Hardware
AI's Hunger For Power Is Triggering A Political Backlash
Posted in Business, Hardware, Software on 28th May, 2026
by Alexander Muller
The vast warehouses of servers that power everything from cloud storage to large language models, now consume 6% of all electricity generated in the United States. New figures suggest that milestone has been quietly crossed, and communities are starting to push back.
The Clock On Internet Encryption Is Ticking Faster Than We Thought
Posted in Hardware, Science, Software on 6th May, 2026
by Alexander Muller
The honest message from experts in the field is straightforward: the window for an orderly, planned transition to quantum-safe cryptography is open now, but it won't stay open indefinitely. Waiting for quantum hardware to actually pose a demonstrated threat before beginning to act is not a strategy, it's a gamble with the security of everything.
What If AI Thought More Like A Brain, And Used A Fraction Of The Power?
Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 5th May, 2026
by Alexander Muller
The brain has already solved the energy efficiency problem that silicon is struggling with. Learning to build electronics that work more like it, flexible, varied, and adaptive, may be one of the most important engineering challenges of the coming decade.
The EV Charging Problem Might Finally Be Solved
Posted in Hardware, Science on 4th May, 2026
by Alexander Muller
One of the most stubborn objections to electric vehicles has always been the same: filling up a petrol tank takes two minutes; charging an EV takes forever. That argument is becoming increasingly hard to make.
Powering AI: How The Data Centre Boom Is Reshaping The US Energy Grid
Posted in Hardware, Science, Software on 3rd Apr, 2026
by Alexander Muller
What was once a relatively stable power system is now under pressure as data centres, driven by AI, demand unprecedented levels of energy.