Archive for September, 2018
Amazon Will Consider Opening Up to 3,000 Cashierless Stores by 2021
September 20th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: Amazon.com Inc. is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new AmazonGo cashierless stores in the next few years, according to people familiar with matter, an aggressive and costly expansion that would threaten convenience chains like 7-Eleven Inc., quick-service sandwich shops like Subway and Panera Bread, and mom-and-pop pizzerias and taco […]
U.S. Air Force Testing Reaper Drones for Air-to-Air Combat
September 20th, 2018Via: Military.com: An MQ-9 Reaper drone has bagged its first air-to-air kill of another small, aerial vehicle in a controlled simulation, an official revealed to Military.com this week. The successful test late last year showed the U.S. Air Force that an unmanned vehicle like the MQ-9 has the ability to conduct air-to-air combat, much like […]
New Mexico Observatory Closure Stemmed from FBI Child Porn Probe
September 20th, 2018Mmm hmm. Via: Reuters: The mysterious 11-day closure of a New Mexico solar observatory stemmed from an FBI investigation of a janitor suspected of using the facility’s wireless internet service to send and receive child pornography, federal court documents showed on Wednesday. The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico, was evacuated without public explanation […]
New Zealand: State of Collapse in Northland’s Public Schools
September 19th, 2018Our Playcentre is located on the school grounds, so I hear the stories and see the police cars in the parking lot. The teachers look like death camp survivors. At this point, I’m pretty sure that the purpose of the Ministry of Education is to destroy the minds of as many children as possible. Premeditated. […]
Guadalajara: Trailer Full of Decomposing Corpses
September 19th, 2018In other news: Mexican Street Dogs Fight for Discarded Human Head in Tijuana. Via: Guardian: Mexicans have reacted with outrage after authorities in the western state of Jalisco left a trailer full of decomposing corpses on the outskirts of Mexico’s second-largest city following a wave of violence which overwhelmed local morgues. Locals in the Guadalajara […]
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Tap Google to Power In-Car Systems
September 18th, 2018What’s next? New homes with Google hardware and software embedded in the walls? Via: Engadget: This week, the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, the world’s largest maker of cars, signed a deal with Alphabet’s Google to be able to use Google Maps, Google Assistant and the Android OS in its vehicles. The new systems will debut […]
Self-Driving Cars Can Handle Neither Rain nor Sleet nor Snow
September 18th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: As things stand today, the driverless car of the future can’t handle more than a dusting of snow. It’s a known problem in the field, and vaguely embarrassing when the end result is supposed to be robots sophisticated enough to navigate the uncertainties of traffic and improve on lackluster human perception. In Boston, […]
Weird Coincidence: “The First” and Yusaku Maezawa
September 18th, 2018A few days ago, I was trying to get through a new and excruciatingly boring TV show called, The First: The First is an American-British drama web television series created by Beau Willimon and starring Sean Penn and Natascha McElhone. The show portrays members of a team of astronauts as they become the first humans […]
Trump Hits China with Fresh Tariffs
September 17th, 2018Via: Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with Beijing, imposing 10 percent tariffs on about $200 billion worth of imports in a move one senior Chinese regulator said “poisoned” the atmosphere for negotiations. Trump also warned in a statement on Monday that if China takes retaliatory action against U.S. farmers or industries, […]
Tesla’s Most Credible Rival Raises $1 Billion from Saudi Arabia
September 17th, 2018Via: Ars Technica: Lucid Motors, the electric car startup we described as Tesla’s most credible rival last year, got a shot in the arm on Monday as Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund announced a $1 billion investment. The company aims to bring its first car to market in 2020.
