Archive for the 'Economy' Category
“Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans”
May 30th, 2025Via: New York Times: In March, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal government to share data across agencies, raising questions over whether he might compile a master list of personal information on Americans that could give him untold surveillance power. Mr. Trump has not publicly talked about the effort since. But […]
Appeals Court Allows Tariffs to Stay in Effect After Trade Court Rebuke
May 29th, 2025Via: YahooFinance: A federal appeals court allowed President Trump’s sweeping tariffs to temporarily stay in effect, a day after the US Court of International Trade blocked their implementation after deeming the method used to enact them “unlawful.” That means Trump’s tariff agenda remains intact, if in flux, in the latest twist in the unfolding legal […]
Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs, “Ruling the Levies Exceed the President’s Legal Authority”
May 28th, 2025Update: Trump’s Tariffs to Remain in Effect After Appeals Court Grants Stay Via: YahooFinance: A federal appeals court allowed President Trump’s sweeping tariffs to temporarily stay in effect, a day after the US Court of International Trade blocked their implementation after deeming the method used to enact them “unlawful.” That means Trump’s tariff agenda remains […]
Boston Dynamics: Perception and Adaptability
May 28th, 2025Classical robotic systems involve machines carrying out very specific, repeatable tasks with high precision. Automobile manufacturers have been using these types of robots in their factories for several decades. What you’re looking at below is the beginning on the end of the those manufacturing jobs that were either impossible, or too expensive, to automate. To […]
The Solari Report x ZeroHedge x The Beef Initiative: Reclaim Your Food, Finance & Future
May 26th, 2025Via: ZeroHedge: Investment banker Catherine Austin Fitts sat down for a wide-ranging interview, in which she warned about the future of food security, digital financial surveillance via Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), and fighting back against “the most invasive form of tyranny that’s ever existed.”
“French Minister Dials Back Suggestion to Get Rid of Cash”
May 23rd, 2025A little woopsee slipped out. Via: Politico: France isn’t getting rid of cash, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin clarified on Friday after telling lawmakers a day earlier that the move would help stop drug trafficking. In an interview with radio station RTL, Darmanin recognized that getting rid of banknotes was unpopular and that the government lacked […]
Trump Orders Dramatic Speedup of U.S. Nuclear Energy Development, “Win the AI Arms Race with China”
May 23rd, 2025So it goes… Via: EENews: President Donald Trump on Friday directed his administration to launch fast-track development of new nuclear power plants, ordering the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to complete licensing of new reactor designs within 18 months and the Department of Energy to speed up reactor testing and start building on federally owned land over […]
Thomas Massie on Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”
May 22nd, 2025I’d love to stand here and tell the American people “we can cut your taxes and increase spending and everything will be fine.” But I can’t because I’m here to deliver a dose of reality about the ticking debt bomb known as the “Big Beautiful Bill.” pic.twitter.com/eLT5GwNj11 — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) May 22, 2025
Tesla Optimus Robot AI Training Tasks from Video
May 21st, 2025I’m not just dancing all day, ok pic.twitter.com/rKs5WwKjvf — Tesla Optimus (@Tesla_Optimus) May 21, 2025 Related: “Robots are going through the same ramp in capability that large language models went through a couple of years ago.”
Trump Announces Golden Dome Missile Shield
May 21st, 2025[???] Via: The War Zone: The Golden Dome missile defense system will cost about $175 billion and be operational “in less than three years” with “a success rate close to 100%,” President Donald Trump declared Tuesday afternoon as he shared new details about his ambitious, very expensive, and controversial missile defense shield for the U.S. […]
