Hello,

Some of my favorite Colin Chapman (Lotus Engineering) quotes for you to think about today:

1. "Simplify, then add lightness."
2. "Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere."
3. "Rules are for the obedience of fools and the interpretation of smart men."

A bunch of good stuff in today's newsletter. 

In particular, check out that in-wheel motor...I've been a skeptic about their unsprung mass and torque until I saw this one. We'll have more on it in a few weeks from the inventor who I invited to write for us in more detail about it.

I've also shared a few of the places I've visited  on the 'net that I thought you'd find interesting or useful - I'll try to remember to do that going forward.

enjoy,

-AndyT

From Around the Web

One of the most entertaining R&D videos you'll ever watch that goes from concept to working prototype, albeit still requires refinement. Garage genius MacGyvers a 2kW fiber laser welder stinger to a 3d printer head using scrap/salvaged components. And sucessfully prints metal objects with it...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dG639pDfDKw

An ex-Samsung designer's company, Furiosa, is producing a lower power AI chip architecture for inferencing:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2Exyzeg5xGQ

A dystopian future where 3d printers are banned is portrayed in a well-done short film embedded in this informative video about the ban legislation presently in play (one that engineers, trades, and artists can stop while it's in committee) in Washington and New York states, that forces pattern recognition and security holes into the 3d printing and CNC process.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cFWO8xXlGcw&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1VUw%3D%3D

"OpenAI is broke....and so is everyone else." Vanessa exposes Sam Altman's former anti-ad stance with ChatGPT not having had success in subscriber revenue and now having to resort to ads.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3N9qlPZBc0&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1VUw%3D%3D

AI is not making the money that companies thought it would be for them:

https://www.techspot.com/news/111028-another-report-shows-most-companies-arent-making-more.html

A third party battery repair/replacement shop alleges that Tesla has cells that are leaking electrolyte due to overheating during welding in the factory. They also are finding corrosion in some packs after cracking them open.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W5n7Fhl4C_0

"Windows 11 is WAY Better Without AI" - how to strip out the AI from the OS:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PiC_XpVtzLY&pp=ugUHEgVlbi1VUw%3D%3D