Radio: New antenna design may revolutionize communications
Sensor, not explained here, uses laser beams rather than wires or metal elements to detect radio signals.
Automation: “Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of AI”
Writer suggests Luddites should have sought tax on machine made fabric. How about a tax on words written on word processors?
AI, Energy: A single Nvidia GPU will use as much power as a home
Am concerned about the accuracy of this forecast – that’s a lot of energy to consume, and heat to dispose of, in a single slice on a data center rack.…
Energy: US Sec of Energy blocks EV charger access with a gas vehicle
The U.S. Sec.of Energy sets off on a multi-state EV car trip to demo EV utility-but has staff block an EV charger with a gas car so she'll be able…
AI: IBM study on AI job impacts
IBM study says 40% of global workforce will need to adopt AI skills or be replaced by workers who know AI.
AI: Microsoft’s Start/Travel page has more crazy AI generated fake news articles
Oops, they did it again - Microsoft publishes fake AI news articles.
EVs: Ford CEO sees first hand that EV charging is a hurdle
He notes that charging is a problem, sometimes because the chargers are all in use, or that he could not charge at his hotel, and that at one charging station,…
Smart Cars: Self driving car drives into wet concrete, bypassing stop signs
A self driving smart car drove through construction signs and barriers into wet concrete, becoming stuck in the concrete.
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…
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…