The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program is shifting from prototype testing toward larger production runs, but officials are confronting a persistent challenge: a shortage of batteries that meet strict NDAA compliance standards. On May 13 at the XPONENTIAL 2026 conference, government and industry leaders discussed plans…
Speed has become the new currency of software. Products are no longer judged solely by what they can do, but by how quickly they can be built, tested, and refined. Teams that once spent months shaping a single release now compete in cycles measured in…
The thing about basketball history is that certain moments never really disappear. Whether it’s Michael Jordan hanging in the air against Utah, Kobe Bryant scoring 81, or Allen Iverson stepping over Tyronn Lue, they are so electrifying that they keep finding new audiences. A shot…
When you think about artificial intelligence, your mind probably jumps to self-driving cars or the newest chatbot craze. These technologies are fascinating, sure. But they often feel like they’re permanently “just around the corner” from making any real-world impact. What if the most significant AI…
There is a particular kind of person who walks into any room and immediately becomes the connective tissue of everyone else in it. Kwasi Amaning Asare, known to his friends and fans as “Amazing,” is that person. And he has been that person for over…
Kwasi Asare has always believed that media isn’t just about attention—it is about influence, capital, timing, trust, and technology. For more than two decades, he has shaped and molded the ever-shifting landscape of digital media: from early banner ads, social media, search engines, and blog…
The most revealing tests of leadership rarely happen in curated moments of discomfort, but in the fragmented spaces in between. Tim Draper’s viral ice-bath pitches sparked a broader conversation about founder resilience, venture capital culture, and operational endurance. There has been a fair amount of…
