Domestic robots are already useful in narrow roles. The challenge is not building a general household helper, but proving which tasks deserve a physical machine and what support system makes it safe.
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Most organisations do not fail because they lack ideas. They fail because they put ideas in the wrong category. A bridge technology gets dismissed as a compromise. A revival candidate gets mistaken for an obsolete asset. A platform gets treated like a product. A product that should end survives because it has internal champions. This article looks at eight real cases, including Kodak, Xerox PARC, ASML, Java, Google Reader, Stadia, RISC-V, Arm and IBM PC, to show how companies decide what to build, spin out, archive, open, license, sell or let die.
The future rarely arrives fully formed. Before the moonshot becomes real, something quieter usually ships first: a teleoperated robot, an AI-assisted design tool, a diagnostic kiosk, or a narrow infrastructure layer that solves today’s problem while preparing the ground for tomorrow’s breakthrough. This article introduces the bridge economy: the overlooked layer of transitional technologies that sit between current constraints and ultimate technological ambitions.
AI in June 2026 has moved beyond software hype into infrastructure, governance, energy, finance and workforce transformation. This article explores the current state of AI, the most likely futures through 2031, and the risks that could reshape the industry.
AI agents are moving beyond chatbots into systems that can act, call tools, store memory, trigger workflows, and influence public signals. This article explores the rise of agentic threats, external agent sprawl, information bombs, and the emerging debate over whether we need an Anti-Agent Firewall.
Artificial Intelligence is creating unprecedented demand for electricity, forcing governments, hyperscalers, and researchers to rethink how future data centres will be powered. While orbital data centres and space-based solar power capture public imagination, atmospheric solar platforms may offer a more practical, scalable, and economically viable solution over the next two decades. This article compares atmospheric, ocean-based, terrestrial, nuclear, and space energy architectures to determine which technologies are best positioned to support the next generation of AI infrastructure.