The Power Bill Behind the Prompt
very AI prompt has a physical cost. In the Tennessee Valley, that cost runs through the same rivers, dams, and power lines that have kept our lights on for ninety years. Here is what it means for your power bill, your water, and your community.
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The AI Bubble Talk, and What History Says Actually Happens Next
Everyone's predicting the AI bubble will burst. Here's what the dot-com crash of 2000 actually teaches us, with the numbers checked.
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71% of Americans Are Worried About AI, Here's What That Means for Your Shop
If it feels like the mood around AI has soured, you are reading the room correctly. A national Gallup survey released in May 2026 found that 71% of Americans oppose building an AI data center in their local area, with 48% strongly opposed. That is higher than local opposition to nuclear power plants. At the same time, Pew Research found that 52% of U.S. workers are worried about how AI will be used at work, and 32% think it will mean fewer job opportunities for them over the long run.
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I Watched "The AI Doc" Here's What Small Business Owners Should Actually Take From It
I watched the new AI documentary on Peacock this weekend The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. It got to me. Then it left me thinking about the small business owners I work with every week, and what they should actually do about all this. Here's where I landed.
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Claude Agents Can “Dream” Now: What Anthropic’s New AI Feature Means for Tri-Cities Businesses
Anthropic’s new Claude “Dreaming” feature points to the future of AI agents that can learn from past work. Here’s what it means for small businesses in Kingsport, Johnson City, Bristol, and the Tri-Cities.
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