TECHNOLOGY

The US Space Force launched a secretive plane on Thursday which has been equipped with heavier boosters that could feasibly send it further into orbit than ever before.

The launch marks the 9th flight of the three-core SpaceX Falcon Heavy booster, and the 7th flight of the US Air Force's (not so) secret unmanned spaceplane, the X-37B (USSF-52).

The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Fla, on Nov. 12, 2022. (Boeing/U.S. Space (more…)

Apple was (temporarily) victorious on Wednesday in its bid to reverse a ruling that had barred the US import of certain smartwatches, a ban initially in place from Tuesday after the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled earlier the tech giant infringed on blood oxygen-sensing technology patents owned by the medical technology firm Masimo. 

On Tuesday, Apple filed a request to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, based in Washington, DC, to pause ITC's import ban (more…)

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,

The market for used EVs is plummeting. What will car rental companies do with the used ones? Problems started in China but have spread to Europe and the US.

China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities

Bloomberg notes China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities

Hoot of the Day

“EV graveyards are a result of unconstrained capitalism.”

Mercy!

The Chinese (more…)