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Polyglot, XP software engineer by day, concerned American citizen by night. I believe it is my civic duty to stay informed and share what I learn.
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Behold This Massive Airborne Wind Turbine Hovering Over China — Futurism
Absolutely massive. If you thought ground-based wind turbines were imposing, wait until you see what Chinese energy company Linyi Yunchuan has cooking. A video shared earlier today by Chinese journali...
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Promising! www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/10/this...
This air filter could make your home (and everyone else’s) a carbon-capture plant
Engineers have made a nanofiber filter that fits in building ventilation systems and soaks up CO2 at lower cost than massive direct-air capture plants.
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Hopeful: www.wsj.com/business/ene...
We Finally Know How to Get the One Renewable Energy Source Loved by Both Parties
Geothermal energy comes closer to competing with natural gas on cost and reliability, boosters say, thanks to new technologies, generous tax incentives and decades of fundamental research.
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🤔 www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0
If the first term of Donald Trump provoked anxiety over the fate of objective knowledge, the second has led to claims we live in a world-historical age of stupid, accelerated by big tech. But might th...
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Good news for air quality in California www.kcra.com/article/hydr...
Nation's first hydrogen-fueled train unveiled in West Sacramento
West Sacramento has become home to the nation's first hydrogen-powered zero-emission locomotive, a development that could transform freight movement in California and the country.
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This is an unexpected twist. I’m in favor of transparency but not surveillance. But in this case, it seems that the administration is in a bind given they are trying to avoid regulating AI but also don’t want ICE officers to be publicly known. Interesting. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
AI is unmasking ICE officers. Can Washington do anything about it?
A new twist in the debate over surveillance tech raises tough questions for policymakers.
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Impressive. www.sustainability-times.com/energy/heat-...
"Heat Beyond Control": Scientists Recoil As China’s Fusion Reactor Hits 100 Million Degrees In Unprecedented Artificial Sun Achievement - Sustainability Times
China's recent breakthrough in nuclear fusion has captured global attention with its potential to revolutionize energy production. The Experimental Advanced
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This opens up some new possibilities. Love the innovation. www.popularmechanics.com/science/ener...
In an Energy Breakthrough, Scientists Just Pulled Electricity Out of Thin Air
Scientists have unveiled a breakthrough device that transforms moisture from the air directly into electricity—no moving parts required.
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I have a hard time imagining this is politically feasible. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/univ...
What Musk, Altman and Others Say About AI-Funded ‘Universal Basic Income’
Silicon Valley’s latest buzzword envisions a future in which AI generates a surge of new wealth shared among the masses.
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If you fire the messengers of bad news, you will undermine confidence in the system. An economy where you can’t trust the numbers being reported will result in businesses that need stability looking elsewhere since investors will find it difficult to evaluate them. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/08/...
Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets
Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.
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Amusing use of LLMs at a more traditional company: “A project with ~50 people got stuck. There are too many JIRA tickets, no clear specification, and anytime one team tries to make progress, the others shoot it down. So a dev built an LLM to try and break the deadlock: (cont’d)
Aren’t these two goals in direct conflict? “Reducing partisan bias” is a form of regulation. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump unveils AI Action Plan aims to cut red tape and 'partisan bias' - BBC News
The White House says its roadmap will boost US innovation, but critics call it a giveaway to Big Tech.
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Thousands of people have signed a petition blasting CBS’ decision to cancel ‘The Late Show’ with Stephen Colbert, a move that is earning the broadcaster and its parent company criticism and accusat...
Thousands sign ‘Save Colbert’ petition ahead of rally
Thousands of people have signed a petition blasting CBS’ decision to cancel ‘The Late Show’ with Stephen Colbert, a move that is earning the broadcaster and its parent company cri…
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Denied medical care. Abused by guards. Forced to eat off the ground. Trump’s ICE is treating immigrants as less than human. This must end and there has to be accountability. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges
Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied one of succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida
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