Steve Hochman

Los Angeles

Music Critic and Journalist at Freelance

Pop Music Critic at KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA)

Articles

AI Utopia, Meet Data Reality

3 weeks ago | zero100.com | Steve Hochman

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Hacking Uncertainty: Supply Chain Simulation Finds Its Moment

3 weeks ago | zero100.com | Steve Hochman

Geopolitical upheaval, trend shifts, and even tactical adjustments to inventory flow can spawn risks and dependencies that AI algorithms are ill-equipped to tackle on their own. Even the most powerful new AI algorithms rely on historical patterns, like last year’s orders or shipping logs. But today’s supply chains are riddled with surprises and entanglements, like a sudden port strike or the working capital effect of new tariffs, that don’t yet exist in the data.
The Returning Angel: Nels Cline’s 50-Year Journey

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Steve Hochman

Nels Cline widens his eyes, gets an ultra-serious look on his face, brings his hands up. “Yes,” he says, with an exaggerated theatricality that would impress John Barrymore. “We’re on a—dare I say it—journey.”That last word gets extra emphasis, pumping up the over-use and triteness of the expression. The guitarist and composer smirks a little, talking on a Zoom from his home in upstate New York. He just can’t say it with a straight face.
The Returning Angel: Nels Cline’s 50-Year Journey

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Steve Hochman

5 hours agoThe "Late Show" host shows how tariffs could change how we drink. “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert said President Donald Trump’s tariffs could have an unexpected toll on millions of Americans. “The price of a new car could increase by as much as $12,000,” he said. “So from now on, teenagers are gonna …
DeepSeek, Alibaba, and the Welcome Chinese AI Invasion

2 months ago | zero100.com | Steve Hochman

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Grateful Dead Drummer Mickey Hart Remembers Tabla Genius Zakir Hussain

Dec 27, 2024 | thebluegrasssituation.com | Steve Hochman |Justin Hiltner

‚ÄúI am here. I‚Äôm ready to play.‚ÄĚThat, Mickey Hart recalls, is the first thing Zakir Hussain said to him when the young Mumbai-born tabla player, having recently arrived in the U.S., knocked on the door at the Grateful Dead drummer‚Äôs Marin County ranch. ‚ÄúOh, okay,‚ÄĚ Hart says he replied. ‚ÄúHere we go.‚ÄĚThat was 1970 and go they did, forming a deep musical and personal bond that lasted from that day until .
The Los Angeles League of Musicians

Nov 22, 2024 | goodcountrybgs.substack.com | Steve Hochman

“Sorry,” says Zac Sokolow, apologizing for the connection issues and cave-like lighting on a Zoom call. “We’re in our van. It’s a travel day between Berlin and…”He looks out the window, but can’t see much in the dark, it being nighttime there. “We’re in Germany, heading somewhere to...”“To Aachen,” chimes in Jake Faulkner, sitting to Sokolow’s left in the van’s middle passenger seat. Behind them is Nicholas Baker, leaning forward from the way-back seat. “Aachen, yeah,” Sokolow says.
Five Keys to True AI Breakthrough

Oct 29, 2024 | zero100.com | Steve Hochman

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Microsoft’s Unlikely Three Mile Island AI Power Play

Oct 8, 2024 | zero100.com | Steve Hochman

Last month, Microsoft shocked power pundits, announcing its plan to bring the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear facility back from the dead. It was a PR agent’s worst nightmare. And if we’re serious about decarbonizing AI, it was the exact right move. In 1979, Three Mile Island experienced the worst accident ever at a US commercial power plant.
Learning from Temu’s Marketplace Crash

Sep 3, 2024 | zero100.com | Steve Hochman

On August 19, US-listed shares in PDD, owner of low-priced retail marketplace Temu, plunged 33%, wiping out $55 billion in market value in a single day. Just three months earlier, Temu completed an 18-month sprint from pre-revenue startup to US shopping app download leader, amassing 250 million downloads in 2023. Then, whiplash. In 2023, Temu spent $2 billion on Meta ads, losing over $600 million, or $40 per order.