Nikola Tesla never let go of the question: if music rides the air, why not power? The story traces his early experiments at Colorado Springs and Wardenclyffe and shows how that vision echoes today in wireless charging, inductive transfer, and cautious power-beam trials

A drawer once full of tangled cables gave way to a single universal connector. The piece looks at how USB-C reduced friction, sped up charging, and what its success teaches about the value of standards, from consumer tech to home energy.

Smarter meters on paper, stubborn results in practice. We explain what AMI is, what ‘2.0’ promises, and why those expectations clash with reality. We unpack where advanced meters trip in real homes and why a partner-first approach works better than cramming everything into one box