I wrote a book about how to actually get real value out of AI. It's for CEOs and solopreneurs and skeptics and enthusiasts alike. It's the no-nonsense, bullshit-free guide that a lot of people need, but were afraid to ask for. You can pre-order it now.

A look at the research into using metal-organic frameworks as photoresists for cutting-edge silicon etching, as ASML aims to move from EUV to X-ray lithography (@mims / Wall Street Journal) wsj.com/tech/silicon-chips-m… techmeme.com/260302/p4#a2603… 📥 Send tips! techmeme.com/contact

Moore’s Law, the march of microchip progress that took us from mainframes to iPhones, will end in 2040. Here’s the tech that could get us across the finish line, writes Christopher @Mims on.wsj.com/4r0fWBS

Everyone told Corning to sell its unprofitable fiber-optic business. Now, because of the AI boom, that division is powering the company’s stock to all-time highs, writes Christopher @Mims. on.wsj.com/4qrlQvI

How do you Ai? I asked @mims about his new book, if his job is at risk, and how Ai removes what he calls "toil," which very well could make our work more human. As the host of #BoldNames and columnist of @WSJ's "Keywords" column, practical Ai use cases are Christopher's bread and butter. For tech folks, you'll learn practical stories, for the uninitiated, you'll get caught up. 01:06 - Ai removes toil, not jobs 07:00 - Job disruption or new opportunities 09:23 - @Clorox uses Ai for previously impossible tasks 10:56 - Generative vs non-generative AI 12:49 - Is the construction industry at Ai risk? 14:57 - The urgency of adopting Ai 17:17 - Ai and law. A win for lawyers and consumers. 24:40 - Ai in Hollywood. Will it kill creativity? 28:40 - Tension of job loss and productivity gains 30:40 - Ai makes us more human 31:22 - Journalism in an AI World

Scientists who use AI have published three times more papers, received five times more citations, and reach leadership roles faster than their AI-free peers. But science as a whole is paying the price, the study suggests. Not only is AI-driven work prone to circling the same crowded problems, but it also leads to a less interconnected scientific literature, with fewer studies engaging with and building on one another. It's a classic social dilemma: what's good for individuals is bad for the collective. science.org/content/article/…

When I give talks for my forthcoming book I always say "these are the industries that will be disrupted by AI, and in this order: 1. coding 2. law ..."

Generative AI is making our gadgets radically better at both hearing and understanding us, writes Christopher @Mims. Here’s why people are getting “voice-pilled.” on.wsj.com/45pEvQP

The politics of green energy are sometimes topsy-turvy. Here you have North Dakota which gets 40% of its energy from wind enjoying low electricity prices. But that's happening while the Trump admin attacks wind energy. Meanwhile, Vermont has the country's most ferociously anti-wind energy set of regulations (10 to 1 setbacks, noise limits, shadows rules, etc.), and has high electricity prices in part because of that, but will tell you up-and-down how progressive it is on climate. You have a set of red states that are pretty progressive on green energy (but don't want to admit that) while you have blue states that are very conservative on green energy (but also don't want to admit that). It's this weird kabuki dance.

AI demos are wild. You never know if what you're seeing is the best case scenario out of a hundred attempts, or what a system is capable of robustly doing again and again. Even then, you have no idea how it will break in the critical minority of cases in which it does.

I know this is a demo but I do wonder if Google is going to get around to leapfrogging Apple / Apple AI with this sort of thing in the not too distant future

I've interviewed thousands of people across 20 years. And the most fun I've ever had was chatting with @McLarenF1 CEO @ZBrownCEO ahead of this week's @F1 finale: So many lessons on life and business in this chat, and his new book: wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-fut…

.@McLarenF1 is having a historic @F1 season. @ZBrownCEO talks with @timkhiggins and @mims on the Bold Names podcast about "Drive to Survive”, the reported @Apple deal and managing star drivers. 🎧 Listen: on.wsj.com/3Lz6mHf

“China’s biotech sector is experiencing the same evolution seen in automotive manufacturing, consumer electronics and even textiles: from a low-cost outsourcing hub to a source of its own intellectual property.” @EleanorOlcott on.ft.com/3KkR20C

Could Big Tech swallow us whole? Legal scholar and author of “The Age of Extraction” @superwuster joins @timkhiggins and @mims on Bold Names to talk about strengthening American competition and building an economy that works for everyone. 🎧 Listen: link.chtbl.com/WSJBoldNames

I write regularly about the limitations of today's AI but I agree with this completely. Rapid progress *is* being made; the fact that AI isn't about to replace us doesn't mean it isn't an incredibly powerful tool!

America's kids can't do math anymore. The avg 8th grader’s math skills, which rose steadily from 1990 to 2013, have plunged to 1970s levels. Combo of phones, social media, pandemic, and declining education standards, have gutted American numeracy. theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1…

I’ve spent the past five years writing about social media. In my research, conversations, and consulting, one question keeps coming up: Why don’t my followers see my posts? I answered it in today’s newsletter. milkkarten.net/p/social-medi…