George Hotz's Tiny Corp just dropped the Exabox, a piece of AI hardware you can buy through Shopify. That's not a typo. The same platform used for selling t-shirts and coffee mugs is now handling compute hardware distribution.
The marketing shows the Exabox sitting in forests and other outdoor spots, suggesting off-grid deployment. But Hacker News commenters quickly pointed out the obvious problem: if you're leaving expensive hardware in a remote location, a plastic enclosure won't stop someone from walking off with it. Physical security is a real concern when your business model involves decentralizing AI infrastructure away from traditional data centers.
Hotz built his reputation on the iPhone unlock, PlayStation 3 hacking, and Comma AI's openpilot driving assistant. Tiny Corp continues that pattern of sidestepping established systems. The tinygrad framework exists to challenge NVIDIA's grip on AI compute, and selling hardware through Shopify bypasses enterprise sales channels entirely. It's cheaper and faster. But leave expensive hardware unattended in the woods, and you'll find out why that matters.