So, Activision Blizzard had a week. On one hand, they’re rolling out the red carpet for Black Ops 7, throwing a big digital party called Call of Duty: NEXT. They’re showing off the...
I was staring at a network architecture diagram the other day—a beautiful, impossibly complex web of servers, nodes, and data pathways that powers a tiny fraction of our digital li...
An analysis often begins with an anomaly. In my case, the anomaly was a single word appearing in three distinct and uncorrelated data streams within a short time frame: "Adrena." T...
So, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power suddenly wants to be your best friend. They’ve announced a new program to slap solar panels and a big, shiny battery onto your hou...
I want you to think about the last time a system truly failed you. Maybe it was a power grid in a storm, a supply chain during a crisis, or just a piece of software that refused to...
The announcement, when it arrived, felt like an outlier in a dataset of corporate branding. Kraft Heinz, the conglomerate that owns a significant portion of the American pantry, de...
For years, we’ve thought of the `doordash app` as a simple utility. A digital button we press when hunger strikes. You tap, a `dasher` arrives, you eat. It was a transaction, a mod...
So, UnitedHealthcare just sent a memo to thousands of Minnesota seniors, and I’ve translated it from PR-speak for you. It says: "Thanks for the years of loyal payments. Now, get lo...
This week, if you’re in Central Texas and the skies are clear, you’ll have two chances to see it. On Tuesday night, for a brief three minutes, a brilliant point of light will arc a...
So, the President of the United States stood in front of 800 military leaders—actual generals and admirals with chests full of medals—and said he wants to use American cities as "t...