Tesla Joins My Imploded Stocks, -70% from Peak: Object of Religious Veneration Turns into Automaker
Beyond the consensual Tesla hallucination, the real world for automakers is not fun.
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A Crisis Is Looming For The U.S. Energy Grid
The US plans to further stress its grid with electricity vehicle demands, with no plans for upgrades.
Read more...Monopoly Power vs Democracy – Matt Stoller
A wide-ranging discussion of some of the key mechanisms for exercising power in advaced economies, starting with monopolies.
Read more...Japan and the Netherlands Join US Efforts to Cut Off China from Advanced Chips
Japan and the Netherlands are joining the US in tightening controls over the export of advanced chip-making machinery to China.
Read more...Dethroning the Dollar: What Governments Propose, IT Disposes
Why the road away from the dollar will have many twists and turns.
Read more...RNA-Based Therapeutics and the Future of Clinical Medicine: A Promising Part of the Emerging Story
An overview of RNA-based therapeutics, which are not to be confused with mRNA vaccines.
Read more...Earth to Reporters: Why Is No One Asking SBF What Happened to the $3.3 Billion He Borrowed?
Journalists are ignoring an obvious and damaging line of questioning with SBF. Of course, the “damaging” part may be why they are punting.
Read more...The Coming Revival of the American Chestnut (but through Genetic Engineering?)
A regulatory decision by a small USDA agency on the American Chestnut could have major ramifications for genetic engineering.
Read more...Book Review: An Unflinching Critique of the Eugenics Movement
In “Control,” geneticist Adam Rutherford grapples with the dark history of eugenics and now its engineered implementation.
Read more...State of Big Tech 2022: Dismantling National & Global Digital Enclosures
From fintech to food systems to social media, the State of Big Tech offers a blueprint for the 99% to break privatized status-quo enclosures.
Read more...Top Antitrust Expert: We Need a New Approach to Giant Tech Firms Like Google
A leader in competition and antitrust warns that ever-expanding tech giants raise concerns about the extent of their power.
Read more...Two Ways of Looking at a Blue Bird: What’s Really Going on at Twitter?
Twitter’s upcoming stress test at the World Cup, Twitter’s software, and the players in the Twitter drama.
Read more...As Gig Economy Grows, Its Toll on Workers Mounts
Democrats help the gig economy expands its reach as it brings pain and suffering to more American workers.
Read more...Is The IEA Too Optimistic About The Energy Transition?
The IAE says the Ukraine War and the energy crisis are speeding up the global energy transition, but a closer look shows there are reasons to be doubtful.
Read more...Advertise on a Competitor’s Social Media Platform? Um, that Would Be a Hoot… GM “Paused” Ads on Musk’s Twitter
GM wants to have a look-see about how Twitter might use GM ad data to benefit Tesla. Will Chinese walls be enough?
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