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@georgebetak.bsky.social
"Boring Company employees refused to stop dumping drilling fluids when inspectors arrived at its project site near the center of town and directed them to stop, according to the violation."
Elon Musk’s Boring Company fined nearly $500K after it dumped drilling fluids into Las Vegas manholes—then ‘feigned compliance’ and was caught doing it again
A Nevada regulator accused Boring of dumping drilling fluids into a county sewage system in Las Vegas, the latest in a series of violations against the moonshot tunneling startup.
www.yahoo.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
"Boring Company employees refused to stop dumping drilling fluids when inspectors arrived at its project site near the center of town and directed them to stop, according to the violation."
"Despite the industry turmoil, Rad Power was still considered to make some of the most compelling e-bikes on the market."
NEW: Rad Power Bikes has told employees it will go out of business in January without new funding.
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
The company said in a staff email that it had a "very promising" option to stay alive, but whatever that was, it fell apart.
Story with @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
techcrunch.com/2025/11/10/r...
Rad Power Bikes faces shutdown in January without new funding | TechCrunch
The company is "still fighting to find ways to continue" according to an email viewed by TechCrunch.
techcrunch.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"Despite the industry turmoil, Rad Power was still considered to make some of the most compelling e-bikes on the market."
Elon Musk's Grokipedia:
"Franco's leadership ended the political instability and revolutionary violence of the Second Spanish Republic"
grokipedia.com/page/Francis...
"Franco's leadership ended the political instability and revolutionary violence of the Second Spanish Republic"
grokipedia.com/page/Francis...
November 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Elon Musk's Grokipedia:
"Franco's leadership ended the political instability and revolutionary violence of the Second Spanish Republic"
grokipedia.com/page/Francis...
"Franco's leadership ended the political instability and revolutionary violence of the Second Spanish Republic"
grokipedia.com/page/Francis...
Drones were sighted again over the Belgian military base Kleine-Brogel, used by NATO, on Sunday night. They were larger models flying at a higher altitude and did not simply fly over the military base but were specifically aimed at it. The investigation is ongoing.
Erneut Drohnen über von Nato genutzter Militärbasis in Belgien
Über dem Stützpunkt Kleine-Brogel sind in der Nacht zum Sonntag erneut Drohnen gesichtet worden. Das gab Belgiens Verteidigungsminister bekannt. Berichten zufolge sollen dort US-Atomwaffen gelagert we...
www-spiegel-de.translate.goog
November 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Drones were sighted again over the Belgian military base Kleine-Brogel, used by NATO, on Sunday night. They were larger models flying at a higher altitude and did not simply fly over the military base but were specifically aimed at it. The investigation is ongoing.
"Many corporate interests that have donated to the president’s pet project have business before his administration." 🎁
Trump’s Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"Many corporate interests that have donated to the president’s pet project have business before his administration." 🎁
Happy Halloween!
November 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Happy Halloween!
"According to a survey taken by Ipsos in July, almost 70 percent of respondents believe that the Trump administration is hiding something in the Epstein case."
Donald Trump's Achilles Heel: The Epstein Curse Continues to Loom Large
Reality is sometimes even more shocking than conspiracy theories - as demonstrated by the Jeffrey Epstein case. U.S. President Donald Trump wants it to go away, but his erstwhile friendship with the s...
www.spiegel.de
October 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
"According to a survey taken by Ipsos in July, almost 70 percent of respondents believe that the Trump administration is hiding something in the Epstein case."
"When I asked Neo to crack a walnut shell, it couldn’t. So much for a $20,000 nutcracker."
So the $20,000 humanoid robot housekeeper actually just webcams your house to a random person in a call center with an Xbox controller www.wsj.com/tech/persona... @joannastern.bsky.social
I Tried the Robot That’s Coming to Live With You. It’s Still Part Human.
1X’s Neo wants to be your housekeeper. First, it needs to be controlled by a human in your home. Cool with you?
www.wsj.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"When I asked Neo to crack a walnut shell, it couldn’t. So much for a $20,000 nutcracker."
“Many of the pages WIRED saw on launch day appeared fairly similar to Wikipedia in terms of tone and content, a number of notable Grokipedia entries denounced the mainstream media, highlighted conservative viewpoints, and sometimes perpetuated historical inaccuracies.”
Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points
The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“Many of the pages WIRED saw on launch day appeared fairly similar to Wikipedia in terms of tone and content, a number of notable Grokipedia entries denounced the mainstream media, highlighted conservative viewpoints, and sometimes perpetuated historical inaccuracies.”
"The change is particularly urgent given the Real ID rules, which began enforcement in May, rendering many state IDs insufficient for TSA checkpoints."
Apple says US passport digital IDs are coming to Wallet 'soon' | TechCrunch
Apple says it will soon introduce an Apple Wallet feature to allow U.S. users to create a digital ID using their passport, which can be used at select TSA checkpoints for domestic travel.
techcrunch.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
"The change is particularly urgent given the Real ID rules, which began enforcement in May, rendering many state IDs insufficient for TSA checkpoints."
"Mellon, who lives primarily in Wyoming, keeps a low profile despite his prolific political spending. Mr. Mellon donated millions to Mr. Kennedy’s presidential campaign and has also given money to his anti-vaccine group, Children’s Health Defense." 🎁
Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Mellon, who lives primarily in Wyoming, keeps a low profile despite his prolific political spending. Mr. Mellon donated millions to Mr. Kennedy’s presidential campaign and has also given money to his anti-vaccine group, Children’s Health Defense." 🎁
Food inflation is being driven by a handful of products. Butter, milk, beef, chocolate and coffee accounted for about 40 per cent of the increase in the UK over the past year.
Five staples fuelling UK food inflation as climate risks rise, study finds
Findings challenge narrative that food price growth is being driven by higher taxes and wage costs
www.ft.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Food inflation is being driven by a handful of products. Butter, milk, beef, chocolate and coffee accounted for about 40 per cent of the increase in the UK over the past year.
"Comparison between the BBC's results earlier this year and this study show some improvements but still high levels of errors.
Gemini performed worst with significant issues in 76% of responses, more than double the other assistants, largely due to its poor sourcing performance."
Gemini performed worst with significant issues in 76% of responses, more than double the other assistants, largely due to its poor sourcing performance."
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"Comparison between the BBC's results earlier this year and this study show some improvements but still high levels of errors.
Gemini performed worst with significant issues in 76% of responses, more than double the other assistants, largely due to its poor sourcing performance."
Gemini performed worst with significant issues in 76% of responses, more than double the other assistants, largely due to its poor sourcing performance."
Eurostar has revealed plans to run double-decker trains with 1,080 seats through the Channel Tunnel. Fifty trains from Alstom will increase its fleet size by about a third. The €2bn (£1.74bn) deal was confirmed on Wednesday.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Eurostar orders first double-decker trains to run through Channel Tunnel | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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October 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Eurostar has revealed plans to run double-decker trains with 1,080 seats through the Channel Tunnel. Fifty trains from Alstom will increase its fleet size by about a third. The €2bn (£1.74bn) deal was confirmed on Wednesday.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Ripping apart the White House just like he's ripping apart the Constitution"
Washington furious over Trump's East Wing demo
The agency that has to sign off on the president's ballroom plans is closed for the shutdown.
www.axios.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Ripping apart the White House just like he's ripping apart the Constitution"
The oldest VW Beetle prototype is on the road again. It was built as one of 30 test vehicles in 1937 by Porsche and Mercedes. After 3 so-called V-models, this was the first functional prototype of what would later become the VW Beetle. Maximum speed is 66 mph, but it gets bumpy over 50 mph.
Volkswagen: Wohl ältester VW-Käfer aus 1937 fährt wieder durch Niedersachsen
Nur noch das Fahrwerk war von einem der ersten Prototypen übrig, nun rollt der laut TÜV älteste VW-Käfer wieder. Nach Kriegswirren und Sammlerodyssee fährt er jetzt durch Niedersachsen – recht laut un...
www-spiegel-de.translate.goog
October 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The oldest VW Beetle prototype is on the road again. It was built as one of 30 test vehicles in 1937 by Porsche and Mercedes. After 3 so-called V-models, this was the first functional prototype of what would later become the VW Beetle. Maximum speed is 66 mph, but it gets bumpy over 50 mph.
"Tariffs have pushed down German exports to the United States, which fell 7.4% in the first eight months of the year compared with 2024 to 99.6 billion euros. In August, exports to the U.S. fell 23.5% year-on-year, showing that the trend is accelerating."
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
October 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Tariffs have pushed down German exports to the United States, which fell 7.4% in the first eight months of the year compared with 2024 to 99.6 billion euros. In August, exports to the U.S. fell 23.5% year-on-year, showing that the trend is accelerating."
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
October 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
"Frankly, it looks exactly as cold and distant as you would expect if you were to design it yourself. And that's not meant as a compliment. Setting the toxic CEO aside for the moment."
Hollywood: Elon Musk eröffnet Tesla Diner: Der Unternehmer und rechte Ideologe Elon Musk baut Gigafabriken, Raketen und E-Autos. In Hollywood hat er nun einen Schnellimbiss eröffnet. Ist das die Zukunft der Burgerläden? Unser Autor war dort essen.
Hollywood: Elon Musk eröffnet Tesla Diner
Der Unternehmer und rechte Ideologe Elon Musk baut Gigafabriken, Raketen und E-Autos. In Hollywood hat er nun einen Schnellimbiss eröffnet. Ist das die Zukunft der Burgerläden? Unser Autor war dort essen.
www.spiegel.de
October 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Frankly, it looks exactly as cold and distant as you would expect if you were to design it yourself. And that's not meant as a compliment. Setting the toxic CEO aside for the moment."
"The study findings reinforce recent research showing no greater COVID-19 vaccination-related risks for mothers or babies."
French cohort study of more than half a million infants finds rate of major congenital malformations was 176.6 per 10k infants exposed to first-trimester COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, compared with 179.4 per 10k infants NOT exposed to the vaccines. 🛟 😷🧪 Medsky
First-Trimester COVID Vaccination Not Linked to Major Birth Defects
Large study reinforces recent research demonstrating mRNA vaccine safety in pregnancy
www.medpagetoday.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"The study findings reinforce recent research showing no greater COVID-19 vaccination-related risks for mothers or babies."
"The number of people terminated across NCHS’s four divisions (data analysis, informatics, operations, and planning) adds up to about 100, including all eight who had remained in the planning branch after earlier cuts"
Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky
CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off
NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.
www.statnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
"The number of people terminated across NCHS’s four divisions (data analysis, informatics, operations, and planning) adds up to about 100, including all eight who had remained in the planning branch after earlier cuts"