Archive for November, 2018
Strange Seismic Waves That Rippled Around World Leave Scientists Bewildered
November 29th, 2018Via: Independent: Just before 9.30am on Sunday 11 November, a series of unusual seismic pulses rippled around the world almost undetected. The waves rang for over 20 minutes, emanating about 15 miles off the shores of Mayotte – a tiny island in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Africa. From here, they reverberated across Africa, […]
Gender X [???]
November 29th, 2018Dark Journalist: X Series I don’t watch any TV. Is this what TV is like now? Via: Hedgehog:
Rivian R1T All-Electric Pickup Truck
November 29th, 2018I’ve mostly stopped posting about future electric vehicles (you can’t even shake a stick at all the announcements), but the Rivian R1T is particularly interesting. Days before the Rivian R1T was officially announced, Elon Musk said that Tesla will be bringing their pickup to market much sooner than previously indicated. It’s easy to see why, […]
Chinese Government Gets Real Time Location Tracking Data On Electric Vehicles
November 29th, 2018Via: East Bay Times: When Shan Junhua bought his white Tesla Model X, he knew it was a fast, beautiful car. What he didn’t know is that Tesla constantly sends information about the precise location of his car to the Chinese government. Tesla is not alone. China has called upon all electric vehicle manufacturers in […]
Former Federal Prosecutor Behind Jeffrey Epstein Deal Is Now Trump’s Secretary of Labor
November 28th, 2018Via: Miami Herald: Facing a 53-page federal indictment, Epstein could have ended up in federal prison for the rest of his life. But on the morning of the breakfast meeting, a deal was struck — an extraordinary plea agreement that would conceal the full extent of Epstein’s crimes and the number of people involved. Not […]
Estimated Autism Rate in U.S. Is 1 in 40 Children
November 26th, 2018In other news, screen addicted babies. Via: U.S. News: An estimated 1 in 40 U.S. children have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and many struggle to access treatment, according to a new study led by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. Autism diagnoses have risen slightly in the last 20 years, and the […]
Google Pays $1 Billion for Huge Mountain View Business Park
November 26th, 2018“All the better to see you with, my dear.” Via: The Mercury News: In a head-spinning mega-deal, Google has paid $1 billion for a huge Mountain View business park, the Bay Area’s largest real estate purchase this year. It is also the second-largest property purchase in the United States this year, eclipsed only by another […]
Harvesting Battery Modules from Wrecked Tesla Model X 90D
November 26th, 2018Via: HBPowerwall:
GM to Slash Jobs and Production, Cancel Some Car Models
November 26th, 2018Via: Reuters: General Motors Co will cut car production, stop building several low-selling car models, and slash its North American workforce, sources said on Monday, marking its biggest restructuring in North America since its bankruptcy a decade ago. GM plans to halt production at three assembly plants in Canada, in Ohio and Michigan in the […]
World’s First Gene-Edited Babies Created in China, Claims Scientist
November 26th, 2018Via: Guardian: A scientist in China claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies, in a potentially ground-breaking and controversial medical first. If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics. This kind of gene editing is banned in most countries as the technology is still experimental and DNA changes […]
