Hyundai Launches Adaptable Self‑driving Robot for Any Terrain
Hyundai Unveils a Self-Driving #Robot That Adapts to Any Load, Any Terrain by @tweetciiiim #SelfDrivingCars #AutonomousVehicles #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Automation #Automotive #Transport https://t.co/mskzCyu1ef
We Lost the Quiet Lives Before News Became Entertainment
These young women have always existed, and they’re usually pretty happy and normal. Hard to remember this, but there used to be a time where politics and the news cycle wasn’t central to the daily experience. People subscribed to the...
Sun’s Power Is Constant; Our Orientation Causes Intermittency
I’m tired of this “solar energy is intermittent” nonsense. The sun has churned out free energy for billions of years every single moment. It’s YOUR direction that is intermittently facing the sun, not the sun intermittently shines free energy.
Confused by Case Style, Not Litigating the Same Case
Your honor I keep having to look at the case style because there is just no way counsel and I are litigating the same case.
Edify Energy Secures 1.8 GW Solar‑Storage EPC Contracts
Edify Energy awards EPC contracts for 1.8 GW of solar and storage in Australia #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/coNxxmUUsE
US Obesity Prevalence Rises to 69% with New Metrics
Obesity (in the US) is much more common than prev thought: 69% vs. old 43% stat Based on new better definition that uses not only BMI but also anthropomorphic measures such as waist & ratios of it, which more accurately shows higher...
High Oil Prices Feel Justifiable, Low Prices Seem Foolish
TACO and $65 oil always seemed dumb to me but tapping out at $120+ oil on the other hand…
Higher Load, Lower Rates Through Modern Grid Utilization
Load growth is your friend. If utilities use modern grid tech to push utilization from ~45% to 70%, more customers don't mean higher rates — they mean lower ones. We have the tools. They've been piloted. Time to deploy them. @EnergyEmpirePod https://t.co/nweWGf0b9o
First AI-Enhanced Edge Computing Space Cruiser Rolls Out
It is our new, high mobility, multipurpose, edge computing, AI enhanced space cruiser. This unit is the first one coming off the assembly line
Middle East Conflict Fuels Oil Surge, Exposing Europe’s Fragility
Energy shock exposes Europe’s vulnerability as oil prices surge Linda Yueh explains how Middle East conflict is driving oil volatility and heightening risks https://t.co/j96NMGNF8A
Senator Whitehouse Exposes Republican SAVE America Voter Suppression Bill
NEW EPISODE: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins me to expose the SAVE America Act — a Republican voter suppression bill that would hand disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of American citizens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TVaZYRF6f8
US Health Care Costs Begin to Flatten, Tech Helps
Will generate discussion: new @BrookingsInst report from David Cutler & @LevKlarnet (h/t @peter_orszag) suggesting early evidence that we're starting to bend US HC $ curve https://t.co/KUH3muQRFz @ScottGottliebMD @amitabhchandra2 One potential factor: tech... @DanielSodickson https://t.co/Ux1PT7QsgU
SXSW Hype Fails; Horror Opens Under $5M
A splashy world premiere at SXSW did little to bring moviegoers out to new horror pic #TheyWillKillYou. Opening day FRI was just $2.25M with almost half of that from pre-shows and pure FRI being very slow. Opening wknd #boxoffice now looking...
Rubio's War Timeline Claim Ignored: No Set Schedule
Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that the US would have this war finished up soon: “As the Department of War has consistently outlined, we are ahead of schedule. We expect it concluded… in a matter of weeks.” THAT'S BECAUSE THERE IS...
Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Masks Censorship Agenda
Kat Tenbarge and I discuss the “social media addiction” lawsuit and why the verdict is absolutely not about “holding big tech accountable”, and how media addiction claims are being used to censor annual LGBTQ ppl, immigrants, and all of us....
Iran's Targeted Strike Leaves LNG Facility Repairable in Three Years
Very useful analysis of the damage to Ras Laffan LNG 1 - attack was well-targeted to damage critical components 2 - repair time of 4-5 years is pessimistic, more likely could be done in 3 years 3 - damage could have been a...
Weak Friday Box Office Highlights WB's Scheduling Misstep
Weak $2.3M Friday for #TheyWillKillYou as weekend will be in $5M range Colossal scheduling mistake by WB placing this one week after RON2
Brands Must Vet Retweets: Sony’s Costly Mistake
this is a nuanced joke but i once worked with the ECD who created the "Kevin Butler" playstation ad campaign (Kevin was a fake marketing guy at Sony and was featured in many ads) and in februrary 2011 someone tweeted...
Seven Scientific Proofs Social Media Harms Users
If you come across someone asserting there is "no scientific evidence" that social media is causing harm, please send them this link. We lay out seven lines of evidence, including RCTs, natural experiments, and testimony from victims &...
U.S. Gas Prices Up 30%, Still Below $5
Not all oil prices are created equal. There's only one that matters: what Americans pay at the pump. That price is up 30% from before the war (bottom right). That's up, but - at $4 a gallon - we're nowhere...
Video Ads Out‑earn Print, Thanks to Google’s Monopoly
NYT is a subscription business so it's a much more complex calculus but for every other media company operating on the open web video CPMs blow written CPMs out of the water in part because Google's monopoly on programmatic ads
Nissan's Self-Driving Service Now Operational Across Yokohama
Perfect pick-up & drop-off by @NissanMotor #selfdriving mobility service. With 16 pick-up locations in Yokohama🇯🇵, I got picked-up & dropped-off at Nissan Global HQ for my discussions, seamlessly & very impressively... It is no longer the future... The tech is here...😊🙏🏽 https://t.co/7wdV6MK4Qh
Company Hides Furnace Restart Cost, Estimated at $30 Million
"The company also did not disclose how much it spent to restart the second furnace in Granite City. McKey estimated it could be around $30 million." https://t.co/4fNwGyi7aw https://t.co/SrSjAIYZ4c
Holographic Car Windows Show Live Driving Data
Holographic Car Window Projects Real-Time Driving Data — The Future Is Here by @NathieVR #VR #VirtualReality #AR #AugmentedRealit https://t.co/NWdrE0Z5eU
Indonesia Adopts Feature‑based Age Limits for Apps
As countries follow Australia's lead, they are innovating. Indonesia's law doesn't define SM APPS; it applies age restrictions based on the risky FEATURES of any app, including chatbots. At After Babel, From Anindito Aditomo & other advisors on the law https://t.co/lSroGS5Q2Q
Ula Delays Amazon Leo 5 Launch Due to Weather
ULA is postponing the Amazon Leo 5 launch because of weather. New date is pending. https://t.co/MQEPFIZOJC
SpaceX Juggles Starlink Cash vs Amazon Competition
SpaceX has to balance two considerations: relying on Starlink revenue in the near term vs trying to undermine Amazon's desire to compete in the satellite broadband market
War‑Driven Supply Shock Meets Fading Peak‑Demand, Fueling Post‑Conflict Boom
Gulf War III is far from over. Long-term impacts are très TBD. But it's noteworthy that, just prior to the outbreak, the consensus peak-demand narrative for oil and gas began to crumble. Folks started to realize we're short...
Atlas 5 Launch Delayed Due to Weather, Vehicle Healthy
ULA is delaying tomorrow's Atlas 5 launch from the Cape because of predicted poor weather. "The launch vehicle and spacecraft are healthy. A new launch date will be provided upon finalization of range approvals and deconfliction with the NASA Artemis...
Blue Ring Highlights GEO-Interplanetary Spacecraft Carrier Glory
Ok. Here she is in all of her GEO-Interplanetary Class, Spacecraft Carrier, glory. The Blue Ring… https://t.co/5iAPBEBKPG
Americans Prioritize Lower Costs, Taxes, and More Space
"The shift points to what many Americans now want most: lower living costs, lower taxes, more space and a better quality of life." https://t.co/ShzrJpiK99 https://t.co/hkruQM87W9
31st MEU Arrives in CENTCOM On Schedule
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit has begun arriving in Centcom, officials say here. That's pretty much right on schedule with what had been anticipated.
AI Tends to Deliver Moderate Content, Unlike Extreme Social Media
While social media shows you extreme content, AI is more likely to show people more moderate content This means the technology, on average, could have very different effects on polarization. https://t.co/2MrrG5To8R https://t.co/7xE2wOX8t5
Russia’s Oil Earnings Surge Amid US‑Israel Iran Conflict
Russia’s oil revenue this month hit a 4-year HIGH. RUSSIA = THE BIG WINNER OF THE TRUMP-NETANYAHU WAR ON IRAN. https://t.co/nMT8IvrNZc
Quarter of Global LNG Supply Offline After Attacks, Cyclone
And just like that, a quarter of global LNG supply is offline 🚢 ⚠️ Hormuz/Iran attacks have disrupted deliveries from Qatar and UAE Cyclone temporarily knocks out plants in Western Australia (Nice graphic from IEA’s Greg Molnar) https://t.co/ymJmTrTZGx
C‑stores Boost Total Fueling, Mix Electric and Liquid
There are some interesting comments here from Franklin Electric's CEO Joe Ruzynski on their C-store sales. The EV scare seems to have passed for now, and C-store operators are investing more in their total fueling solutions, including both electric &...
Israel-Iran Strike Threatens Global Supply Chain Stability
Israel’s attack on Iran while there were attempts at “peace” negotiations may have compounded the supply chain and maritime problems that are bordering on supply and economic catastrophe. IMHO
Taxpayers Fund Everything Except Our Health Debt
Let me help rephrase for you Bernie. Need a loan for college so you can party for a semester and drop out? Taxpayers will loan you money for it. Need an SBA loan for your business ? Taxpayers will...
Offer Fresh Insights, Not Louder or More Posts
The fix isn't posting more. The fix isn't shouting louder. The fix is having something different to say that your audience doesn’t know they need to hear.
Oil May Rally to $109 Before Confirming Top
$USOIL - As I've already stated I think it made a major top at 119.48 but the top will not be confirmed until there's a weekly close below 90. The weekly candle is bullish and indicates that it may rally...
Qatar's Largest LNG Plant Offline, Losing 1.5 Mt Weekly
Reminder that the world’s biggest LNG plant in Qatar — which is currently offline — has no alternative route to get the gas to market It is stuck. And every week it’s offline, the world loses 1.5 million tons of LNG
Distributed Solar, Not Oil, Guarantees Energy Security
There’s zero peace with a fossil fuel economy, even for the world’s most oil rich country. The U.S. is the world’s number one oil producer yet the U.S. has gone to war twice in less than 6 months over oil… Energy...
El Salvador’s Leader Wins 90% Support for Anti‑Gang Security Drive
Debatable, but strongly supported across El Salvador (over 90% approval in polls), evidence of what a single leader can do with an anti-gang, security prioritized agenda.
Embrace Chaos: Rethink Tiered End‑to‑End Supply Chains
Six years of supply chain and logistics disruption. The need is to understand the E2E supply chain, especially the tiered, nonlinear upstream supply chain. Forget buzzwords like ‘resilience’. Fresh thinking. Adapt to what will continue—SCM chaos.
Global Freight Thieves Mirror Domestic Tactics, Says Report
Turns out foreign overseas freight theft gangs use the same methods abroad as they do here “The company said the stolen truck had left a factory in central Italy and was making its way to Poland when it was stolen,...
Silver Poised for Short‑term Bounce, Bull Market Ended
$Silver - Made a multi week low at the yearly pivot at 61. I expect a multi week bounce into late April/early May. The bounce could get to as high as the 1st yearly resistance at 94. The bull market...
War Reverses Order: Battles Before Alliances
This world war is progressing backwards: first the fighting, then the alliances that connect the different theatres.
RBI Caps Banks' USD Exposure at $100 Million
RBI has directed banks to reduce their holdings of Dollar (USD) positions. • RBI has set a maximum Net Open Position (NOP) limit of $100 million for banks. • This means banks can now hold no more than $100 million...
Match Powertrain to Audience: EVs for Mass, Engines for Enthusiasts
I kinda think car brands are over complicating the EV vs Gas thing. Here’s my take: if your main purchasers for a certain model are normal people, then build hybrid or EV on your normal car frames. You don’t need...
Old Guard Dismisses Cars as Mere Smoking Toys
“…A horse-breeding magnate spoke with undisguised contempt about Karl Benz’s latest self-propelled carriages: ‘These aren’t innovations, just smoking toys. And he himself is nothing more than a factory mechanic.’”