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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.