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My take: fusion “breakthrough” a total dud

  • December 15, 2022
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I know this is a contrarian take, but stick with me here. A lot of noise was made about a fusion energy breakthrough, but I hate to tell you that for all the hoopla the results they announced were actually a big dud. “It’s the sun in a box. It’s a man-made star. It’s the […]

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China still using a variety of tactics to threaten Taiwan

  • December 15, 2022
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China’s military practice runs near Taiwan set another record this week. China’s air force sent a total of 18 bombers into the airspace around Taiwan on Tuesday: A total of 29 PLA warplanes and three warships were detected around Taiwan in the 24 hours to 6am on Tuesday, the island’s defence ministry said. Of these, […]

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Can an AI chatbot replace comedians?

  • December 15, 2022
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Well, there are clearly some of them that I wish this technology could replace. All joking aside (pardon the pun), the title question came to mind when reading this Wall Street Journal piece from Ben Eisen. To be clear, Eisen isn’t a professional comedian. He’s a banking and finance reporter for the WSJ. But he […]