Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Tesla Is Building a Pilot Battery Cell Manufacturing Line in Fremont
February 15th, 2020Via: Electrek: If you needed more proof that Tesla is going to make its own battery cells, we’ve now learned that Tesla is building a pilot battery cell manufacturing line in Fremont and designing its own equipment to produce the cells. For a few months now, Tesla has been rumored to be working on making […]
China Coronavirus: Extreme Global Supply Chain Problems Inevitable Due to So Much Manufacturing Centralization in China
February 14th, 2020Via: The American Prospect: A substantial amount of what the world produces originates in or is reliant on China. The nation’s presence as a major market, a manufacturing hub, and a source of materials and components can make any shock of this magnitude catastrophic. For decades, world leaders have allowed multinationals to chase lower labor […]
Using Ground Relays with Starlink
February 14th, 2020Via: Mark Handley:
Will Google’s Social Credit System Determine Your Future?
February 12th, 2020Via: Mercola: Google is the largest monopoly the world has ever seen, and its data-siphoning tentacles reach deep into our everyday lives, collecting data on every move you make and conversation you have, whether online or in the real world. … According to Fast Company, China’s social credit system is not entirely unique. “A parallel […]
UK Government to Give Office of Communications Power to Police Internet Content
February 12th, 2020Via: Independent: The UK government will give Ofcom new regulatory powers to police what is posted on the internet, it has said. The decision was made as part of a new “online harms“ plan that ministers say will protect people as they use the internet. However, critics say the addition of new rules and regulations […]
For Decades, U.S. and Germany Owned Swiss Crypto Company Used by 120 Countries
February 11th, 2020I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise. Via: Ars Technica: Crypto AG, a Swiss cryptographic communications gear company that got its big break building code-making gear for the US Army in World War II, has been a provider of encryption systems for more than 120 countries. And according to a report by The Washington Post […]
Nissan Halts Japanese Plant Over Coronavirus Issue
February 11th, 2020It’s astonishing to see very major cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen mostly shut down. What will be the economic cost of this situation to China, and the world? I haven’t seen much information yet about the implications to global supply chains, but there was this piece from Forbes, Coronavirus Hits Electronics Manufacturing Hard, Companies […]
Swipetarded: Online Preschool
February 9th, 2020Via: Concord Monitor: We read with concern David Brooks’s Jan. 28 article about the New Hampshire Department of Education’s goal of enrolling 200 families in a pilot program for online preschool called Upstart. … A strong body of research, accumulated over decades, demonstrates how young children learn best – through exploration, play and interactions with […]
What Happens To All The Old Wind Turbines?
February 8th, 2020Via: BBC: Between last September and this March, it will become the final resting place for 1,000 fibreglass turbine blades. These blades, which have reached the end of their 25-year working lives, come from three wind farms in the north-western US state. Each is about 90m (300ft) long, and will be cut into three, then […]
Shenzhen: Foxconn Factory Workers Told to Stay Home
February 8th, 2020Via: Bloomberg: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. told employees at its Shenzhen facility not to return to work when the extended Lunar New Year break ends Feb. 10, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg News. The moratorium represents an extreme effort by Apple Inc.’s most important partner to curb the spread of the novel […]
