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https://www.jalopnik.com/1865990/supersonic-flights-trying-to-return-to-us/
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It's Far Too Soon To Let Supersonic Flights Rip Across The Country
By Ryan Erik King
May 21, 2025 3:25 pm EST
While Boom Supersonic boasted about there being no audible sonic boom on the ground during the final test flight of its XB-1 demonstrator in...
By Ryan Erik King
May 21, 2025 3:25 pm EST
While Boom Supersonic boasted about there being no audible sonic boom on the ground during the final test flight of its XB-1 demonstrator in...
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https://tech.eu/2025/05/21/uk-based-rivan-raises-ps10m-to-scale-solar-powered-synthetic-fuel-plants-for-heavy-industry/
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London-based climatetech Rivan has raised £10 million in a funding round led by Plural, with participation from 20VC, Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross (NFDG), and angel investors Patrick and John Collison, co-founders of Stripe. The company is developing modular synthetic fuel plants powered entirely by off-grid solar energy, aiming to address energy security and industrial decarbonisation in the UK and Europe.
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https://www.solardaily.com/reports/Simple_method_boosts_durability_of_perovskite_solar_cells_in_real_world_settings_999.html
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A research team at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) in Sao Paulo has developed a novel method to reduce the degradation of perovskite solar cells, potentially clearing a path toward their broader commercial adoption. The study directly addresses one of the main barriers to real-world use: the rapid performance loss these cells face when exposed to ambient humidity and temperatures.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/heres-how-fusion-energy-could-power-your-home-or-an-ai-data-center.html
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The artificial intelligence boom has sent energy demand soaring. Some of the supercomputers sucking up all that power are helping to find new energy sources. Fusion energy is the process of forcing two hydrogen atoms to combine and form one helium atom, which releases huge amounts of power. It uses a stellarator, a type of fusion reactor invented in the 1950's that produces heat.
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https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2025/05/21/optimus-musks-biggest-product-of-all-time-will-do-your-dishes-n4940013
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A new humanoid robot demo just dropped — and the most impressive part is how boring it is. Following verbal, natural-language instructions, Tesla's battery-powered Optimus can take out the trash, sweep up a mess, and even tear a single paper towel off the roll with eerily human precision.
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https://www.albawaba.com/news/putin-visits-nuclear-power-plant-kursk-1605310
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ALBAWABA - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Kursk Oblast region on May 20, local media reported on Wednesday.During the visit, the president also checked up on the Kursk NPP-2 nuclear power plant, which is still under construction in the Kurchatov district of the Kursk region, TASS...
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/21/ai_energy_consumption_loose_estimates/
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A single person with a serious AI habit may chew through enough electricity each day to keep a microwave running for more than three hours. And the actual toll may even be worse, as so many companies keep details about their AI models secret. Speaking to two dozen researchers tracking AI energy consumption, and conducting experiments on its own, the MIT Technology Review concluded that the total energy and climate toll is incredibly difficult to get a handle on.
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https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/vechain-partners-with-wanchain-to-launch-cross-chain-bridges-to-over-40-blockchains-202505220359
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VeChain collaborates with Wanchain to enable cross-chain interoperability with over 40 blockchains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.The development is expected to enhance liquidity and expand DeFi opportunities within the VeChainThor ecosystem.Technical analysis shows VET rebounding from a key...
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https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/21/ai_energy_consumption_loose_estimates/
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A single person with a serious AI habit may chew through enough electricity each day to keep a microwave running for more than three hours. And the actual toll may even be worse, as so many companies keep details about their AI models secret. Speaking to two dozen researchers tracking AI energy consumption, and conducting experiments on its own, the MIT Technology Review concluded that the total energy and climate toll is incredibly difficult to get a handle on.
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https://www.newswise.com/articles/motion-sickness-technology-could-alleviate-symptoms-for-passengers-in-today-s-cars-and-tomorrow-s/?sc=rssn
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Newswise — Few weekends send more people on long car journeys than Memorial Day Weekend, with AAA estimating as many as 39 million people hitting the road this year. But unfortunately, motion sickness could make those trips uncomfortable and unpleasant for many people. Engineers at the University of Michigan have developed a new technology, ready for implementation in current vehicles, that reduces motion sickness by nearly half.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11191111/site-c-work-camp-surrey-housing/
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Jack O'Halloran has an idea to keep the Site C dam's massive worker camp out of the landfill: bring them to Surrey.
"It's absolutely gorgeous. Ten years ago, it was state of the art for a worker," O'Halloran, the CEO of the Surrey Urban Mission, told Global News.When O'Halloran learned that the...
"It's absolutely gorgeous. Ten years ago, it was state of the art for a worker," O'Halloran, the CEO of the Surrey Urban Mission, told Global News.When O'Halloran learned that the...
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https://www.biv.com/news/economy-law-politics/report-defends-metro-vancouver-board-salaries-calls-for-appointed-members-10692741
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Metro Vancouver Regional District board directors should not be paid less but rather take on fewer responsibilities as a "culture of heightened mistrust and frustration" builds within the organization, according to recommendations from consulting firm Deloitte Canada. Metro Vancouver board chair Mike Hurley hired Deloitte in February to conduct a governance review in the wake of growing discontent from members of the public who were this month handed a 25.3 per cent hike on average to their regional property taxes and utility fees.
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https://scienceblog.com/sciencechina/2025/05/21/new-molecular-glue-pushes-perovskite-solar-cells-closer-to-commercial-reality/
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A simple industrial chemical acting as molecular "superglue" has helped Chinese researchers achieve record-breaking efficiency in large-scale, printable solar panels. The innovation addresses one of the final hurdles blocking perovskite solar technology from moving out of labs and onto rooftops...
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https://venturebeat.com/games/astar-network-raises-funding-to-take-blockchain-content-to-japan/
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Astar Network, a gateway to take blockchain projects to Japan and more, announced a strategic investment from Animoca Brands to accelerate the growth of Web3 entertainment.
Animoca Brands wants to deliver digital property rights to consumers with the aim of helping to establish the open metaverse...
Animoca Brands wants to deliver digital property rights to consumers with the aim of helping to establish the open metaverse...
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https://scienceblog.com/experimentalfrontiers/2025/05/20/what-do-they-know-that-we-dont/
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74 years later, what do they know that university scientists don't know? And what technologies do they have that are not in the public domain?
I wrote about breakaway civilizations here and underground cities here. In 2018, Mark Skidmore and Catherine Austin Fitts audited publicly available...
I wrote about breakaway civilizations here and underground cities here. In 2018, Mark Skidmore and Catherine Austin Fitts audited publicly available...
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/cimac-releases-guideline-digital-twins-526039
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The CIMAC working group WG20 System Integration has released the CIMAC Guideline "Digital Twins in the Maritime Industry." The Guideline examines concepts, definitions and applications of digital twins. It provides a comprehensive framework for understanding and implementing digital twin technology in the maritime industry and highlights its potential benefits and practical applications.
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https://www.naturalnews.com/2025-05-21-volcanos-emit-more-co2-than-we-thought.html
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Advanced sensors revealed that volcanic CO? emissions—particularly from overlooked cooler hydrothermal zones—are up to three times higher than previous estimates, though still dwarfed by human fossil fuel emissions (~of total). Satellite radar data identified 19,325 previously unknown seamounts (submerged volcanoes), suggesting these "carbon actors" may influence ocean heat/carbon cycling, though their total impact remains unquantified.
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https://oblivus.com/blog/choosing-the-right-llm/
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Selecting the right large language model (LLM) is a critical decision that can make or break the success of your AI-driven project. While it might be tempting to default to the most hyped or powerful model, the key lies in aligning the LLM's capabilities with your specific use case. This guide breaks down common applications, their core requirements, and the best-suited models—helping you optimize performance, cost, and scalability.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14733715/Leith-van-Onselen-immigration-Labor.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
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Did high immigration WIN Anthony Albanese the election? Shocking claim emerges that Labor is 'importing future voters' By HARRISON CHRISTIAN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 18:12 EDT, 21 May 2025 | Updated: 19:46 EDT, 21 May 2025
An economist has linked Australia's population growth with...
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https://www.fabbaloo.com/news/from-tariffs-to-takeoff-why-the-new-trade-agreement-is-a-game-changer-for-uk-manufacturing
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Charles R. Goulding and Aaron Rofe explore how the 2025 UK-US trade agreement revives British manufacturing by cutting tariffs and supercharging cross-Atlantic innovation in 3D printing, aerospace, and automotive design.
The new UK-US trade agreement, signed in May 2025, marks a strategic...
The new UK-US trade agreement, signed in May 2025, marks a strategic...
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https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/05/45535283/elon-musk-brushes-off-potential-tesla-uber-deal-believes-owners-could-add-their-cars-to-ev-giants-autonomous
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Tesla Inc. TSLA CEO Elon Musk believes Tesla owners would be able to add their vehicles to the company's fleet of self-driving cars, as he says no to any potential deal with Uber Technologies Inc. UBER.What Happened: "We have millions of cars that will be able to operate autonomously. And I...