Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Tesla Overtakes Toyota as the World’s Most Valuable Automaker
July 1st, 2020Via: Bloomberg: Tesla Inc. displaced Toyota Motor Corp. as the world’s most valuable automaker, underscoring investor enthusiasm for a company trying to transform an industry that’s relied on internal combustion engines for more than 130 years.
Unidentified Wave-Glider Off U.S. Coast
June 29th, 2020I wonder if some rich person like Robert Bigelow could build a fleet of these to look for UFOs??? Via: Covert Shores: A photo has been shared on Instagram asking ‘what is this?’ Well, it is a version of the Wave Glider with a previously unseen aerial attached. The small uncrewed surface vessel (USV) was […]
Mass-Tracking COVI-PASS Immunity Passports Slated to Roll Out in 15 Countries
June 29th, 2020Via: Mint Press: A British cybersecurity company, in partnership with several tech firms, is rolling out the COVI-PASS in 15 countries across the world; a “digital health passport” that will contain your COVID-19 test history and other “relevant health information.” According to the company website, the passport’s objective is “to safely return to work” and […]
U.S. Military Electroshock Weapon Can Hit a Person 300 Feet Away
June 29th, 2020Via: The Sun: THE US Marine Corps is testing a powerful electroshock weapon that can zap enemies from 300 feet away. Dubbed “Specter”, the non-lethal projectile can be fired from a shotgun and downs targets using a taser-like electric shock.
Facebook: Aggressive Censorship Against Conservatives, Republicans
June 28th, 2020Via: Project Veritas: Project Veritas today released one of the most damning undercover investigation reports—this time insiders used hidden cameras to document rampant censorship occurring at social media giant: Facebook. More:
How Fast Are Apple’s New ARM Mac Chips? It’s Hard to Tell
June 24th, 2020Actually, it’s hard to imagine how severely AMD’s upcoming Zen3 CPUs are going slaughter these scaled up iPhones. Via: The Verge: For years, Apple has steadily revealed how the ARM-based chips in its mobile phones were catching up in performance to the beefier silicon you’d find inside a laptop or desktop — in 2018, the […]
Construction Begins on World’s Biggest Liquid Air Battery
June 24th, 2020If you’re like me, you’re thinking, “The efficiency has to be very low.” I found this on the Wikipedia entry for cryogenic energy storage: In isolation the process is only 25% efficient, but this is increased to around 50% when used with a low-grade cold store, such as a large gravel bed, to capture the […]
China’s Surprise, Years in the Planning: An EMP Attack
June 22nd, 2020Yeah, well, China’s not alone in this area. Via: The Hill: Hopefully, the U.S. Navy is better prepared to cope with an EMP attack than are DOE and DHS. A nuclear EMP attack against U.S. aircraft carriers is the key to victory in China’s military doctrine, as noted in a Feb. 12, 2000, article in […]
DARPA Wants Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
June 22nd, 2020Via: Ars Technica: There are many ways to get around space, but most of them are pretty slow. This is why, even when launching at an optimal time, a spacecraft leaving Earth requires about six months to reach orbit around Mars. For decades, many rocket scientists have looked to a propulsion system powered by a […]
SpaceX Boca Chica Drive-By
June 22nd, 2020This is quite a surreal scene. Tents, trailers, portapotties, solar panels, propellant tanks, pickup trucks, ground tracking equipment… Prototypes of parts of the largest rocket ever launched from Earth (Starship + Superheavy stack). Via: NASASpaceflight – bocachicagal: This drive past SpaceX’s Boca Chica facilities helps show how everything is laid out. Head down HWY 4 […]
