The Training Era Is Over.
Inference now dominates AI compute — two-thirds of all workloads, a $50B+ chip market, and 93.3 GW of power demand by 2030. Data-backed analysis with an interactive inference economics calculator.
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Future Forward
Long-form research on the future of the web, AI interfaces, platform economics, and digital behavior. Looking slightly backward, deeply at the present, and clearly into the next decade.
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Forward-looking analysis of technology and digital evolution
The Engineer Shortage Is Fake.
340,000 unfilled data center positions globally — but is it a real shortage or manufactured scarcity? A data-backed investigation across 12 markets with an interactive talent gap calculator.
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A comprehensive look at what actually changed from 2020 to 2026, why AI answers and platforms are repricing the web, and which kinds of websites still compound value. Includes a free/pro interactive resilience calculator.
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