Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Geomagnetic Storm Takes Out 40 SpaceX Starlink Satellites
February 9th, 2022Via: SpaceX: Unfortunately, the satellites deployed on Thursday were significantly impacted by a geomagnetic storm on Friday. These storms cause the atmosphere to warm and atmospheric density at our low deployment altitudes to increase. In fact, onboard GPS suggests the escalation speed and severity of the storm caused atmospheric drag to increase up to 50 […]
Corona Investigative Committee: Peoples’ Court of Public Opinion
February 6th, 2022Note: This is a public presentation, not a legal proceeding in any court, as stated in the press release: This investigation is of the people, by the people and for the people and will be referred to as the ‘Peoples’ Court of Public Opinion. Having been unable to find a court to hear the actual […]
Mysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image
February 3rd, 2022Via: The Warzone: The aircraft in question measures roughly 65 feet long and 50 feet wide — about the size of a Su-27 Flanker — and has wings that are reminiscent of Concorde, with its elegantly curved ‘ogival’ leading edge. Even the mystery aircraft wing’s trailing edges are curved, leading to almost scimitar-like wingtips that […]
Facebook Stock Tanks
February 3rd, 2022Via: Daily Mail: Facebook lost daily users for the first time in its 18-year history in the final quarter of 2021, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes was caused by the TikTok boom. The social media giant’s devastating earnings report on Wednesday sent Facebook shares plunging more than 20 percent, wiping more than $200 billion off […]
Startup ONE Says Battery Prototype Delivered 750-Mile Range
January 29th, 2022Assuming that ONE actually did it, how did they do it? Via: Reuters: Our Next Energy (ONE), a two-year-old Michigan startup, said on Wednesday it had tested a prototype of its new battery in a Tesla Model S, driving 752 miles (1,210 kilometers) before recharging. ONE aims to begin producing battery packs that will deliver […]
Waymo Sues California DMV to Keep Robotaxi Safety Details Secret
January 28th, 2022Google should ask for the information to be released in 2076. Via: Los Angeles Times: Waymo, the driverless car company operating an autonomous taxi fleet in San Francisco, is suing the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The immediate issue: whether the company, owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc., can hide from the public safety-related information […]
Elon Musk Says It’s More Important for Tesla to Make a Robot Than New Car Models This Year
January 27th, 2022Remember full self driving? That’s a cakewalk compared to this. Via: CNBC: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that a humanoid robot is the “most important product” that Tesla is developing this year, putting it ahead of the much-hyped Cybertruck and other vehicles, including the Semi and the Roadster. […]
Fed Study on Digital Currency
January 21st, 2022The real motivation for a state issued digital currency is the desire to link it to a social credit system. Look at China. If the U.S. does a digital dollar, and it becomes required, that would be the final nail in the coffin. Via: ABC: The Federal Reserve on Thursday released a highly anticipated report […]
Airlines Ask Biden to Delay 5G Rollout, Warn of ‘Catastrophic Aviation Crisis’
January 20th, 2022Via: The Defender: Executives from the biggest U.S. airlines asked the Biden administration for “immediate intervention” in today’s scheduled rollout of 5G technology near major airports, warning of an impending “catastrophic” aviation crisis when AT&T and Verizon deploy new 5G service. Numerous international airlines in response canceled flights to certain U.S. airports — one suspended […]
“Vehicle Kill Switches” By 2026 [???]
January 19th, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: The rumors we first reported on back in December have turned out to be true: the United States federal government is apparently in the process of trying to force automakers to install kill switches in their vehicles that authorities can use to shut down any newer vehicle. The law comes as part of […]
