The Fuss About Fusion
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: In the last five years, the number of commercial companies looking to exploit nuclear fusion has doubled and investments in those companies have skyrocketed. Why now,...
10 Dec 202145min
Out of This World: The Latest from Space
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: We’re going to just space out on this edition of the Weekly Briefing podcast: The US is on the verge of two significant launches, one a project to establish the viabili...
3 Dec 202125min
This Week in Electronics History: The 1st Microprocessor
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Exactly 50 years ago, one of the most significant products in electronics history was introduced: the microprocessor. It was inevitable that someone would invent one. I...
19 Nov 202117min
Biotech Takes Moore’s Law for a Ride
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The world lacks the ability to track individual health in near real-time. Roswell Biotechnologies says it has married accurate bio-sensing with the economies of scale a...
12 Nov 202149min
How to Build a Metaverse
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Facebook plans to maintain its business empire by building a virtual empire. But what does betting on virtual reality mean as a practical matter? A rollicking discussio...
5 Nov 202145min
CTO Interview: Kunle Olukotun of SambaNova
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: AI is the biggest story in the electronics industry, and by several measures Sambanova ranks among the biggest AI companies. An exclusive interview with SambaNova chief...
29 Okt 202139min
The New Wave in Energy Generation
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Wave power has lagged behind solar and wind, but it has perhaps the greatest potential. This week we talk about wave energy with C-Power CEO Reenst Lesemann and Bill Sc...
22 Okt 202146min
The Prognosis is Actually Pretty Good
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The world economy is reeling. Despite the travails, the electronics industry has been doggedly slogging on — but can it keep going? A conversation with Renesas EVP Sail...
15 Okt 202144min
