Archive for June, 2022
European Natural Gas Prices Soar by Almost 40% After Fire at Key U.S. Export Terminal
June 9th, 2022Pretty interesting timing… Via: Business Insider: Natural gas prices surged across Europe on Thursday after a fire broke out at a key US export hub, putting further pressure on already tight global supply. The Freeport liquefied natural gas export facility in Quintana, Texas will remain closed for at least three weeks after Wednesday’s explosion, a […]
“Swarms of Electric Farming Robots”
June 9th, 2022Via: Electrek: Agricultural machinery manufacturer AGCO is continuing its technical partnership with Apex.AI in order to use its Apex.OS software development kit to add autonomous capabilities to its farming robot concept. The battery-powered Xaver farming robots were developed by AGCO brand Fendt and can autonomously plant seeds on farms 24 hours a day.
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s New Investment Firm Deepens His Ties to the U.S. Military
June 9th, 2022Via: Recode: Perhaps most interesting is Schmidt’s connection to AFF CEO Gilman Louie. Louie was one of 15 commissioners on the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), where Schmidt was chair. From 2018 to 2021, the commission developed policy recommendations on how AI could be used to promote US national security. Their work was […]
Sea Mines Could Prevent Ukraine Grain Shipments For Months
June 9th, 2022Via: The Warzone: Many hundreds of mines floating in the Black Sea threaten any deal – no matter how unlikely – to allow the shipment of tens of millions of tons of Ukrainian grain. With Ukraine unable to ship anything because of Russia’s naval blockade of its ports, Turkey and Russia are talking about a […]
Tesla Going Back to Radar for Self Driving System
June 8th, 2022Via: Electrek: Tesla has filed to use a new radar in its electric vehicles, and everyone is confused since Elon Musk has made it clear that Tesla plans to achieve self-driving with camera-based vision only. After years of using a suite of sensors that included both cameras and a radar, Tesla announced a transition to […]
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo Openly Questions Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines
June 8th, 2022Via: Florida Politics: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on Friday made some of his strongest statements yet against receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Delivered at a press conference announcing an agreement with the Special Olympics to lift a vaccine mandate, the Florida Department of Health leader went much further. He called into question the efficacy of […]
And Now… Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
June 8th, 2022Mmm hmm. Via: Daily Mail: People aged under 40 are being urged to have their hearts checked because they may potentially be at risk of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. The syndrome, known as SADS, has been fatal for all kinds of people regardless of whether they maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle. SADS is an […]
The Biggest Reshuffle Of Oil Flows Since The 1970s
June 8th, 2022Via: Oilprice.com: The biggest reshuffle of oil trade flows since the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s is underway—and things may never return to normal. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions on Russian oil exports are changing global oil trade routes. Over the past nearly five decades, oil flowed more or less freely […]
Solid Power: Slow Progress with Solid State Batteries
June 8th, 2022Via: Ars Technica: Solid Power, a Colorado-based battery developer, moved one step closer to producing solid-state batteries for electric vehicles on Monday. The company has completed an automated “EV cell pilot line” with the capacity to make around 15,000 cells per year, which will be used first by Solid Power and then by its OEM […]
Energy At The End Of The World – Peter Zeihan
June 6th, 2022Some interesting perspectives, but his assertion that China is going to collapse within a year doesn’t seem very likely to me. Via: Naval Postgraduate School: Research Credit: DF
