Archive for July, 2019
On Costliest U.S. Warship Ever, Navy Can’t Get Munitions on Deck
July 30th, 2019Put a few F-35s on it. She’ll be right. Via: Bloomberg: Only two of 11 elevators needed to lift munitions to the deck of the U.S. Navy’s new $13 billion aircraft carrier have been installed, according to a Navy veteran who serves on a key House committee. “I don’t see an end in sight right […]
Gigantic, Mysterious Radiation Leak Traced to Facility in Russia
July 29th, 2019Via: New Scientist: The source of a gigantic, mysterious leak of radioactive material that swept across Europe in 2017 has been traced to a Russian nuclear facility, which appears to have been preparing materials for experiments in Italy. The leak released up to 100 times the amount of radiation into the atmosphere that the Fukushima […]
“Trillion-Dollar Annual Deficits”
July 29th, 2019You’ve got unshakable, bipartisan control of a ship of fools. Enjoy the 2020 election circus! Via: Bloomberg: The Treasury Department is expected to hold its quarterly note and bond sales at record levels for the third straight time as Washington’s latest budget deal shows that the U.S.’s debt binge will continue. President Donald Trump once […]
Oh, Look, Rats!
July 29th, 2019Rats. Rats. Rats. In other news: Trump and Clinton Associate, Jeffrey Epstein, Purchased Child Sex Slave, Bragged About It Back to our regularly scheduled programming… Rats. Rats. Rats. Or was it, Storm Area 51? Jeffrey who? Via: Paul Watson:
Tesla Announces Megapack: Utility-Scale Energy Storage
July 29th, 2019Big guns. Via: Tesla: Less than two years ago, Tesla built and installed the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in Hornsdale, South Australia, using Tesla Powerpack batteries. Since then, the facility saved nearly $40 million in its first year alone and helped to stabilize and balance the region’s unreliable grid. Battery storage is transforming the global […]
Capital One Data Breach Hits More than 100 Million People Applying for Credit
July 29th, 2019Via: CBS: Capital One said a hacker got access to the personal information of over 100 million individuals applying for credit. The McLean, Virginia-based bank said Monday it found out about the vulnerability in its system July 19 and immediately sought help from law enforcement to catch the perpetrator. The FBI has arrested the person, […]
6G Mobile Networks: “Real-Time Remote Access to Human Brain-Level AI”
July 29th, 2019Mmm hmm. Via: Venture Beat: As 5G networks continue to expand in cities and countries across the globe, key researchers have already started to lay the foundation for 6G deployments roughly a decade from now. This time, they say, the key selling point won’t be faster phones or wireless home internet service, but rather a […]
Apple Contractors Regularly Hear Siri Recordings of Drug Deals, Medical Details and People Having Sex
July 29th, 2019Via: Guardian: Apple contractors regularly hear confidential medical information, drug deals, and recordings of couples having sex, as part of their job providing quality control, or “grading”, the company’s Siri voice assistant, the Guardian has learned. Although Apple does not explicitly disclose it in its consumer-facing privacy documentation, a small proportion of Siri recordings are […]
1,400 Arrested at Moscow Election Protest
July 28th, 2019Via: AFP: Russian police arrested nearly 1,400 people as they gathered in Moscow at the weekend to demand free and fair elections, a monitor said Sunday, the biggest such crackdown in years. About 3,500 people took part in the unauthorised protest on Saturday according to official figures, after authorities blocked prominent opposition candidates from taking […]
‘Top Gun’ Sequel, Co-Produced by China’s Tencent, Drops Japanese and Taiwanese Flags
July 26th, 2019Via: Japan Times: Eagle-eyed viewers have spotted a curious discrepancy in the first trailer for “Top Gun: Maverick,” the sequel to the beloved ’80s classic “Top Gun,” which Paramount debuted Thursday — the patches on the iconic leather jacket worn by star Tom Cruise no longer bear the Taiwanese and Japanese flags. One possible reason […]
