Archive for February, 2017
AP Claims Trump Threatened to Use U.S. Military Force Inside Mexico
February 1st, 2017Via: AP: President Donald Trump threatened in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart to send U.S. troops to stop “bad hombres down there” unless the Mexican military does more to control them itself, according to an excerpt of a transcript of the conversation obtained by The Associated Press. The excerpt of the call did […]
Shell Will Start Installing Electric Vehicle Chargers at Its Gas Stations This Year
February 1st, 2017Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — Via: Electrek: In a future where the world’s car fleet is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles, gas stations will be forcefully downgraded to simple convenience stores and consequently, they will lose a significant revenue stream brought in by people stopping for gas but buying something […]
New Wheeled Robot from Boston Dynamics
February 1st, 2017Via: The Verge: Boston Dynamics is best known for its bipedal and quadrupedal robots, but it turns out the company has also been experimenting with some radical new tech: the wheel. The company’s new wheeled, upright robot is named Handle (“because it’s supposed to handle objects”) and looks like a cross between a Segway and […]
Trump Picks Neil Gorsuch as Nominee for Supreme Court
February 1st, 2017Via: Reuters: President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the court’s conservative majority and help shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights. The Colorado native faces a […]
