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Respected Computer Scientist Mysteriously Disappears: The Curious Case of Dr. Xiaofeng Wang
Something strange is happening in Bloomington, Indiana—and no, it’s not another Stranger Things reboot. This time, it’s real. Dr....

Rich Washburn
Apr 6, 20254 min read


"Ahead of the Fleet"
This morning, I got a call from Frank—a longtime Navy insider and someone who doesn’t pick up the phone just to make small talk. He was...

Rich Washburn
Apr 6, 20252 min read


Tokenization & AI Factories: Welcome to the Age of Intelligence Assembly Lines
Picture this: You walk into a high-tech factory—not the greasy, clanging type from old documentaries, but a temple of glass, LEDs, and...

Rich Washburn
Apr 3, 20255 min read


NVIDIA’s Rubin Ultra & Feynman Architectures: A Defining Moment for the Future of AI Infrastructure
Let’s set the scene: you're not just building an AI system anymore—you're designing infrastructure for a new kind of intelligence...

Rich Washburn
Apr 3, 20254 min read


Google Just Won the Coding Game—Here’s Why That Should Make You Pause
Google didn’t just raise the bar in the AI race—they flipped the table . With the release of Gemini 2.5 Pro, Google quietly dropped a...

Rich Washburn
Mar 28, 20252 min read


This Week in Tech: GPT-4o, Gemini 2.5, and the Anime Apocalypse
Well, that escalated quickly. This week in tech felt less like a news cycle and more like a full-blown time warp. In a few short days, we...

Rich Washburn
Mar 28, 20253 min read


When Quantum Gets Biblical: Are We Ready for the Techno-Spiritual Revolution?
So a priest, a rabbi, and an AI engineer walk into a bar. The bartender looks up and says, “What is this, a joke?” And the AI engineer...

Rich Washburn
Mar 23, 20253 min read


MANUS AI: China’s AGI Contender That’s Forcing OpenAI to Look Over Its Shoulder
Let’s get right to it: Manus AI is the latest agent out of China that’s stirring up serious noise in the AI world. Launched in March...

Rich Washburn
Mar 21, 20254 min read


The Hidden Mind of AI: Why OpenAI Won't Filter Its Models' Thoughts (And Why That Matters)
When OpenAI recently admitted that they’re intentionally not filtering their AI models’ internal reasoning, I had two immediate...

Rich Washburn
Mar 12, 20254 min read


A Hardware Store, a Coffee Shop, and a Secret Country Club Walk into a Bar… (But Seriously, This Place is Magic)
I love discovering places that are more than they appear. The little out-of-the-way gems that turn out to be so much more than a dot on...

Rich Washburn
Mar 7, 20254 min read


Dude, Apple is building JARVIS. And I am so f’ing down for it!
I mean, we’ve been stuck with these dumb voice assistants for way too long—Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant… they’re all basically glorified...

Rich Washburn
Feb 24, 20252 min read


104 Years of Service, Sacrifice, and Celebration
Some moments aren’t just meant to be captured in photographs—they deserve to be etched into memory, shared in words, and honored by those...

Rich Washburn
Feb 21, 20253 min read


The AI Acceleration: How the Next Wave of Innovation is Changing Everything
AI isn’t just moving fast—it’s accelerating at a speed that even the experts struggle to keep up with. What used to be science fiction is...

Rich Washburn
Feb 21, 20254 min read


Microsoft’s Majorana 1: A Quantum Breakthrough Worth Paying Attention To
I’ll admit, I don’t usually get overly excited about Microsoft’s latest and greatest. They’ve got a knack for hyping up technology that...

Rich Washburn
Feb 19, 20253 min read


Psst… You Got Some Compute?
Stuck in line while the tech bro crowd is already building the future? Tech titans like OpenAI, Google, Meta—are stockpiling GPUs like...

Rich Washburn
Feb 19, 20251 min read


Powering the AI Revolution: Why Data Centers Are the Hottest Investment on the Planet
The artificial intelligence boom isn't just transforming industries—it’s reshaping the very backbone of the digital world. Nowhere is...

Rich Washburn
Feb 18, 20253 min read


Grok 3: Holy Crap! The AI Wars Just Got Interesting
Grok… WTF? Let’s be honest—"Grok" is a weird word. But so is Google . Hell, what does Google even mean? We know it as a verb now ( to...

Rich Washburn
Feb 18, 20253 min read


AI Is Taking Over Jobs—Here’s How to Stay Ahead
AI isn’t coming—it’s already here, and it’s rewriting the rules of work. If you’re a business leader, investor, or professional, you’re...

Rich Washburn
Feb 12, 20254 min read


Elon Musk’s Stunning OpenAI Play: Could He Change the Game Forever?
Elon Musk just made headlines (again), this time with a jaw-dropping $97.4 billion bid to take control of OpenAI’s nonprofit arm. If...

Rich Washburn
Feb 11, 20255 min read


How I Accidentally Became Part of the “Process”
I’ll be honest—when Americans for Prosperity (AFP) invited me on their Freedom Tour in Tallahassee, I didn’t exactly know what I was...

Rich Washburn
Feb 6, 20254 min read


Inside the Legislative Process: My Journey with AFP in Tallahassee
Some experiences give you a new perspective on how things really work behind the scenes. My recent trip to Tallahassee with Americans...

Rich Washburn
Feb 4, 20253 min read


Deep Research AI: The Beginning of the End for Human Labor?
The AI arms race has reached another milestone. OpenAI's Deep Research is here, and it's already making waves—big ones. If early reports...

Rich Washburn
Feb 4, 20253 min read


Why Prompt Engineering is the One AI Skill Everyone Needs Right Now
AI is Exploding—And If You Don’t Know How to Use It, You’re Falling Behind AI has officially gone mainstream. It’s no longer just a topic...

Rich Washburn
Feb 3, 20254 min read


2025 AI Predictions: How DeepSeek R1 Changed the Future Overnight
If you thought artificial general intelligence (AGI) was decades away, think again. The future isn’t knocking—it just kicked down the...

Rich Washburn
Jan 29, 20255 min read


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