Automation: Window Washing Robot Starts Work on High Rise Building
Amid the labor shortage, partially caused by the fertility rate decline, automated window washing robots replace workers.
Energy: California proposes mandating EV’s have bidirectional batteries to power the utility grid
For example, Senate Bill 233 would make bi-directional charging mandatory for all new electric vehicles. PG&E CEO proposes using electric cars to send power back to California’s grid to prevent…
Demographics: “Peak 65” occurs in summer of 2024
As baby boomers hit another milestone next summer, Social Security will feel the strain – MarketWatch More than 10,000 people in the U.S. turn 65 every day, and that number…
AI: Generative AI makes stuff up – and no solutions yet
It is a tough problem – and the complexity of these is that no one currently knows how it comes up with some stuff: Can AI and ChatGPT ‘hallucinations’ ever…
Mobile: T-Mobile rolls out ultra fast network
I have non-fast T-Mobile service at my house – my neighborhood is in a dead zone for their 5G Ultra service. I usually see just 5-20 Mbps downloads on Speedtest.net.…
Economy: National rent control
Activists demand a national rent price control law. Question: If rent price control makes sense, why not college tuition price control? Or health care price controls? Or food price controls?…
Think: Does college increase inequality?
Many students who take on large education loans end up with a lower (or negative) net worth for years or decades, making them less well off.
Business: When high farm production is a disaster
Odd situation when a huge crop results in a disaster, but that's the situation here.
Demographics: East Asia faces economic decline as population shrinks
The great demographic shift: East Asia’s population decline | Foreign Brief A demographic shift is underway in East Asia, as deaths have started to overtake births across China, Japan and…
Public health: CDC’s social distancing and lock down concepts inspired by China
The official meme was lock downs came from a 14 year old's science fair project, but seems the idea came from China.