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Intel Foundry: A Cultural Reboot
I attended Intel Foundry’s Direct Connect in San Jose this week, where it was evident the company is shedding its old top-down, Intel-knows-best approach. I saw humility, acknowledgment of past missteps, and meaningful customer and partner engagement. Credit goes to the new leadership with external experience. Still, 18A remains a challenge. Building The Foundry Muscle…
Motorola’s Razr Revolution: How Lifestyle Tech is Winning the Youth Market
In a move to strengthens its position in the premium smartphone segment, Motorola has unveiled its 2025 Razr lineup, expanding to three models and showcasing a commitment to lifestyle technology that’s capturing younger audiences in increasingly competitive markets. Color and Expression at the Core The standout aspect of Motorola’s strategy is its deliberate focus on…
Robots That See, Part 2: Vision Transformers
Transformer neural nets are quickly making robotics way more useful. See Physical Intelligence’s video they dropped yesterday, where their robot cleans kitchens and bedrooms in homes it was never trained on! And check out this video from XPENG recapping what they discussed at the ongoing Auto Shanghai show, including how their robot uses more AI…
10 Years On and Apple Watch Has Not Left My Wrist Yet
A decade ago, when I first strapped on the original Apple Watch, I had no idea it would become the most irreplaceable device in my daily life. Ten years later, not only has the Apple Watch never left my wrist, but its role has evolved in ways even Apple may not have fully anticipated. The…
From Org Chart to Work Chart: Navigating the Human-Agent Workplace
In the latest episode of my TEQ podcast, I had the pleasure to engaged in an insightful conversation with Alexia Cambon, Head of Research on Microsoft’s Copilot and Future of Work team, about how artificial intelligence and AI agents are fundamentally reshaping the workplace. The discussion explored findings from Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index report,…
Robots That See, Part 1: The Evolution of Computer Vision
This piece kicks off a new series on robotics. I’ll walk through the key ideas from first principles, starting with computer vision, and explain how GenAI changes what’s possible in robotics. Note that I’m pulling on some other ongoing threads on Chipstrat, so after this post, we’ll take a break from technical topics and cover…