Only Congress Can Rename the Department of Defense
Your reminder that it's the Department of Defense, by law. Only Congress can change that. Trump has merely told people that they may use a secondary title of Department of War. Doing so is a choice, and sends a signal. https://t.co/qEFGzQfVtc
Nuclear Submarines Reveal Technology Beyond Moon Landing
The nuclear submarine technology blows my mind and makes me think it could be possible we landed on the moon. The fact it can stay under for months and shoot nuclear warheads from under water that surface, split into multiple airborn...
ESPN to Cut Around 30 Off‑Camera Jobs
ESPN is about to be hit with a round of layoffs. I’m told the number will land near 30, primarily in off-camera departments. My story for @PuckNews: https://t.co/GNxIfhNx3g
Appeals Court Says NJ Cannot Ban Kalshi Prediction Market
New Jersey has no right to ban Kalshi's prediction market, US appeals court rules - Engadget
New Cyber Threats Target Power Grid Infrastructure
All emerging cyber threats targeting power infrastructure at a glance #energysky -- via pv magazine usa: https://t.co/CgfOPDFHMV
Railcar Storage Plummets, Signaling Strong Freight Demand
SIG: "Railcars in storage experience the largest two-month decline since COVID." When the railcars come of storage, it is a very bullish sign for freight, as it means that shippers are seeing strong demand trends and want more rail car...
Netflix Defaults to Captions, Signaling Accessibility Defeat
Netflix having closed caption as the default option is wild. Did we lose a war?
Fair Compensation for Creators Must Precede Redistribution
you seem to skip the part where news and entertainment companies content is being used as a vital resource? Is that admission issue is tbd? I get the general point on redistribution but let’s do that after copyright holders are...
Broadcom to Build Custom TPUs for Google AI Racks
Broadcom $AVGO just said it has entered into a long term agreement with Google $GOOGL "for Broadcom to develop and supply custom Tensor Processing Units (“TPUs”) for Google’s future generations of TPUs and a Supply Assurance Agreement for Broadcom to...
Jak & Daxter Turns 25: Fans Hope Naughty Dog Celebrates
December this year will mark the 25th anniversary of the original Jak and Daxter release. What are the chances Naughty Dog has something planned for this milestone?
Panama Canal Delays Threaten 40% Freight, 20% Energy Exports
Bridge day not going as planned 40% of US container freight passes through the Panama Canal and 20% of US oil and natural gas exports do as well
Air NZ Raises Fares, Trims Flights as Fuel Costs Soar
Air NZ hikes fares, cuts more flights as fuel costs more than double on Iran war https://t.co/msfW4XmyyV
Renewables Cut Emissions on Australia's Main Grid
Chart of the Day: How renewables have helped slash emissions on Australia’s main grid #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/QmStZ0KABQ https://t.co/n3h5QYzgCr
France’s Nuclear Embrace vs Germany’s Energy Retreat
France should get a ton of credit for embracing nuclear energy, while Germany went the opposite direction
Marine Shipping Rates Hit Record Highs Amid Recession
Marine shippers are probably closing at new all-time highs because no one is moving anything around and recession. https://t.co/KvRDQ6H3nn
Sunway's RM11B IJM Bid Masks High‑P/E Time Bomb
Everyone thinks Sunway's RM11 billion bid for IJM is just about building a "NATIONAL CHAMPION," but the underlying math reveals a brilliant trap. At an implied 46.6x P/E, this isn't a generous premium buyout—there is a ticking time bomb most investors...
Trump Policy Blocks Foreign Doctors, Deepening U.S. Shortage
Shameful and moronic: "Trump’s Immigration Policy Sidelines Foreign Doctors Amid Shortage: Physicians from 39 countries are being pushed out of U.S. hospitals as a policy blocks their ability to work." https://t.co/H5bNHlIhrz https://t.co/b1jQU4oIDU
Biotech M&A Poised for Second‑Busiest Year, Early Deals Surge
Biotech M&A on track to have 2nd most active year in history w/ more early stage deals. Nice summary of which funds have benefited from recent M&A from Stifel @TimOpler $XBI $IBB https://t.co/udCuhIcaIi
Used EVs Match Gas Prices, Save on Running Costs
Average price of a used EV in the US? $34,821 Average price of a used gas car? $33,487 Essentially at price parity, with much lower operating costs when you factor in fuel and maintenance savings.
Integrity Exits Moon's Gravity, Heading Back Earth
Integrity has now passed lunar closest approach and is climbing uphill in the lunar gravity field. In about 18 hours it will leave the lunar gravitational sphere of influence and start falling back towards Earth.
Meta's Live Shopping Push Signals Brands Must Act Now
the live shopping 🛒 📱 revolution continued today with the big announcement from Meta .. This consumer trend has already happened and has been going on for years not months and everyone should take this post seriously and start to...
Watch the Nats Game with Live Radio Commentary
Washington Nationals fans: If you have https://t.co/8BTREsgEDG, you can click on Broadcast Options and listen to the radio team while watching the game. @CharlieSlowes @DaveJageler
SF Injury Lawyers Struggle as Billboards Favor B2B SaaS
It’s gotta be so tough to be an injury attorney in SF when every good billboard is taken by b2b SaaS
Kidnapped US Journalist Shelly Kittleson Likely Alive in Iraq
NEW: Kidnapped U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson is believed to be alive and held in an Iran-linked militia’s Iraqi stronghold. w/ @Mustafa_salimb GIFT LINK: https://t.co/VsHjeF2ViX
Worker’s Agenda Omits Oil Tax, Mirrors Lewis Platform
I can't find the proposal for an oil and gas export tax in the Worker's Agenda? And, more importantly, is the @ABFedLabour opposed to any new fossil fuel infrastructure? Because that's what's in Lewis's platform. https://t.co/ngYuBaCqtY
NASA Live Stream Attracts Over 2.5 Million Viewers
2 Million people are tuned in to the NASA live feed/webcast on X (530K on YouTube fwiw).
Predicting XPUs: Once Mocked, Now Inevitable GPU‑only World
I remember so many people thinking I was nuts to suggest that years ago that XPUs would be successful and that it would be a GPU-only world.
Watch for Leftover Template Language in Every Contract
Most contracts aren’t written from scratch; they’re pulled from old templates, prior deals, other clients. Sometimes you get holdover language that has nothing to do with the current transaction. Usually one side flags it, the other says “yep, leftover,” and we...
Artemis II Coverage Fulfills Sagan’s Call for Science Media
In 1987, Carl Sagan questioned why mainstream media does not have sufficient coverage of science related news Mr. Sagan would have be proud of the most recent @NASA Artemis II coverage https://t.co/00QJIknRuM
WHO Labels Night Shift Work a Probable Carcinogen
“The link between lack of sleep and cancer is now so strong that the World Health Organization has classified any form of nighttime shift work as a probable carcinogen." https://t.co/179qEbvyZe
Artemis II Sends Love From Moon Before Silence
From Artemis II right before they lost signal going behind the moon: “As we prepare to go out of radio communication, we’re still able to feel your love, from Earth. And to all of you down there on Earth and...
Artemis Crew Faces 40‑minute Lunar Blackout, Relies on Camaraderie
Artemis astronauts about to lose contact with the Earth for about 40 minutes as they pass behind the Moon. At least they have each other. https://t.co/jAC1YLps9f
Early Guess: EO Aperture on Proteus Meant for 180
When we saw pics of that EO aperture on Proteus years ago I said to Joe, “well that’s sure to be for the 180!”
Artemis Reaches 6,544 Km Perilune, 413,146 Km
At 2302 TDB (2300 UTC) Artemis will reach a perilune of about 6544 km altitude. Four minutes later it will reach a maximum distance to the geocenter of 413146 km. [Blue: geodistance; Red: height above moon; Magenta: geocent radial...
Orion, Moon, Earth: Humanity Captured in One Frame
This is wild: Orion in the foreground, the Moon, and a crescent Earth in the distance. All of who we are, all of what we know in one photo. #ArtemisII
Cincinnati's Train Station Idle While Stadiums Get Millions
Cincinnati’s Insanely beautiful train station had the capacity to see 216 trains daily, and only sees six now per week. Six. Ohio’s whole budget has a few million for rail, and hundreds of millions for the Cleveland Browns stadium.
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Auto Show Highlights: Durango Hellcat, T
Boulder Incoming Unfortunately, it's Robbie's turn to lose his voice this week so our pal Perry Stern stepped in which worked out well because he was also at the New York Auto Show with us last week and we have lots...
RayGen Launches 1 MW Solar‑hydro Plant in Brazil
RayGen rolls out 1 MW ‘solar hydro’ power plant in Brazil #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/btQwF31pyx
Artemis 2 Loses Contact for 40 Minutes at Closest Moon Pass
NASA is providing live coverage of Artemis 2 sharing obs of the Moon, but at 6:44pmET they'll be behind the Moon and comms will be lost for ~40 min. During that time, they'll make their closest approach to the surface...
State Policies Split American Longevity Across Geography
Policy polarization is rewriting the American geography of longevity "...because where you live is increasingly tied to how you live, as state policy contexts within the country pull father apart, so too do the patterns of American longevity..." https://t.co/vofUi8dN3S https://t.co/c68k3lJ7gb
Get a First Look at May 24 Enhanced Games Complex
The @enhanced_games are coming up on May 24th - and I couldn’t be more excited. Take a sneak peek at our purpose-built competition complex 👀 https://t.co/x4CulncWL3
Who NOT to Trust with Hormuz: Endless Exclusions
I don’t know who should control the Strait of Hormuz if Iran falls but I’ve got a very firm list of who absolutely should not be allowed anywhere near it…. UN NGOs China World Bank NATO Marxists Any Nation in Europe except Poland CIA NSA Diplomats Any World Economic Forum member USAID Soros-funded...
One Psychedelic Dose Quickly Eases Depression, Trial Shows
Single dose of a psychedelic drug can rapidly reduce depressive symptoms, clinical trial suggests https://t.co/c72qpfwQPm https://t.co/xR7hbj4v8e
Artemis II Hits Moon at 4,067 Miles, Reaches 252,756 Miles
Astronaut Jenni Gibbons, in Houston, transmits the latest information on Artemis II's trajectory to astronaut Victor Glover, a quarter-million miles away. Closest approach to the Moon: 7:00:46 pm EDT at a distance of 4,067 miles Farthest distance from Earth: 7:02:51 pm...
Active Exoskeletons Amplify Industrial Worker Strength and Safety
exoIQ Active Exoskeletons: Boosting Worker Strength and Safety in Industrial Environments via @WevolverApp #Innovation #Technology #Engineering https://t.co/DgAZITnqx6
Record Pre‑Sales Surge for Dune, Michael Jackson Film, Paris Venue
But not only #DunePartThree is making the headlines with pre-sales this #Easter MON. Pre-sales also kicked off for KING OF POP #MichaelJackson’s music biopic #Michael in Europe, in MEGASTAR fashion. The iconic #LeGrandRex in #Paris celebrates over 4.500 tickets sold + sold...
Repurposing Approved Drugs: Small Trials Explore New Uses
Great reporting from @Philanthropy on our grantee @CuresWReach, which runs small trials testing whether existing, approved drugs might work for entirely different diseases.
Cold War Stealth Drone Prefigured RQ‑180’s Iran Mission
RQ-180’s Likely Role Over Iran Foreshadowed By Secret Cold War Stealth Drone Program Large sums of money were spent trying to build a spy drone just like the RQ-180 for a very specific mission decades beforehand. Feature: https://t.co/YCUQn5IdPY
ChatGPT Becomes My Unexpected Referral Source
The world is changing. A gentleman emailed me on Friday. An office tenant in downtown Houston and says I was recommended as a top notch tenant rep in Houston and his lease was coming up and they needed to expand. I...