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David Graff

David Graff is the editor-in-chief of Techpinions, where he covers the business of technology: AI, semiconductors, data centers and energy, crypto and fintech regulation, and the deals reshaping media and tech. A journalism graduate from USC, he focuses on the numbers behind the headlines: what companies promise versus what the data shows. His reporting on OpenAI's delayed disclosure of its Australian Medicare breach was mentioned on Techmeme. He also writes for Technori. Connect with David on LinkedIn. Email him at david@techpinions.com
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AI’s Energy Use Is Both Wildly Overblown and Seriously Underrated. Here’s the Part That’s True.

There are two stories about AI and electricity, and they are both…

The Free Document Management Software I’d Set Up for a Team

I have spent years wrangling files across teams, audits, and product launches.…

Chrome Broke Ad Blockers and AI Answers Broke Traffic. It’s the Same Story.

Two things happened to the web this past year that were reported…

Free Home Accounting Software That Keeps Budgets Clear

I started tracking our household money after a surprise plumbing bill wrecked…

AI Writes Code Faster Than Ever. The Productivity Gain Is About 10 Percent. Both Are True

In July 2025, a nonprofit research group called METR published the result…

Free Nonprofit Accounting Software I Actually Recommend

Fund accounting is where good intentions go to die. A small arts…

The Entry-Level Job Is Vanishing. The Fight Is Over Whether AI Is Holding the Knife

If you graduated into a white-collar field in the last two years,…

Free Animation Software That Punches Above Its Price

I started testing free animation tools after a tough meeting where a…

Open vs. Closed AI Models: The Gap Closed, the Trade-Offs Didn’t

For most of the generative-AI era, the answer to "should I use…