Driverless Convoys

Driveless cars taken to an extreme are becoming convoys of driverless trucks. If there are benefits to driveless cars, there Continue reading →

Autonomous Weapons

‘Surely, we’ll never create weapons that can decide to kill without our control.’ The steady progression towards more automation in Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2016

Pardon the belated post. Peak wind production can beat peak nuclear production 432Gw to 383Gw. Global trade dropped 22% in Continue reading →

February US Jobs

The good news: 242,000 Americans found jobs in February. Congratulations doing that in a short month. The bad news: wages Continue reading →

Oregon Bans Coal

The state government of Oregon passed a bill to eliminate the use of coal for electricity by 2035. Oil, gas, Continue reading →

Autonomous Hacking

As if hacking wasn’t powerful enough, there is now a competition to create a program that will autonomously attack and Continue reading →

The Ultra-Rich

The net worth of the richest people actually decreased. Actually, as with any generalization, that is true and false. Some Continue reading →

Autonomous Auto Crashes

It was only a bump, but it was also inevitable. A driverless car, actually an autonomous automobile with a person Continue reading →