As artificial intelligence becomes more complex and capable, ethics will play a crucial role in deciding how we move forward, but like most ethical quandaries, it’s not that simple… In February of 2020, both IBM and Microsoft signed something called the “Rome Call of AI Ethics.” This pledge was drafted…

As the world continues to wrestle with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Open Source Hardware Summit pivots to a digital format, and the community finds new ways to help. Back in February of 2020, the virus known as COVID-19 was already a horrifying reality for people in the eastern parts of…

A device the size of a smartphone, combined with open-source software, can make your car semi-autonomous. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I discovered the sheer joy of cruise control. I knew about it, knew what it did, but I never had a dire need for…

The Internet is a digital Wild West, but with the help of quantum technology, it doesn’t have to be… There are many mysteries left to solve on this planet we call home, to say nothing of the greater universe. Some of them are large, and some are infinitesimally small…

Could the replacement for Moore’s Law come from chips inspired by the human brain? Moore’s Law is dying! Moore’s Law is dead! If quantum computing has anything to say in the matter, it’s both! While it’s true that we’re nearing a plateau in regards to transistors on a chip, it’s…

With Coronavirus quarantines in effect, interruptions and delays are poised to strike across the supply chain. The coronavirus has been the subject of countless news stories in recent memory. While a vast majority of cases are in China, 18 other countries have also reported diagnoses, prompting the World Health Organization…

Nuro has become the first autonomous vehicle company to receive exemption from federal safety standards. Modern automobiles come with certain expectations: a steering wheel, side windows, windshields, things like that. Self-driving cars don’t need these things, of course, because they have their own sensors and hardware to handle perception and…

In a world where everything we are is digital, protecting yourself is paramount In the first part of this series on threats in the digital realm we talked about what a potential cyber attack would look like on a mass scale. Now comes the next logical question: are you ready…

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones” — Albert Einstein Editor’s Note: while this article was inspired by recent global events, both the author and staff of Supplyframe Hardware hope for peace between the…