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A piece making the rounds today argues that artificial intelligence is a technology, not a product — a distinction that sounds subtle but carries real weight. The idea is that companies keep trying to sell AI as a finished thing, when really it's infrastructure, more like electricity than an iPhone. How that framing takes hold could reshape entire business models.
On a more immediate note, PG&E is moving ahead with preemptive power shutoffs across parts of the Bay Area as high winds bear down on the region. That's a story with obvious stakes for the tech industry, given how much critical infrastructure sits in those zip codes. Data centers, offices, and tens of thousands of remote workers could all feel the disruption.
And on a lighter note, Russia's Mikron semiconductor company has found a creative revenue stream — selling framed test wafers as souvenirs, with twelve designs priced at roughly one hundred seventy dollars each. They're also offering two-dollar vials of actual cleanroom air. It's an oddly charming side hustle for a chipmaker navigating serious international sanctions pressure.
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