Massive Data Centers May Make Groundwater Pollution Worse
Data centers need huge quantities of water to cool their servers, but if that water contains pollutants, more pollution may result.
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Zoox Becomes 2nd (or 3rd?) Robotaxi Operator in San Francisco
Naturally, Waymo was the robotaxi company that led the way into the San Francisco market. Then Cruise came along … but then left after a nasty but completely freakish edge case. Now we have a third robotaxi company that has begun operations in The City by the Bay — Zoox. … [continued]
Ford Selling Used EVs on Amazon
Ford has followed Hyundai onto the website of obscure web-based bookseller Amazon. Mixing today’s reality with the early days of Amazon sure sounds weird, but it is early discussions about whether people would buy X, Y, or Z online that comes to mind for me first when I see news … [continued]
Amazon Rivian Electric Delivery Vans Arrive in Canada
Amazon has deployed Rivian’s electric delivery vans in Canada for the first time, the companies announced this week. Deployed in the Vancouver area, there are now 50 Rivian EDVs roaming the streets in their Amazon wrapping. As someone living in Florida who has seen these electric delivery vans all over … [continued]
Brazil’s Sustainable Fuels Pledge Is Dangerously Ambitious and Risks Repeating Mistakes of the Past
Huge biofuels expansion without safeguards would drive deforestation. Next month the world’s spotlight will turn to Belém, a city on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, as Brazil hosts the COP30 climate summit. The setting is symbolic. The Amazon, “the lungs of the planet,” is a wealth of biodiversity and … [continued]
Amazon & Brimstone Advance Lower-Carbon Cement Collaboration
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Brimstone this week announced successful results from tests of Brimstone’s lower-carbon Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) for use in concrete construction with plans for more comprehensive testing to be conducted in 2025 and 2026. On the strength of the initial testing outcomes, Amazon has signed a commercial … [continued]
Robotaxi 3-Way Match Shaping Up Between Zoox, Waymo, And The MechaHitler GrokMobile
Amazon’s robotaxi startup Zoox is preparing for the mass production of its purpose-built vehicles at its new factory in California, with Waymo waiting in the wings while Tesla continues to stumble over brand reputation issues.
Is Amazon On Verge Of Replacing Delivery People With Humanoid Robots?
How much does a robot have to cost and how good does it need to be in order to replace a human delivery person? If there’s one company that knows, it’s Amazon, and that online retail giant may be on the verge of reaching that critical juncture. Reportedly, Amazon has … [continued]
AI Bubble?
We all know the buzzword of the day — AI. AI is going to solve countless problems at it gets infinitely smarter and more useful. We just need to build bigger and bigger datacenters. Hence the reason companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Tesla are building or buying nuclear, natural … [continued]
Commercial & United States Postal Service (USPS) Electric Delivery Vans Spreading Out Across USA
Two years ago this month, I saw my first Amazon Prime Rivian electric delivery van (lead figure of this article) just across my street. The driver said he loved the new van and was kind enough to pose for pictures and show me inside. He said Amazon already had ~100 … [continued]
