Archive for September, 2026
SpaceX Building Gas Turbine Components to Power AI
September 14th, 2026Via: Startup Fortune: SpaceX is building its own foundry in Bastrop, Texas, to cast gas turbine blades and vanes, sidestepping a global supply chain where only three foundries can make the parts and order books run through 2029. The move, first reported by The Information and confirmed by Elon Musk, is meant to power SpaceX’s […]
Trump Claims Ukraine, Russia Have Agreed To Halt All Attacks On Energy Targets
September 14th, 2026Via: Via: ZeroHedge: Amid soaring national diesel products and painfully high prices at the pump, President Trump on Monday announced the Zelensky government has acceded to the US president’s prior call to abstain from attacking diesel infrastructure in Russia. He has unveiled what he’s presenting as a new Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire. Trump says “Ukraine has […]
Saudi Pipeline Shutdown Crisis Deepens
September 12th, 2026Via: The War Zone: The pipeline was shut down a day after the Houthi rebels of Yemen increased their control over the crucial Bab al-Mandab Strait (BAM), a narrow body of water separating the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden. Combined with Iran vastly curtailing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, this gives Tehran […]
Off Topic: Quickly Determine Equalizer Settings
September 12th, 2026EQ By Ear is very useful if are interested in applying EQ to your audio setup. Please make sure your volume is turned down before you begin. Via: DMS:
SAUDI EAST-WEST PIPELINE ATTACKED BY DRONES, BADLY DAMAGED
September 11th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Open source satellite imaging has shown the crucial ‘Hormuz bypass’ East-West oil pipeline that cuts straight across Saudi Arabia has been on fire. A some 80km to 100km giant smoke plume has been observed. The damaged section is said to be located near the town of Al Mesba’ah. Amid speculation that this is […]
09/11 25 Years – The Wound Never Healed
September 11th, 2026Via: Richard Dolan:
U.S. Diesel Prices Top $6 a Gallon for First Time Ever
September 11th, 2026Via: OilPrice: The national average price for diesel fuel in the United States topped $6 per gallon for the first time this Thursday, adding to already considerable pain at the pump ahead of the November midterm elections. The data comes from GasBuddy, which said in a statement that “As diesel climbs, higher supply chain costs […]
Trump Offers $5000 Bribe to Americans to Vote for Republicans in Midterm Election
September 10th, 2026“Because of our tremendous strength and success economically…” With poll numbers in the gutter, President Trump seems to have moved to bribery for the upcoming elections — $5,000 for Americans if the Republicans win. Could the Democrats offer up $6,000 if they win? Could there be a bribery bidding war? Should Americans be bribed (with… […]
China’s Oil Scramble Sends African, Canadian, Latin American Crude Prices Soaring
September 9th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: China, the world’s largest oil importer, is bidding up crude prices across Africa, Canada, and Latin American markets as disruptions in the Hormuz chokepoint and limited Iranian supplies intensify competition for alternatives. The scramble is squeezing smaller Chinese refineries that once relied on heavily discounted Iranian barrels, according to a new Bloomberg report.
Anthropic Researcher: “The People Building AI Earnestly Believe That It Could Kill Us All By The End Of The Decade”
September 9th, 2026I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below. — Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) September 9, 2026 Via: TechCrunch: An Anthropic researcher has resigned over fears […]
