Month: December 2023

In the last few years, we have seen automation take hold in all aspects of our lives, from driver-assisted autopilot in our cars to AI research assistance. But now automation has come to the burger business. The world’s first purchase-to-plate burger restaurant has opened in Southern California. The Cali Express by Flippy™ will open its doors sometime in 2024.

Flippy is an AI-powered fry robot developed by Miso Robotics. It will freshly grind a Wagyu blend of beef into a patty and fry it up AFTER you order, making this one of the freshest and fastest burgers you can eat! It will also turn out a basket of perfectly cooked french fries made from premium potatoes. With all this high-end food, you would think the burger prices would be outrageous, but they are competitively priced with human-run chains like In-n-Out.

Updates, updates, updates! Do they ever stop? Do I need to install them? Don’t they always pop up during the most annoying times? These are some questions I commonly hear from clients about firmware updates. Here’s a little more insight into what is happening and why they are important.

Before we get into the importance of firmware upgrades, we need to understand what firmware is and its role in overall device functionality. Firmware is a sort of software that is integrated within the hardware of electrical devices. Firmware, as opposed to standard software that runs on an operating system, is intended to operate the device’s specialized hardware components. It connects a device’s hardware and software, allowing them to function together. Think of it as getting maintenance on your car, like an oil change.

We’ve been keeping up with new iPhones and software updates for decades now. Though it feels never-ending, each update becomes more and more innovative and customizable. Here are some features from the new iOS 17.x update:

If you have an email address, at some point, you’re bound to have an occurrence that will make you do a double-take: you’ll receive an email that has your email as the sender, only you didn’t send it. Naturally, alarm bells begin ringing (not a bad thing) because you’re worried your account has been compromised. But after forwarding it to your trusty IT team (please don’t click the link, I beg you), you’re reassured it didn’t actually come from you.