In the latest burst of indignant outrage that passes for news these days, a bunch of media outlets (of sorts) including Rolling Stone (huh?) jumped on a report by some obscure market data analytics company called Yard about the excessive use of private jets by celebrities. There were lots of statistics about carbon emissions, along […]
Our recent piece on finding the next Tesla proposed that autonomy may be the thesis we ought to be looking at as opposed to electrification. Investing in automakers isn’t something we’re keen on unless they’re pure plays on electric, and even then, we’re not convinced we’ll see another Tesla-like success story from all the EV […]
We recently took a deep dive into why trying to find the next Tesla is mostly a fool’s errand. The super short version is that it’s highly unlikely that a pure-play electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer can replicate Elon Musk’s success – and luck. At one point, Musk revealed, Tesla was only about a month away […]
People have been trying to find the next Microsoft ever since Bill Gates became the richest man on the planet in 1995. Now, they’re looking for the next Tesla as Elon Musk sits atop the list of the world’s wealthiest people. Moving to America and founding a successful company does wonders for your wealth, and […]
We humans tend to think that anything currently fashionable or trendy never existed before, but usually that’s not the case. Take the somewhat controversial idea of swapping. The concept has been around since the Gilded Age, but never really caught on because of a lack of interest. No, not that kind of swapping. We’re talking […]
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have created the most efficient solar cell recorded yet – a 39.5% efficiency under normal sunlight illumination – which is 0.3% higher than the record they set in 2020. These small incremental gains show how difficult it is to increase efficiency, but it […]
Crab legs go quick at all-you-can-eat Vegas buffets because of demand – customers like eating expensive food at a lower cost. They also go quickly because of supply – the buffet operator doesn’t like giving away a food product they’re losing money on. It’s the same reason Indian restaurants get pissed off when you order […]
We learned everything we know about fashion from watching the movie Zoolander. In other words, we don’t know much about the world of runway models and runaway fashion trends. It’s a joke we’ve made before when researching startups using artificial intelligence for selecting and designing fashion apparel. This fashionable use of AI got a ton […]
Whenever the Israel topic comes up, we try to tread lightly. As famed American philosopher Louis C.K. once said, “Jew” is the only word that can be derogatory or descriptive, just based on tonal inflections. Most people’s knowledge of Jews probably extends to the funny-looking people seen walking around New York airports. Those are Hasidic […]
You’re either on the bus or off the bus. That’s a quote from Ken Kesey, the leader of the Merry Pranksters, a group of early hippies and hipsters who traveled on a bus called Further in 1964 and introduced LSD to the party scene. Kesey’s comment was both an inside joke – often one of […]