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I’ve written a lot about the AOL–>AT&T–>Time Warner–>Discovery mergers simply because I think they perfectly encapsulate the pointless, destructive incompetence at the heart of modern media consolidation, and the cannibalistic nature of Wall Street’s obsession with illusory quarterly growth propped up by smoke, mirrors, and complex accounting. Ever since the originalContinue Reading

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Something messy happens when the cat hairs of reality meet the shiny hype of smart tech Opinion  Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics are Trumpenführerenführered by accountancy’s First Law of Finance: you must make money. iRobot, the company behind the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with itsContinue Reading

Lost in space: How ’digital twins’ saved NASA’s robots 

A view of an Astrobee ROAM Operations Session 2 in the JEM during Expedition 66. Image: NASA Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A standard ballpoint pen will not write in space. Without gravity, the ink refuses to flow. This simple failure illustrates a profound headache inContinue Reading

webinar:- advancements-in-electrified-mobile-hydraulic-systems-–-a-panel-discussion

Designed specifically for OEM system architects, mobile hydraulics engineers, product managers, and application specialists, this 60-minute webinar (45-minute panel discussion plus 15-minute Q&A) delivers practical, actionable guidance on selecting, integrating, and validating efficient electrified mobile hydraulic architectures. Get in-depth insight into core subsystems (traction, steering, work functions, and ePTO), controlContinue Reading

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Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of reining in Western space superiority that has helped Ukraine on the battlefield. Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the so-calledContinue Reading