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74 Associate Fellows
8 Fellows
16 Distinguished Fellows

Where is the innovation?

Elon Musk unveils Macrohard AI project that could ‘simulate Microsoft’s entire operations’
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/elon-musk-unveils-macrohard-ai-company

Microsoft surely faces immense challenges but, seriously, Elon’s “Macrohard” is not one of them.

New top heavy Martian C-suite means they’ll have to clear out mid-level Directors with long complicated titles to justify new inflated salaries. WTW typically lays folks off before the third quarter or right before the holidays. AI, innovation and offshoring are increasingly popular and very un-American. They have started for 2025.

On Aug 7, there was an event celebrating 100 years of innovation at AT&T in Middletown highlighting past AT&T inventions. It was organized by Raj Savoor, VP of AT&T Labs. Retirees were invited because they were the last ones to see any innovation.

Highlight: keynote by Ed Amoroso, past CSO at AT&T who puts Rich Baich to shame. Talked about the future of cyber security (he started his own company after leaving) and gave the top 10 things in Letterman style that AT&T should be doing in the future. Am pretty sure not too many things AT&T is actually doing were on his list.

Lowlight: Some ex VP level retiree stood up during Q&A and said something like "I hear morale at AT&T is now in the toilet, what are you doing to engage employees such that the innovations we have heard about today will continue?" Andy Markus who was on the panel said "we are using AI to drive down costs and save the company money."

What sellable products has F5 developed internally/organically in the last 10 years?

I’ve been at Teradata for 7 years now, and I still feel lucky to come into the Rancho Bernardo office. The gym here is awesome, the cafeteria is way better than most places I’ve worked, and the natural light in the building just makes the day feel lighter. The people are the real difference though—helpful, down-to-earth, and always willing to share what they know.

Yeah, there have been some tough cuts, but that’s true almost everywhere these days. What I really like is that Teradata seems to be steering in the right direction with Vantage—focused on innovation and positioning us for the long run. I can see the vision, and it makes me hopeful I’ll still be here another 20 years.

Ladies and gentlemen, Ford has just rolled out their latest Homer 2.0 moment and no, I’m not talking about Homer Simpson designing a car with a bubble dome and a La-Z-Boy recliner. I’m talking about Ford exec Homer, the man who has turned EV dreams into billion-dollar dumpster fires.

Now, Homer’s telling us this is the Model T moment. Really? The Model T brought the world the car. Homer’s Model T moment is like if Henry Ford said, ‘What if… we make it slower, uglier, and on fire half the time but call it progress!’

Every EV project? Dead. Every startup partnership? Gone faster than free pizza in the break room. Billions of dollars down the drain that’s not a business plan, that’s a reality TV show called Corporate Survivor: Detroit Edition.

And the excuses? Oh, they’re endless. The market! The supply chain! The moon’s in retrograde! Mercury’s in Gatorade! Everyone and everything else is to blame… except the Ford executives themselves. They’re walking around in Teflon suits and matching Teflon underpants nothing sticks, baby! They could drive the company straight into the side of a barn and somehow blame the barn.

The Model T put the world on wheels. Homer’s version? It’s putting shareholders on Xanax. It’s like watching a guy lose every hand at poker and still shout, ‘One more round, I’m feeling lucky!’ No, Homer. Step away from the wheel. Put down the keys. This isn’t a Model T moment it’s a clown car parade, and you’re leading it.

WTH. It's interesting to see Ford, a century-old company, now mimicking Tesla’s disruptive strategies. It raises questions, are legacy automakers innovating, or just playing catch up?

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