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Your Flagship Phone Was Built by Women the Industry Doesn't Count as "Women in Tech"
Every March, tech press celebrates female founders and female VCs. Meanwhile, the women who actually mine the cobalt in your battery, assemble your device, and sort your e-waste at end of life are invisible to the industry's diversity conversation. Kieran on the hardware supply chain's real gender problem.
Kieran VanceMarch 6, 2026
The TOPS Lie: Why Your Phone's "AI Chip" Numbers Mean Almost Nothing
Every flagship phone now ships with a dedicated "AI processor" and a big TOPS number. Nobody agrees on how to measure it, nobody tells you what it actually runs, and the benchmark is the product. Let's fix that.
Kieran VanceMarch 5, 2026
The Lab Has a Diversity Problem. Your Devices Are Paying for It.
When design labs are built by homogeneous teams, the hardware reflects that. VR headsets that give you migraines, phones sized for one hand type, wearables that don't fit — these aren't accidents. They're measurement errors.
Kieran VanceMarch 5, 2026Gaming Phone Thermal Throttling: Why Your $1,200 "Pro" Device Can't Handle 20 Minutes of Genshin Impact
Your flagship phone's benchmark numbers are a lie it can only hold for 15 minutes. I ran the tests—here's what's actually happening inside that glass sandwich when you dare to game on it.
Kieran VanceMarch 3, 2026USB-C Cable Myths: Why Your Fast Charger Still Crawls
Kieran VanceFebruary 28, 2026The NPU Thermal Wall: Why Your "AI-Powered" Phone Is Slowly Dying
The NPU thermal wall is destroying 2026 flagships. Here's the data proving it, and why your "AI-powered" phone is slowly dying under the features you're being sold.
Kieran VanceFebruary 25, 2026