Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Tesla Builds Advanced Microgrid on Ta’u, American Samoa
November 22nd, 2016Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in NZ. — Via: Wired: The island of Ta’u in American Samoa, more than 4,000 miles from the United States’ West Coast, now hosts a solar power and battery storage-enabled microgrid that can supply nearly 100 per cent of the island’s power needs from renewable energy. The microgrid is […]
Tesla Officially Opens in New Zealand
November 22nd, 2016Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand, but I have nothing to do with Tesla. — If you have any interest in getting a Tesla Powerwall 2 in New Zealand, Tesla is taking names and numbers. Unlike other markets, Tesla didn’t provide an option to pre-order the Powerwall 2 in New Zealand, so […]
Trump’s Picks For AG & CIA Happy To Undermine Civil Liberties, Increase Surveillance
November 20th, 2016Via: TechDirt: This is (unfortunately) not a huge surprise, but it appears that a Trump administration is going to be much worse for civil liberties and surveillance. Earlier today, Donald Trump named his choices to head the CIA — Rep. Mike Pompeo — and to be the next Attorney General — Senator Jeff Sessions — […]
Apple Asks iPhone Manufacturers to Investigate Making iPhones in U.S.
November 19th, 2016Via: Nikkei: iPhones might one day soon carry “Made in America” labels. Key Apple assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn Technology Group, has been studying the possibility of moving iPhone production to the U.S., sources told the Nikkei Asian Review. “Apple asked both Foxconn and Pegatron, the two iPhone assemblers, in June […]
‘Extreme Surveillance’ Becomes UK Law with Barely a Whimper
November 19th, 2016Via: Guardian: A bill giving the UK intelligence agencies and police the most sweeping surveillance powers in the western world has passed into law with barely a whimper, meeting only token resistance over the past 12 months from inside parliament and barely any from outside. The Investigatory Powers Act, given royal assent on Thursday, legalises […]
A Demonstration of Browser Events Used to Monitor Online Behaviour
November 19th, 2016Via: clickclickclick.click: A browser-based game on online profiling.
SpaceX Plans Worldwide Satellite Internet with Low Latency, Gigabit Speed
November 17th, 2016Anyone remember Teledesic? Via: Ars Technica: SpaceX has detailed ambitious plans to bring fast Internet access to the entire world with a new satellite system that offers greater speeds and lower latency than existing satellite networks. The private spacecraft company founded by CEO Elon Musk filed an application Tuesday for satellite space station authorizations with […]
Citibank To Stop Accepting Cash At Some Branches
November 17th, 2016Via: ZeroHedge: Less than a week after India’s surprise move to scrap its highest denomination cash notes, another front in the War on Cash has intensified down under in Australia. Yesterday, banking giant UBS proposed that eliminating Australia’s $100 and $50 bills would be “good for the economy and good for the banks.” (How convenient […]
The Post Virtual Reality Sadness
November 16th, 2016Via: Tobias van Schneider: I think about it this way. I just spent a couple hours painting with fire or any material I want in a 3D space in Virtual Reality. I’m so confident & fluid using these VR tools, they feel almost native. I scale my environment up and down, rotate objects and teleport […]
AT&T And NASA To Build National Drone Tracking System
November 16th, 2016Via: Vocativ: The largest telecommunications company in the world wants to serve as a watchdog for all drones in the United States — and in the process, play a major role in supervising the national airspace. On Nov. 10, AT&T announced that it was collaborating with NASA to develop an Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management […]
