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Paul J. Dauenhauer
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Distinguished Professor | U. of Minnesota | MacArthur Fellow | Director CPEC | Co-founder Sironix Renewables, Carba.com, & Lakril Technologies | Advisor ActivatedLLC | ❤️✌🏽🍃♻️ #mspsky
"Tesla’s own robotaxi data shows a crash rate about three times worse than human drivers, even with a human safety monitor in the front seat."
Waymo CEO explains why Tesla’s camera-only self-driving falls short electrek.co/2026/08/04/w...
Waymo CEO explains why Tesla’s camera-only self-driving falls short electrek.co/2026/08/04/w...
Waymo CEO explains why Tesla’s camera-only self-driving falls short
Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov explains why camera-only self-driving, the approach Tesla bets on, flattens out before it reaches full autonomy.
electrek.co
"The 2026 Chevrolet Blazer EV is powerful and stands out in a crowd" www.usatoday.com/story/cars/s...
Is the Toyota bZ or Chevrolet Blazer EV the better electric SUV?
We drove two of the best new electric two-row SUVs for 2026. Here's where each comes out on top.
usatoday.com
LIGO continues to amaze us! phys.org/news/2026-07...
New technique enables LIGO to peer farther into the distant universe
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have developed a new way to help gravitational-wave observatories see farther into the universe by solving one of their biggest challenges: tiny ...
phys.org
"Are Americans ready to embrace tiny ‘cars’? These companies think so" www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/e...
Are Americans ready to embrace tiny 'cars'? These companies think so
Electric low-speed vehicles, or LSVs, are a step above a traditional golf cart but below a typical light-duty car or truck sold in the U.S.
cnbc.com
#ScienceSundays Max Born (1882–1970), the renowned German theoretical physicist who won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics for his foundational contributions to quantum mechanics was the maternal grandfather of Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), the four-time Grammy-winning singer and actress.
"Used electric vehicle prices have been increasing in 2026, an unusual dynamic, according to auto experts." www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/u...
EV prices aren't following the 'law of used cars,' analyst says — what it means for buyers and sellers
The prices for used electric vehicles have risen this year, which is unusual, experts said. Affordability and high gas prices help explain why, they said.
cnbc.com
I like to look at brilliantly colored skies like this
I love to paint brilliantly colored skies like this. They’re one of my most popular subjects. Here in Minnesota – the land of 10,000 lakes – we’re never very far from a view just like this on a warm summer night. SUMMER SUNSET, Acrylic, 16x16” ©2026 Jim Musil
"the ratio of total stock market capitalization to U.S. GDP (now known as the "Buffett indicator"), is now close to 237% -- its highest point ever. In 2001, Buffett stated that whenever this metric approaches 200%, investors are "playing with fire."" www.fool.com/investing/20...
Warren Buffett Thinks Investors Are "Gambling" Right Now. Here's What Happened the Last Time He Uttered Those Words. | The Motley Fool
There's a reason Buffett's nickname is "the Oracle of Omaha."
fool.com
"Rignol’s final exam in Sourcing and Managing Funds was flagged as possibly composed with the aid of generative AI." arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit
A disputed exam, an unreliable detector, and one very late Apple Pages file.
arstechnica.com
"It is impossible to make large language models fully secure against hacks" www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/30/1...
A fundamental flaw leaves LLMs strikingly vulnerable to attack
It makes it easy to trick them into doing things they shouldn’t, such as telling you how to sabotage an aircraft’s navigation system.
technologyreview.com
Our business doesn’t have enough customers to succeed
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns