The Idiocy Of US E-Bike Regulations, Proven By One Brown Wire

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:25:25 +0000

While I really like my e-bikes, they have one big problem: steep inclines. With my asthma and not great shape I’m in, I can’t always make it up the steepest hills. And 500-750 watts of assist? That’s not going to help much on steep inclines. This keeps e-bikes limited to … [continued]

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DeepSeek Sparks Demand Debate, While Chevron Plans Gas-Fired Plants for Data Centers

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:14:49 +0000

The debate over just how much power will be needed to support the artificial intelligence (AI) industry became heated when a Chinese company said it has a low-cost AI model […]

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Volkswagen Considering A Joint Venture With A Chinese Manufacturer — In Germany!

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:05:23 +0000

German media claims Volkswagen may be negotiating with a Chinese company about a joint venture in Germany.

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Ched probes botched ‘unauthorized’ Bestlink activity in Bataan


MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education (Ched) is investigating the botched “unauthorized off-campus activity” of Bestlink College of the Philippines in Bataan. Ched noted that the students of the Quezon City-based college have experienced “severe logistical problems and safety concerns, with many students stranded for hours with no transportation to go back to Manila during the activity.” Bestlink was celebrating its 23rd founding anniversary at a resort in Hermosa municipality. After this fiasco, the Ched en banc discussed the matter, and a show-cause order was issued on Tuesday against the administration of the college. The action was prompted […]…

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AI Electricity Demand Spike Already Drooping Due To Innovation

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:45:21 +0000

At present we’re in another wave of hysteria regarding data center energy demands, this time focused on concerns related to AI. It was all over Davos, for example. Many decarbonization folks, although not me, are deeply concerned about the electricity demands of the various large language models and generative AI … [continued]

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