” I’ve often wondered. Fortunately, AI is solving this problem. At the website SytesCRE.com, developers, landlords and prospective tenants use a kind of “Tinder for tenants.” But instead of uniting people for love, the way online dating does, Sytes matches developers and landlords with businesses looking for ways to expand, using an AI system called “Rio.” Sytes’s smallest customer is a yoga studio. Its biggest is GoTo Foods, which owns Carvel, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, McAlister’s Deli and more. Dutch Bros, Popeyes, and Scooter’s Coffee also use the platform. Landlords can enter an address and instantly see which tenants are […]
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Posted on April 13th, 2026 by Joy Schwabach
This is amazing. Robots and drones are now delivering medical supplies and specimens. Ottonomy provides the robot. Arrive AI provides a smart mailbox for pick up and delivery. Previously, someone had to be there to meet the robot. But with the “Arrive Point,” the robot can drop off a specimen even when the nurses and technicians are busy. The specimen goes into a secure, tamperproof, climate-controlled mailbox. It’s a huge selling point for hospitals because it closes the gap in automation. The system was first deployed at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, Indiana. The staff there said that it significantly reduced the thousands of steps they take daily just to move lab samples. Drones are partners in the process. They […]
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Posted on April 6th, 2026 by Joy Schwabach
When I went on a 2025 Princess cruise to Alaska, I got spotty connectivity on my Android phone, compared to what my iPhone-owning friends experienced. I ended up paying $100 just to send email for a day or two. But at least I was able to make phone calls throughout the voyage. It was whole ’nother ball game for my friend Tammy when she took an MSC cruise to the Caribbean in March of 2026. The ship offered an internet package for $35 a day that didn’t cover calls. “Too pricey,” she decided. More typically, Carnival cruises charge $23.80 a day if you buy it before the cruise, and $28 to $35 if you wait. So if I ever go […]
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