Why US Hostility Towards Chinese Tech Groups Feels Like Déjà Vu
US reactions to Chinese competitive threats are an awful lot like the ones to Japan of the 1980s, but the US now has a lot less leverage.
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FAA Considering Mandatory Simulator Training for Boeing 737 Max as New Hardware Problem Surfaces
The FAA and Boeing may be moving towards a deal.
Read more...We Broke Down the Last Decade of Climate Change in 7 Charts
Some key climate change factoids.
Read more...AI and the Productivity Paradox
AI has not delivered expected productivity gains. Some thoughts as to why.
Read more...Electronic Health Records Creating A ‘New Era’ Of Health Care Fraud
Dozens of suits have been filed by whistleblowers, doctors and hospitals alleging that electronic health records (EHR) software used in hospitals and medical offices has hidden flaws that may pose a danger to patients — and that a substantial chunk of the $38 billion in federal subsidies went to companies that deceived the government about the quality of their products.
Read more...Can The EV Revolution Survive Without Tax Credits?
Automakers are petitioning for an extension of EV tax credits. How critical is that to sales growth?
Read more...Evil is Baked into Big Tech’s Business Plan. Now What?
In her new book, Don’t Be Evil, Rana Foroohar explores how companies like Google and their tech brethren stampede over all of us.
Read more...Mariana Mazzucato: What Is Economic Value, and Who Creates It?
Mariana Mazzucato takes apart conventional wisdom about how economic value is generated.
Read more...Tesla’s Cybertruck Dead Last In Truck Survey
Only non-truck owners are keen about Tesla’s “cybertruck”.
Read more...Questioning Innovation
Why innovation isn’t necessarily a good thing.
Read more...An Introduction to the State of Energy Storage in the U.S.
A look at energy storage options in connection with wind and solar power is not entirely reassuring.
Read more...Hubert Horan Discusses Uber on Harry Shearer’s Le Show
Hubert Horan eviscerates what passes for the Uber business model on Harry Shearer’s Le Show.
Read more...Los Angeles County to Intoduce VSAP E-Voting System: NOT Hand-Marked, NOT Paper, NOT Hand-Counted in Public
Los Angeles County is launching VSAP, an insecure electronic voting system that reinforces the power of big donors.
Read more...The Privatized Internet — Entire .ORG Domain Registry Sold to Investment Equity Firm “Ethos Capital”; Registration Fee Restrictions Removed
Private equity grifting meets internet domain names.
Read more...Fleeing the Hellscape of Google Search with Qwant
Comparing Google to Qwant for user interface/user experience, privacy under the GDPR, and the “filter bubble”
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