Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Big Tech Cleans House
January 15th, 2021Via: Awaken with JP:
We Need an Open Digital Commons
January 13th, 2021Via: Reason: The takeaway from the great deplatforming of 2021 is that we need an open digital commons more than ever, a place where individuals maintain ownership of their own identities and where speech is highly resistant to political pressure. Decentralized networks are vital to protecting open discourse not only from Twitter, Facebook, and Google, […]
The ‘War On Terror’ Comes Home
January 13th, 2021And now: Facebook Censors Libertarian Ron Paul Amid Big Tech Purge [Update: Facebook Claims Mistake Was Made. Mmm hmm] Via: Ron Paul on Lew Rockwell: Last week’s massive social media purges – starting with President Trump’s permanent ban from Twitter and other outlets – was shocking and chilling, particularly to those of us who value […]
The Tiny Satellites That Will Connect Cows, Cars and Shipping Containers to the Internet
January 10th, 2021“Enabling a new kind of everywhere…” Via: Wall Street Journal: In the shadow of giants like SpaceX, more than a dozen startups are building their own globe-spanning networks of nanosatellites, enabling a new kind of everywhere, all-the-time connectivity for people, animals and assets on Earth. … In the near future, it isn’t unreasonable to imagine […]
Amazon Boots Parler Off AWS
January 9th, 2021Via: ZeroHedge: And so the hammer has come down late on Saturday, when Amazon officially kicked Parler off its cloud Web hosting service, AWS according to Buzzfeed. The suspension means that once the ban takes effect on Sunday, the website – which as of this moment is still up – will be offline until it […]
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Finally Takes Off in North America and Europe
January 9th, 2021Via: IEEE Spectrum: Later this year, the Canadian firm Li-Cycle will begin constructing a US $175 million plant in Rochester, N.Y., on the grounds of what used to be the Eastman Kodak complex. When completed, it will be the largest lithium-ion battery-recycling plant in North America. The plant will have an eventual capacity of 25 […]
Navy’s Priciest Carrier Ever Struggles to Get Jets On, Off Deck
January 9th, 2021Via: Bloomberg: Aircraft takeoff and landing systems on the USS Gerald R. Ford remain unreliable and break down too often more than three years after the $13.2 billion carrier was delivered, according to the Pentagon’s top tester. The latest assessment of the costliest warship ever built “remains consistent” with previous years, director of testing Robert […]
Twitter Permanently Suspends President Trump’s Account
January 8th, 2021Update: Google Suspends Parler Social Networking App from Play Store; Apple Gives 24-Hour Warning Via: Reuters: Alphabet Inc’s Google on Friday suspended the Parler social networking service from its app store, citing posts inciting violence and demanding “robust” content moderation from the app favored by many supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump. — Update: Twitter […]
Boeing to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle U.S. Criminal Case Involving 737 Max Aircraft
January 8th, 2021Via: CBS: Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a criminal charge of defrauding safety regulators in connection with the development of the 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed everyone aboard the doomed jets. The Justice Department said Thursday that Boeing agreed to the settlement that includes […]
U.K. Judge Rejects U.S. Request to Extradite WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange on Spy Charges
January 4th, 2021Via: CBS: A British judge rejected on Monday the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be “oppressive” because of his mental health. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said Assange was likely to commit suicide if sent to the U.S. The U.S. government said it would appeal […]
