Category Archives: Technology and innovation

The Era of Cheap Renewables Grinds To A Halt

Long-discussed concerns about environmental costs and overall supplies of critical inputs to renewables are finally starting to materialize.

Russell 2000 Drops Below Year Ago Level. Collapse of IPOs, SPACs, Housing “Tech” Stocks, ARKK, etc. Progresses

The most-hyped stocks are collapsing, some by 90%, such as EV SPACs, as the sordid underbelly of the stock market comes unglued.

Airlines Threaten to Ground Many Passenger and Cargo Flights Over Cell Operators’ Refusal to Change 5G Plans

Airlines and cargo carriers threaten to throw down the guantlet if Verizon and AT&T don’t back off from their Wednesday 5G rollout.

Unredacted Antitrust Complaint Shows Google’s Ad Business Even Scummier than Many Imagined

Even more ugly details about Google misbehavior in the online ad market.

The Bitcoin Challenge: How to Tame a Digital Predator

Public authorities should refrain from taking measures supporting additional investment flows into Bitcoin and should treat it as rigorously as the conventional financial industry to combat illicit payments, money laundering, and terrorist financing

US Airlines, FAA, Mayo Pete Fighting Rearguard Action to Delay 5G Rollout Over Flight Safety Concerns; Carriers Offer Modest Concession

Air carriers are not happy about the lack of testing in the 5G rollout and may Do Something.

The Romance of Shipping Containers

How international standards enabled containers to be stacked and shipped.

Satyajit Das: Fintech’s ‘Flim-Flam’ Innovation Games

Not surprisingly, fintech looks like a variety of old scams in new bottles.

3 Ways Congress Could Hold Facebook Accountable for Its Actions

Zuckerberg benefits from the lack of consensus on what to do about Facebook.

Wall Street Journal Provides New Evidence of Facebook Politically-Driven Intervention in Content

Some Facebook internal chats reveal its censorship, um, moderation to be a hot mess.

The Horse Bit and Bridle Kicked Off Ancient Empires – A New Giant Dataset Tracks the Societal Factors That Drove Military Technology

A new major effort to catalogue the history of military innovations and how they spread.

On the Primacy of the Physician-Patient Relationship, From an Unlikely Source – The Attorney General of Nebraska

On the slippery slope of curtailing a doctor’s ability to treat his patient.

India Breaks the Diaper Monopolists. Why Won’t Americans Step Up?

An innovation popular in rural India offers a solution to the diaper duopoly stinking up the budgets of western households.

Insurance Focused on Virtual Visits? The Pros and Cons of a New Twist in Health Plans

The pandemic has made patients more comfortable with telemedicine for doctor visits. Insurers are betting that some patients will now embrace new types of health coverage that encourages video visits — or outright insists on them.