Sometimes the future shows up wearing yesterday’s jacket. That’s exactly what the Model Context Protocol (MCP) looks like right now. It’s clean. It’s extensible. It’s open. And it’s being embraced by AI labs like Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft as the connective tissue between agents and tools. If you remember the rise of SIP (Session … Read more
In the UK, BT’s analog switch-off story just got a new twist—the hard stop once pegged for December 2025 has been extended to January 2027. But don’t mistake the extension as a license to wait. The reality? We’re now watching the final act of analog in slow motion, and the deadline may have moved, but … Read more
Just when you think your phone is “yours,” think again. This week, two stories, one out of India, the other from China, highlight a power shift that should have every smartphone user, OEM, and carrier paying attention. Control over your device isn’t in your hands anymore, it’s moving upstream to governments and platforms. India: Security … Read more
Start with the numbers, not the mythology. Pew’s latest report, Americans Social Media Use 2025, puts WhatsApp at about one third of U.S. adults, up from 23 percent in 2021. That is a serious mid-tier platform in a country where everyone assumed SMS and iMessage had permanent squatter’s rights. Drill into Pew’s earlier Americans Social … Read more
When people in the Valley say “everyone in the U.S. is on WhatsApp,” I always go back to the numbers. The truth is more interesting than the hype, and it actually makes WhatsApp look stronger in the segments that matter. Start with Pew. In 2021, about 23% of U.S. adults said they used WhatsApp, according … Read more
Three years ago, ChatGPT lit a fuse. Not just under OpenAI, but under the entire tech industry. Like the iPhone in 2007 or the launch of Skype in 2003, it wasn’t just a product drop — it was a moment. In the span of 36 months, the world moved from wondering what this chatbot thing … Read more
Back in the 80s and early 90s, word processing was where empires were built. WordStar (from MicroPro), MultiMate, WordPerfect, and FullWrite weren’t just names—they were the cornerstone of productivity before the rise of the internet. Today, that same foundational role is being played by platforms like Cursor, Replit, and Loveable. The players are new, but … Read more
You can take the “kid” out of Philly, but you can’t take Philly out of the kid. Today I joined Lou Scheinfeld in being quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer about “The Flyers’ Loyal Order of the Unducked Puck” in Matt Breen’s great historical piece about the very exclusive society of an elite group of Philadelphia … Read more
We’ve seen our fair share of tech hype cycles over the past two decades: smartphones, the rise of VoIP, the birth of cloud computing. But generative AI isn’t just another entrant on the innovation leaderboard. It has now earned a title no other technology has: the fastest adopted general-purpose technology in U.S. history. Let that … Read more
If you’ve been watching the conversational AI space since it started, you’ve likely noticed something fascinating that’s been happening beneath the surface. While most tech headlines focus on the latest chatbot demo or which Big Tech giant is launching yet another assistant, there’s a more profound shift taking place. It’s another move that reminds me … Read more
