Have you been to #Memphis recently? #ElonMusk lied to everyone from the local government all the way up to the feds so that he could get a factory-like #AI building built. Now the locals want him held accountable and/or the building gone.
#TechnologyNews #Elon #Data #Musk #BigData #Crime
https://time.com/7308925/elon-musk-memphis-ai-data-center
This is an interesting article about how your day-to-day human #UseCase can make #ABetterMouseTrap perform worse in the field. The #USArmy has been researching a new "bullpup" layout for their rifles since the 1980s. Other countries have taken up the new #DesignPattern, but the #US keeps rejecting them. The reason? The human element.
#Engineering #Technology
https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/us-military-bullpup-rifles
You thought #Vanta black was cool? How about a black that makes solar cells better?
#TechnologyNews #SolarPower #MaterialsScience #Colors
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-black-metal-heavy-boost-solar.html
Yeah, yeah, we all know smartphones use rare earth metals that don't have to be mined in such inhospitable conditions. What do you mean footage might make someone care?
#TechnologyNews #SmartPhones #Africa #Slavery
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/inside-mine-feeds-tech-world-101708025.html
Is that an #Animal? No, that's a #Drone meant to trick animals into giving up their data. 
#Animals #Nature #Drones #TechnologyNews
https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/chinese-robot-antelope-herd-himalayas-h6qh59hm3
Look who hacked the thing that is supposed to keep democracy working.
#News #TechnologyNews #Crime #ForeignPolicy #Russia #USCourts
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/russia-hack-federal-court-system.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.I52Z.TmYPzbDJNXFD&smid=url-share
Access to information on the information super highway? How could that be legal?
#TechnologyNews #UK
https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/13/uk-court-ruling-leaves-wikipedia-facing-years-of-uncertainty-under-online-safety-act
After some false starts there is another effort to use #Drone #Technology to bring your groceries to you. As designs improve so does the weight #Drones can manage. 
#TechnologyNews #Automation
https://apnews.com/article/drones-delivery-orders-available-walmart-amazon-e1dbd3638c60e464d6533e74eb046ce6
The #Robot #FightClub hasn't been circulated yet? 
Well, here you go. A gym with real Rock'em Sock'em Robots. 
#Robotics #Technology #Sports #Engineering #Boxing
https://www.corememory.com/p/inside-san-franciscos-robot-fight-club-rek-cix-liv
Did you think the government would keep their word with laws like #HIPPA? #Privacy is collateral damage when they move fast and break things. 
#TechnologyNews
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/poliβ¦tics/appeals-court-doge-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.OCL4.RbVF0EJBo062&smid=url-share