Author Profile
Jim Smart
Editor in Chief
Editor in chief at NEXAIRI, guiding reporting and long-form features. Previously led editorial teams at regional publications across the Southeast.
Latest Articles
Editorial
I'm Not a Writer, But I Built a Professional News Site. | NEXAIRI
How non-writers can use AI tools to bridge the gap between great ideas and professional publication—without faking editorial standards or reader trust.
Lifestyle
LLC vs. Sole Proprietorship: The Entrepreneur's Guide | NEXAIRI
LLC vs. sole proprietorship: an LLC shields personal assets with tax benefits. Learn the six-step formation process, state filing fees, and key mistakes.
Technology
Terafab: How Robots and AI Turn Solar Into Factories
Terabase Energy's Terafab uses robots and AI to build solar 2x faster. Here's why this manufacturing shift matters for powering AI data centers.
Technology
DeepSeek V4: 1T Parameters, Open Model, 1M Context
DeepSeek V4: 1T parameters, 1M token context, open weights. Outperforms GPT-4o on code benchmarks, costs $0.50–1.50/M tokens. What developers need to know.
Technology
Dario Amodei Admits No One Elected Him. Now What's the Fix?
Anthropic's CEO acknowledged the concentration of AI power on 60 Minutes. The real fix isn't just regulation—it's transparency, compute visibility, and market structures that force accountability.
Travel
SpaceX's Relentless Pace: 16 Launches, a Crew in Orbit, and No Signs of Slowing Down
SpaceX's Crew-12 launch marks its 16th Falcon 9 mission of 2026, highlighting a new era of spaceflight as infrastructure. From rapid anomaly recovery to record Starlink launches, here's how SpaceX is reshaping access to orbit.
Editorial
Building Infrastructure for What's Next: Enterprise AI 2026
Enterprise AI in February 2026: what's working, what's failing, what's emerging. Infrastructure challenges and opportunities leaders should focus on this.
Technology
Logitech G29 Review: The Perfect Gateway to Sim Racing
One dad's honest take on the G29 after racing F1 24, F1 25, and Gran Turismo 7 with his kids—and why it's the smartest way to dip your toes into sim racing without drowning in costs.
Editorial
Welcome to 2026: The Year We Bring Our Vision to Life
A personal note from James S. on what's ahead for Nexairi Mentis and the community we're building together. 2025 was the beginning. 2026 and beyond? This is where we bring our vision to life.
Sports
Zero-Latency Fans: How Sports Became Micro-Transactions
How broadcasters deploy sub-200ms edge infrastructure to monetize interactive overlays and micro-bets, turning live sports into real-time trading ecosystems.