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    Republicans in Congress add $250 annual federal EV tax to transport bill

    Wikipedia: The fourth power law (also known as the fourth power rule) is a rule of thumb which states that the stress on the road caused by a motor vehicle increases in proportion to the fourth power of its axle load. So almost all wear and tear is caused by trucks. Also, fixed amonut taxes...
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    Here’s BMW’s first all-electric 3 series, the 2027 i3

    You need to grow cars like to put a lot of battery in the floor.
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    Here’s BMW’s first all-electric 3 series, the 2027 i3

    The press site of BMW has more photo's: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0456164EN/the-new-bmw-i3-second-model-of-the-neue-klasse 900 km wltp is impressive.
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    Supreme Court blocks Trump’s emergency tariffs, billions in refunds may be owed

    https://www.rawstory.com/howard-lutnick-2675289149/ The Lutnicks are...
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    FDA refuses to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine

    They went short on Moderna and long on GSK. Give them time to change their position. Then they will change their position.
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    Court orders restart of all US offshore wind construction

    Americans are paying multiple times for this nonsense. For the lawyers on both sides, for the court system, for clogging up the court system, for the elevated electricity prices, for the uncertainty that will be priced in in future projects. This isn't a loss for Trump/MAGA/the GOP. Everybody...
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    TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial starts

    There a browser-extensions that hide youtube shorts.
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    US threatens crackdown on EU firms as clash over tech regulations intensifies

    It is not true. The EU collects around 28 billion in custom duties. Since 2010, the EU averages around 4 billion in fines per year, for all companies (not just the US tech). https://violationtrackerglobal.goodjobsfirst.org/?jurisdiction_sum=European+Commission&order=penalty_usd&sort=desc But...
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    US threatens crackdown on EU firms as clash over tech regulations intensifies

    They survive on royalties they get from r/nottheonion.
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    US threatens crackdown on EU firms as clash over tech regulations intensifies

    Wait until these platforms are held accountable for the fraud that they facilitate, propagate and profit from. The fines will dwarf X.com’s 140 million fine.
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    A fentanyl vaccine is about to get its first major test

    If this ever gets implemented we’ll see junkies drink the fentanyl-rich urine of vaccinated junkies. There must be a better way.
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    Microsoft slashes AI sales growth targets as customers resist unproven agents

    They could already unlock a ton of value by making a model that says “I don’t know.”, instead of hallucinating a plausible blurb of text. That seems to be the lowest hanging fruit of all. Yet these models are unable to do such.
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    Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand

    Have you tried using AI to speed up the process? /s
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    Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand

    You’d need a breakthrough in quantum computing and in cold fusion to make something like that happen. Probably a decade ago. Totally unclear to me how constraints like grid capacity fit in this picture. And from a broader perspective.. He isn’t dumb. His employees are not dumb. Is this a way...
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    Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI

    You weren’t doing moderation for Meta. You were doing monetisation. Your valuable contribution allowed Meta to charge extra for the scammy ads.
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    Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI

    Estimated losses due to investment fraud in Belgium: 30 million € last year.* Taxes paid by Meta in Belgium last year: < 2 million €. * There are other platforms next to the ones of Meta, but there are other kinds of fraud too. Meta is a net negative for society and the world would be...
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    Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI

    This is great news for the people who were scammed.
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    World-famous primatologist Jane Goodall dead at 91

    You can read her first National Geographic article here: https://archive.is/MqqpZ