Managed IT for Logistics and Transportation Companies in Florence and Erlanger

The logistics corridor along I-71/75 between Florence and Erlanger is one of the busiest freight hubs in the Midwest. With Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport practically next door and a dense cluster of warehouses, freight brokers, 3PLs, and last-mile carriers operating in the area, downtime isn't measured in inconvenience — it's measured in missed loads, contract penalties, and lost accounts.

The Chip Shortage Revisited

In January, we published a post about the ongoing computer chip shortage. We described some of the causes for the supply chain slow-down as well as the--very slow--process of making semiconductors and computer chips. We also discussed some of the responses to the chip shortage, namely the CHIPS for America Act, a Congressional bill that funneled money to domestic chip fabrication, and the opening of a large Intel fabrication facility near Columbus.

Google’s AI Part II: What’s at Stake?

On June 17th we published a post about controversy surrounding recent developments relating to one of Google's AI projects, LaMDA. To summarize, an engineer who had been working on the AI became convinced that LaMDA had achieved a kind of person-hood. After Google placed him on administrative leave, he made his point of view public.

Is Google’s AI Sentient?

On June 11th, The Washington Post published a story about an AI engineer at Google named Blake Lemoine. Lemoine worked on a language AI system at Google called LaMDA. Convinced that the AI had become self-aware, Blake reported his suspicions to his supervisors.

Power Outages and Smart Grids

Did you notice the power's out? As of the publication of this post, roughly 31 thousand people in Butler and Hamilton counties are without power, according to WCPO. That's a small fraction of the total 166 thousand people who have gone without power over the past 24 hours.

What is Quantum Computing?

On Wednesday, Liv McMahon of the BBC reported on the acquisition of a quantum computer by the British Ministry of Defense. The computer is the first of its kind to be owned by the UK government. Produced by Orca Computing, the computer will be applied to solving problems relating to national defense and security.