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Was Climate Change the Greatest Financial Scam in History?
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (449+ words) Environmental scholar Bjorn Lomborg recently calculated that across the globe, governments have spent at least $16 trillion feeding the climate change industrial complex. Arguably, not a single life has been or will be saved by this shameful and colossal misallocation of…...
Elon Musk just identified which jobs go first with the AI Revolution
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (883+ words) Elon Musk just identified which jobs go first, and it destroys every assumption about who's safe. Musk: "AI is going to take over those jobs like lightning. Anything that is digital, which is like just someone at a computer doing…...
Waymo Reveals Remote Workers in Philippines Help Guide Its Driverless Cars
1+ week, 4+ day ago (274+ words) An admission by a Waymo executive during a U.S. Senate hearing has drawn renewed scrutiny to how autonomous vehicles operate when technology alone is not enough. On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convened a hearing on…...
Waymo Exec Admits Remote Operators in Philippines Help Guide US Robotaxis
1+ week, 6+ day ago (349+ words) Waymo's Chief Safety Officer disclosed Wednesday that some of the remote operators who assist its self-driving vehicles in navigating difficult scenarios are based in the Philippines. Mauricio Pe'a, the company's Chief Safety Officer, confirmed under questioning that the Alphabet subsidiary…...
Elon Musk Just Became The First Person Ever Worth $800 Billion After SpaceX Acquired xAI
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (202+ words) Elon Musk just became the first person ever worth $800 billion or more after his rocket maker SpaceX acquired his artificial intelligence and social media company xAI. Forbes estimates that the deal, which values the combined company at $1.25 trillion, boosted Musk's…...
World’s first ‘biomimetic AI robot’ Moya debuts with 92% human-like walking accuracy
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (245+ words) A humanoid robot that walks, maintains eye contact, and displays subtle facial expressions has drawn attention on Chinese social media after videos showcasing its capabilities were circulated. The robot, named Moya, was unveiled in Shanghai by the robotics company DroidUp,…...
[Red] China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns
2+ week, 1+ day ago (575+ words) China has banned hidden door handles on electric vehicles (EVs), making it the first country to stop the use of the controversial designs that were made popular by multi-billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla. It comes as EVs are facing scrutiny from…...
Utility Scale Lithium Based Energy Storage Systems
2+ week, 2+ day ago (123+ words) A Fire I Can't Put Out And I love high energy density devices. I think they're great. Just be aware of what's going on. Agreed. And I'm happy with my home battery stack " for decentralized solar. Grid battery storage is…...
Massachusetts on track to set mileage limits for drivers
2+ week, 2+ day ago (374+ words) A bill advancing through the Massachusetts Senate would make reducing how much people drive an explicit goal of state transportation policy. It is called the Freedom to Move Act. The bill, SB 2246, does not impose mileage caps on individual drivers....
Drivers fume over Dem-led push that could see them taxed for every mile: ‘Citizens treated like ATMs’ (California)
2+ week, 3+ day ago (249+ words) California drivers and Republican legislators are furious over a Democrat-led proposal that could see motorists taxed for each mile they drive. With the state staring down a budget deficit in the billions and more Californians switching to electric vehicles, Democratic…...