Sarah Mitchell
Sarah Mitchell covers AI policy and consumer tech from Portland. Before OwlyTimes she spent five years building product at a developer-tools startup, which is where she stopped trusting demos. Writes when a feature ships, not when it's announced.
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TechnologyKTC Mini-LED Monitors Bring High-End Visuals to Mainstream Desks
TrendForce reports that global Mini-LED monitor shipments surged by 340 percent, as KTC brings high-end display technology to the mass-market desktop space.
TechnologyXPeng Overhauls Manufacturing by Replacing Assembly Lines With AI
XPeng expanded its workforce to 19,884 employees in 2025, prioritizing R&D staff to integrate AI and software development into its vehicle manufacturing.
TechnologyAI Growth Needs New Economic Policies to Fuel Job Creation
MIT economist David Autor reveals in a new study that U.S. employment growth requires proactive economic policies to turn AI disruption into job creation.
TechnologyNevada tests electrical ionization to trigger desert rainfall
Nevada researchers are testing electrical ionization technology to trigger desert rainfall, moving away from traditional silver iodide cloud seeding methods.
TechnologyThalo Labs Secures Suffolk Funding to Digitize NYC HVAC Systems
Thalo Labs secured funding from Suffolk Technologies to digitize HVAC systems in New York, turning mechanical units into data-generating building assets.
TechnologyNew AI Models Cut E. Coli Water Testing Time to Under 24 Hours
New AI models now detect E. coli in water samples in under 24 hours, replacing slow laboratory testing methods to improve public health safety at beaches.
TechnologyTech stocks slide as AI rally faces cooling macroeconomic reality
Intel shares fell 6.8 percent and Micron dropped 3.6 percent as the S&P 500 retreated from record highs while markets weigh AI hype against energy costs.
TechnologyDuolingo struggles to balance human lessons with AI integration
CEO Luis Von Ahn faces a crisis as Duolingo stock plummeted 80% after an AI-first pivot, forcing a difficult balance between human lessons and automation.
TechnologyWall Street Braces for Nvidia Revenue Report on May 20
Nvidia releases its fiscal first-quarter earnings report on May 20. Investors monitor Jensen Huang’s chip giant to see if revenue growth meets expectations.
TechnologyRadiologists struggle as scan volume outpaces diagnostic tech tools
At the ISMRM 2026 meeting on May 11, GE HealthCare debuts AI-native MRI platforms designed to reduce radiologist burnout and improve patient scan workflows.
TechnologyJamie Byrne revamps creative pipelines to automate film production
Jamie Byrne, co-founder of Promise, is restructuring creative pipelines by using artificial intelligence to automate and scale modern film production workflows.
TechnologyShanghai Sunmi Technology shares fall 6.3% amid warehouse tech pivot
Shanghai Sunmi Technology shares fell 4.7% today as the retail tech firm pivots its primary business focus toward warehouse and logistics operations.