Friday, January 2, 2026

"China’s EV Battery Giant Is Trying to Find a New Road"

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Another very deep dice, this one from Bloomberg Businessweek December 23: Inside the world’s largest battery plant, delicate robot arms coa...

"...the CIA-backed venture fund behind Palantir, Anduril—and a spy tool that might be on your phone"

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I'll re-use the introduction to a 2018 post " The CIA’s Venture-Capital Firm, Like Its Sponsor, Operates in the Shadows ": Thi...

"Tesla 2026: 'Defining Year' Hinges On Self-Driving Robotaxis And True Autonomy" (TSLA)

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 As Mr. Musk said in 2024 (and may have repeated in 2025): This will be a spicy year pic.twitter.com/XG3pWJGS10 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Mar...

"Britain Pushed Ahead With Green Power. Its Grid Can’t Handle It"

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Britain is a special case but the issue is real for those American states that pushed ahead with renewables without considering intermittenc...

"Baidu chip unit Kunlunxin files for Hong Kong IPO amid China’s push for tech self-reliance"

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From the South China Morning Post, January 2: Last year, 20 Chinese semiconductor IPOs raised over 45 billion yuan (US$6.4 billion), with si...
Thursday, January 1, 2026

"Ukraine bonds at post-restructuring highs as investors see some progress in peace talks"

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August 13, 2022 - Sovereign Debt: "Ukraine in default according to Fitch and S&P" Based on the Templeton experience this is pr...

"European Banks Plan To Cut 200,000 Jobs As AI Takes Hold"

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Following on November 28's " BofA says AI is boosting bankers' productivity, revenue ". From TechCrunch, January 1: Europe...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

UK government insures Bayeux Tapestry for £800m [$1.07 billion] during loan to British Museum

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Back to Britain for one more story. (it was this or British electricity prices and frankly the needlework is pretty amazing) From the Art N...

Wedbush's Technology Uber-Bull Dan Ives' 2026 Tech Predictions

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Via the LinkedIn of   Todd Rosen : If the image doesn't appear on our blog here is the LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tod...

Britain and lobsters

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From The Times, December 22: Boiling live lobsters to be banned under animal rights reforms   Downing Street has published its welfare strat...

On This Date in 1935 the Game "Monopoly" Was Patented (economist Henry George does a cameo) And The Bank Never Runs Out Of Money

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After the jump we have one of the dice cheats you can use if some smart-ass 10-year old is getting the better of you. The fellow who patente...