California Solar's Reliability Nears That of US Coal
CA solar has similar reliability as US coal: 2025 avg capacity factor of all 21.58 GW* of solar on @California_ISO grid: 30.2% 2024 CF US coal: 42.6% https://t.co/hFwYGckUSR Coal not much more reliable than CA solar *=avg Dec '24 & Dec '25 nameplates Solar: 57,054 GWh/y
Daily Spotify Picks: 10 Emerging Artists Curated with Insight
prompted this playlist to get recommended ten new songs (that spotify thinks i would like) by emerging artists every day (1k-100k monthly listeners, releasing music 5+ years) with annotations telling me a bit about the artist. really strong first set...
Uber Kiosks Let Travelers Ride Without a Smartphone
🚨 WOAH: Uber just launched kiosks at LaGuardia Airport. The disruption of taxis is nearly compete. No app. No phone. Walk up, pick a destination, tap to pay, get a paper receipt with your ride details. Powered by Adyen terminals. --- This is the bit...
FinTech Funding Soars: Over $1 B Raised in February
February FinTech funding off to flying start with over $1bn raised https://t.co/2EDie8Yh7q $1.02bn raised across 29 rounds. Past two-weeks Fintech funding topped $2.3bn.
Proton Rocket Returns to Pad After Three Years
Proton rocket returned to launch pad this morning in preparation for its first flight in nearly three years on Thursday: https://t.co/DyHPm6OdhH https://t.co/KXqkCYSXcA
IDEAL's A2A Shift Powers Pan‑European Payment Sovereignty
iDEAL to phase into Wero starting in 2026 Strategic implications: Account-to-account payments (A2A) eliminating card network intermediaries. iDEAL processes 1.5B transactions annually with 100% Dutch consumer reach—now gets pan-European scale. Payment sovereignty meets network effects https://t.co/Qmf2G62B8k
YouTube TV $65 Sports Bundle Could Accelerate Cord‑Shaving
⚡️ $65 YouTube TV Sports Bundle Set to Accelerate Cord-Shaving ⚡️ $GOOGL Over the last few months, investors have started to question whether multichannel video industry sub losses are starting to bottom out, particularly as...
Japan Airlines Adds LEO Satellite Wi‑Fi to 787‑9 Fleet
Japan Airlines plans to bring LEO satellite-powered inflight connectivity to both existing and new Boeing 787-9s, as part of a broader plan to refresh the twinjets’ interiors. https://t.co/44fW9OnTt7
Meet 4477th Red Eagles Pilot Lt. Col. Zettel
Heads-up! An evening in conversation with a 4477th TES Red Eagles pilot, Lt. Col. Rob ‘Z-Man’ Zettel, - 18 April, RAF Museum Midlands, Cosford #avgeek https://t.co/1awlh7Yygx https://t.co/d5KaTTh4Xx
Crew‑12 Launch Set for Feb 12 After Weather Delay
From NASA: NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier 5:38 a.m. EST, Thursday, Feb. 12, for launch of the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Mission teams completed a weather review on Monday and elected to waive off a Wednesday, Feb. 11, launch opportunity due...
Banks' AI Strategies Miss the Mark, Says Speaker
Excited to be speaking at the NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum in March. I'll explore why many financial institutions are missing the mark in my keynote 'Your Bank’s AI Strategy Is Wrong.' To register and access the full agenda: https://t.co/XIQySs0LfD @qubevents https://t.co/kTlwtWVXVs
Windracers Partners with HITRANS to Boost Remote Drone Deliveries
News from the UK's @Windracers as it announces MoU with Scotland's Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) to expand use of drone cargo deliveries to most remote regions of the UK #avgeek https://t.co/KpjvD28at5 https://t.co/7hDBSxpdfQ
Singapore Airshow Highlights: This Week’s Must‑See Moments
ICYMI: Missed out on all the news from the #SingaporeAirshow last week? Catch up with our round-up of the week's highlights #avgeek #aviation #aerospace https://t.co/jxkdVZJgSd https://t.co/OdNrk2NVVT
Digital IDs Unite Identification, Authentication, and Authorization
The Promise of Digital Identities (IDs) https://t.co/ZELeCaUzpS "A digital ID combines the three pillars of secure transactions—identification, authentication, and authorization". Not my words, the Feds. Well, to be fair, my words too. Albeit some time ago. https://t.co/aTC5u5N9wx
Weekly Update: New PC Stream, Cybercrime
Weekly update is up! Home Sweet Home; First Stream From the New PC; Law Enforcement and Cybercrime Prevention; The Betterment Data Breach https://www.troyhunt.com/weekly-update-490/
YouTube TV Launches $65 Sports‑only Package
In the next few weeks, YouTube TV is going roll out a packages that will finally let sports fans pay for only live sports channels. It costs $65 a month. New in this week's newsletter: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-08/youtube-to-offer-sports-only-tv-package-at-a-22-discount
Indie Studios Hit Box‑Office Peaks as Hollywood Pauses
With Tinseltown mostly taking a holiday, the likes of Angel Studios, Vertical, and Bleecker Street soared to comparative commercial highs. (The new release Super Bowl weekend box office report)
Leadership, Amanah, and Teamwork: Turning a Struggling Airline Around
In this Part 2 of bbaviation7’s exclusive interview with former Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) group MD, Datuk Captain Izham Ismail reflects on the moment he was asked to take over the helm of a struggling national carrier and the weight...
Singapore Hosts Asia Pacific's First B777X Full Simulator
Do you know Asia Pacific finally has a B777X full flight simulator and it’s located in Singapore? CAE has announced the installation of the Boeing 777X full flight simulator at the Singapore-CAE Flight Training centre, making it the first B777X simulator...
Checking In: How Is Your Xbox Ally Holding Up?
Now that’s it’s been a few months, I’m curious if you bought an Xbox Ally how is it holding up?
Clean Energy Surge Accelerates Amid Growing Climate Silence
The energy transition is happening, faster than many realize. This week, I look at how clean energy is surging, where we can get it wrong, why silence on climate is spreading, and what we can do about it. Check out the...
Fossil Fuels Drive 10 Million Premature Deaths Annually
Did you know air pollution is the top preventable cause of premature death and ill-health in the world today: killing nearly 10 million people per year? And about two-thirds of that air pollution comes from burning fossil fuels? From the...