Close-up of jet engine turbine blades. DEPOSIT PHOTOS For a few hours on April 12, engineers at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico were able to send electrons back into the Sandia-Kirtland Air Force Base electrical grid using a new type of power generating system. This small proof-of-concept, announced earlier this month, showed the team…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
In the late 1980s, paleontologist Nikolai Spassov stumbled upon fossilized animal teeth in the National Museum of Natural History in Bulgaria. The fossil had a handwritten note with an indecipherable scribble. It took years for Spassov to understand where the fossil came from, and what the note said. “I realized that I was holding in…
The NFT market may have crashed back in July, but that didn’t spell the end of NFTs. Instead, companies doubled down: Instagram actually expanded its NFT functionality about a week ago and, around that same time, Starbucks teased the September rollout of NFTs as part of its customer rewards program. It seems despite the occasional…
AMD’s next-gen graphics cards are rumored to be somewhat different than previously expected spec-wise, going by a new leak – and while there’s a bit of disappointment about some assertions made in this fresh spillage, there’s really nothing to worry about. Indeed, it’s likely Nvidia that’ll be worrying over some of the info floated here……
Warren Buffett. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Berkshire Hathaway’s Q2 earnings provide valuable insights into the health of the US economy. Warren Buffett’s company faced inflation, worker shortages, supply woes, and patches of weak demand. Geico faced higher prices for used cars and auto parts, while McLane battled to find truck drivers. American companies are battling…
The Volkswagen ID.4 is built at a plant in Germany. Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images The global auto industry is barreling full-steam toward an electric future. Automakers and suppliers could lose jobs on a large scale amid the transition. Electric cars require less manual labor and different skillsets than conventional vehicles. Automakers from General…
Former President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images Trump’s new explanation for Mar-a-Lago documents is that “everyone ends up having to bring home their work from time to time.” Trump claimed he had a “standing order” to declassify documents “the moment” they left the Oval Office. The DOJ is investigating whether Trump…
Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather near his residence at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on August 9, 2022. Giorgio Viera/Getty Images Some on the far right have been calling for civil war since an FBI raid on Trump’s Florida home. Some experts say the warning signs for civil war have been emerging in…
There are now more than 70 battery-powered, plug-in hybrid, and fuel-cell electric vehicles available, including the Rivian R1T. Rivian Electric vehicles from Tesla, Ford, and General Motors might qualify for new $7,500 tax breaks. The climate bill has price and manufacturing requirements that disqualify most current models. Some automakers are pushing for delays until they…
An American Airlines plane. Getty Images The child was supposed to fly to Columbus in Georgia, but was sent to Columbus, Ohio instead. The agent making the booking assured the child’s father that it had the right destination. The child could not initially be located and his journey home took an additional 12 hours. American…