Taxpayer subsidized semiconductor production
I am so old, I remember when “Free trade” and “globalization” were the future. Now, not so much as the Democrat controlled Congress provides government (taxpayer) subsidies to U.S. semiconductor…
Free trade is so 1990s: Most EVs won’t qualify for EV tax credits
Manchin’s office declined to comment. He told reporters last week that he wants automakers to “get aggressive and make sure that we’re extracting in North America, we’re processing in North…
Book publishers seek to tax the used book market, may use NFTs
Pearson’s CEO Andy Bird told reporters moving to the blockchain and NFTs would allow the textbook publisher to get sales every time a book is resold. Source: One of the…
Restaurants using robotic cooking systems
As I have been predicting for several years: Robots have been making their way into kitchens nationwide as the technology becomes cheaper and finding workers becomes harder. Source: Robot cooks…
Car makers want all cars to be rented by the month
BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month – The Verge Customer ownership does not optimize continuing revenue. Car makers want a hybrid model – you fork over…
The incredible shrinking product sizes
I’m so old, I remember when our technocratic elite said it would be just 15 days to flatten the curve. And here we are 2 1/2 years later, and that…