Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Andreas Kling On The Ladybird Browser
May 8th, 2025Via: FUTO:
Will Supercapacitors Come to AI’s Rescue?
May 6th, 2025Musk had to use expensive Tesla Megapacks to handle the massive power fluctuations at xAI: AI datacenters, especially during training, bring extreme power fluctuations due to the nature of neural networks (gradient descent). xAI has the largest AI data centers. xAI is using Tesla Megapacks to handle millisecond power fluctuations. Supermicro provided the racks and […]
Brief Glimpse at Amazon’s Kuiper Broadband Satellites
May 5th, 2025Perplexity thinks Amazon’s launch cost is something like 3X higher than Starlink’s. It’s going to be interesting to see how Bezos will try to compete with Starlink, which is already fully operational with millions of customers. Via: Ars Technica: Amazon requested ULA end the official live broadcast of the launch around five minutes into the […]
Ukraine War: Attack Drones with Unjammable Fiber Optic Links
May 5th, 2025Via: Daily Mail:
Aurora Begins Commercial Self-Driving Truck Service in Texas (Without Safety Drivers)
May 2nd, 2025Via: TechCrunch: Autonomous vehicle technology startup Aurora Innovation says it has successfully launched a self-driving truck service in Texas, making it the first company to deploy driverless, heavy-duty trucks for commercial use on public roads in the U.S. The launch comes just as Aurora hits its deadline; in October, the company delayed its planned 2024 […]
Hal Puthoff on Joe Rogan
May 2nd, 2025The significance of this has more to do with the scale of Rogan’s audience than the content itself, which has been available for decades to anyone willing to look for it. Why is this type of information being mainstreamed now? Via: Joe Rogan:
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Launches First Full Batch of Low-Earth Orbit Satellites
April 29th, 2025Via: Tom’s Hardware: This deployment will just be the first of many, especially as the company has previously sought permission to launch 3,236 satellites to deliver internet services around the globe. It took six years for Amazon to go from applying for permits from the FCC to launching its satellites, and it will probably take […]
Catherine Austin Fitts on Tucker Carlson
April 29th, 2025Sir James Goldsmith predicting the decline of the west due to the flight of capital in search of slave labor with Charlie Rose in 1994. The battle between capital and labor. Very prophetic interview. And here we are 31 years later. pic.twitter.com/qTiaMab540 — Edward Dowd (@DowdEdward) April 29, 2025 — Former Bush administration official Catherine […]
An AI-Generated Radio Host in Australia Went Unnoticed for Months
April 28th, 2025Via: The Verge: For months, a popular Australian radio station has used an AI-generated DJ to host one of its segments — and no one seemed to notice, as reported by the Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald. The show, called Workdays with Thy, offers a four-hour mix of hip hop, R&B, and […]
Slate Auto Plans for Basic, Made in USA EV Pickup
April 25th, 2025This is a long way from actually happening, but at least someone is trying… Website: slate.auto Via: Motortrend: It’s news to no one that new cars are expensive. Years of rival automakers locked in tit-for-tat battles for higher power, longer range, bigger screens, and just more has led to a steady rise in prices. Even […]
