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2023May

Is AI An Extinction Level Threat?

Posted May 31, 2023

Experts signed a brief but serious warning about the possible dangers of AI. What are the concerns and what can be done about them?
Is AI An Extinction Level Threat?

Short Week, Busy Week

Posted May 29, 2023

More market movement on the back of AI. Nvidia had a record day after a strong earnings report.
Short Week, Busy Week

Deep Sea Mining Could Secure a Future for EVs

Posted May 26, 2023

The history of polymetallic nodules. How they were discovered, how they are formed, and our recent attempts to mine them.
Deep Sea Mining Could Secure a Future for EVs

Nvidia Blasts Off

Posted May 25, 2023

Nvidia is having a record day following a huge earnings report. AI demand looks to power their future revenues.
Nvidia Blasts Off

Green Smoke: Carbon Credits

Posted May 24, 2023

The system of buying and selling carbon offset credits has had the opposite effect of its goal of reducing automakers from reducing their emissions. Tesla has made billions while doing nothing to meaningfully reduce their footprint, while other automakers have gotten a “get out of jail free” card.
Green Smoke: Carbon Credits

Winning The Semiconductor Cold War

Posted May 23, 2023

Two recent developments have heated up the tech war between China and the US over semiconductors. China’s ban of Micron from infrastructure projects and Applied Materials $4 billion investment in developing advanced chip technology.
Winning The Semiconductor Cold War

Feeding Frenzy

Posted May 22, 2023

The stock market is being largely boosted by AI investments. Competitors look to capitalize on Twitter’s struggles.
Feeding Frenzy

Don’t Give Up The Ship

Posted May 19, 2023

The pace of ZEV adoption could make California’s shipping industry a casualty. The CARB Advanced Clean Cars Package sets standards that could disrupt supply chains or push business out of state.
Don’t Give Up The Ship

Attempting AI Regulation

Posted May 18, 2023

The first hearing regarding AI regulation took place and there were arguments for and against creating a new federal agency in charge of AI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is a surprising advocate for strict AI oversight.
Attempting AI Regulation

Green Smoke: Recycling

Posted May 17, 2023

The history of the ad campaign by the oil industry pushing recycling, despite knowing it was not viable. The first part of a series of harmful exploitations of the push for ecologically viable industry practices.
Green Smoke: Recycling

Building A Space Catapult

Posted May 16, 2023

A revolutionary new method of launching satellites into orbit would “throw” a rocket half the distance of LEO, saving enormous amounts of rocket fuel. The difficulties include being able to reuse a launcher that is traveling at Mach 6.
Building A Space Catapult

Shaking Things Up

Posted May 15, 2023

Markets are flat but there are big announcements that could have major impacts on two companies, and tech as a whole.
Shaking Things Up

Earthbound Billionaires

Posted May 12, 2023

The Billionaire Space Race has cooled off, with all of the big players experiencing challenges since Bezos and Branson went to space in July of 2021. What is the state of commercial space travel?
Earthbound Billionaires

Highlights From Google I/O

Posted May 11, 2023

Google held its annual developer’s conference, showcasing improvements to its mobile lineup as well as unveiling improvements to its LLM and AI products.
Highlights From Google I/O

Crypto’s Looming Crisis

Posted May 10, 2023

Crypto has shown significant and steady growth through 2023, but the threat of regulatory overreach from the SEC is always looming.
Crypto’s Looming Crisis

Palantir Breaks Out

Posted May 09, 2023

Palantir showed continued revenue growth on its earnings report and shared that they expect to be profitable through 2023. Their achievements in AI show promise for the company and an interest by the markets for all things AI.
Palantir Breaks Out

Building Momentum

Posted May 08, 2023

After favorable earnings reports from tech’s biggest companies, the industry hopes to keep optimism high.
Building Momentum

Apple’s Earnings Are A Rising Tide

Posted May 05, 2023

Apple’s earnings came in above expectations. Stock price is up, as are other big tech names.

Biotech Buyout Booms

Posted May 04, 2023

Pharma “patent cliffs” have led to a surge of big buyouts of small biotech companies.

Super Powering Alexa With AI

Posted May 03, 2023

Amazon is getting in on the AI trend with Bedrock and plans to expand Alexa capabilities using LLM advancements. AI could improve the already surprising profits of AWS.

China Scoops Up America’s Solar Fumble

Posted May 02, 2023

China has a possibly insurmountable head start on most new sustainable energy methods. They hold an overwhelming majority of the market share of solar panel part manufacturing. The solution for the US may not be chasing down China, but rather revisiting nuclear energy.

Another Busy Week Ahead

Posted May 01, 2023

We’re still full steam ahead for earnings season right now. This week, we get some more reports from the world’s biggest tech names.