Posts by Blake Coleman
IBM Got This One Right: Why Entry-Level Hiring Still Matters in an AI Economy
TL;DR FAQ: Is AI Really Killing Entry-Level Jobs, or Just Redesigning Them? The mood going into 2026: AI is taking jobs Late 2025 and early 2026 has been full of warnings about AI replacing people, especially at the entry level. On February 9, 2026, Matt Shumer published “Something Big Is Happening.” It spread quickly because…
Read MoreDeep Tech as Industrial Infrastructure
The era of deep tech only being thought of as scientific projects is over. The industrial phase has begun. TL;DR FAQ: How is deep tech becoming industrial infrastructure? For years, deep tech lived in a world of long timelines and longer pitches. Venture capitalists bet on breakthrough science. Founders promised paradigm shifts. Everyone talked about…
Read MoreAmerica’s AI Hiring Laws Are a Well-Intentioned Trainwreck
“Bad decisions made with good intentions are still bad decisions.”– Jim Collins, How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In TL;DR FAQ: How Are AI Hiring Laws Slowing Down Hiring and Reducing Job Opportunities? Removing bias in hiring is a worthy goal. Creating objective, skills-based processes that focus on qualifications instead of…
Read MoreWhy Everyone’s About to Have to Replace Their Computer
This isn’t another post about ChatGPT or how to use AI to level up your skills. This is about how the infrastructure shift of where AI sits is about to cost you and your company a lot of money. TL;DR FAQ: Why On-Device AI Will Force a Mass Computer Replacement If you’re reading this on…
Read MoreTesla’s Great Reset: Why the Company You Knew is Gone Forever
TL;DR FAQ: What is Tesla’s 2026 Great Reset and Why Did They Stop Making the Model S and X? If you’ve been following Tesla even casually, you’ve probably noticed something feels different lately. The company that spent nearly two decades perfecting electric cars just pulled off one of the most dramatic pivots in corporate history.…
Read MoreWhat Parents Need to Know About STEM Education Before AI Changes Everything
TL;DR FAQ: What STEM Majors Matter Most in the AI Era? Ensure Your Child Is The Human Guiding AI, Not the Human Replaced by AI If you’re a parent, you want nothing more than to protect your children and prepare them for a life where they can achieve their dreams. Where they have real opportunity.…
Read MoreBeyond the Gadgets: What CES 2026 Signals for the Future of Enterprise Technology
TL;DR FAQ: What Did CES 2026 Reveal About Enterprise Technology’s Future? CES used to be where we’d ooh and ahh over the latest 8K TV or a refrigerator that tweets. That’s shifted. This year’s show underscored the trend: consumer tech becoming enterprise infrastructure, and AI moving from our screens into the physical world. If you’re…
Read MoreLinkedIn, We Need to Talk: Why Your “Jobs on the Rise” List Misses the Mark (And Our 2026 Reality Check)
TL;DR FAQ: What Jobs Are Actually Hot in 2026 (Not 2023)? LinkedIn just released its annual “Jobs on the Rise 2026” list, highlighting the 25 fastest-growing roles in the U.S. Then you asked us a question: “How do the roles on this year’s list compare with broader labor market trends you’re observing?” Well, you opened…
Read MoreWhere Americans Moved in 2025, and What That Tells Us
TL;DR FAQ: Where Americans Moved in 2025 and Why It Matters What the U-Haul Growth Index Shows, and Why Jobs, Housing, Weather, and Quality of Life All Point the Same Way Every year, the U-Haul Growth Index gives us one of the most practical looks at domestic migration in the U.S. It is not survey…
Read MoreThe Unofficial STEM Search Group Holiday Hall of Fame
At STEM Search Group, we spend our days working with the people who quietly keep the world running in the background: technologists, engineers, manufacturing pros, life scientists, healthcare innovators, and niche startup builders who live to solve problems. So for the holidays, we’re giving the spotlight to them… kind of. Here’s a tour of the…
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