Allen Lau
For nearly 70 years, the home electrical panel has looked the same. Meanwhile, the home itself is transforming: solar on the roof, batteries in the garage, heat pumps, EVs in the driveway, and smart appliances and devices everywhere. And yet, the panel? Still the same. It is the last dumb box...
Allen Lau
The cost of intelligence is dropping at an unprecedented rate. Just as the drop in the cost of computing unlocked the PC era and the drop in the cost of connectivity enabled the internet era, falling costs today are driving explosive demand for AI adoption. That demand creates opportunity on the...
Allen Lau
The tariffs are coming. We all know this isn’t really about fentanyl—only 19 kg of the U.S.’s supply comes from Canada, while close to 10,000 kg was seized at the U.S. border. Even if we solved this tiny issue, Trump would find something else—maybe he’d complain that the snow in NYC is due to...
Allen Lau
Those who know me well would tell you I am a pretty boring person. I don’t have many hobbies, but one thing I do love is gadgets. For instance, I’m a big fan of DIY home automation. Practically every electronic device in my house is voice-controlled, automated, and Wi-Fi-connected—if it can be, it...