Who knew that the same man that brought us the telestrator used on every Sunday Night Footbal game also really hated the moon? Well, that appears to be the case, so this week we thought a quick introduction to Project A119: “A Study of Lunar Research Flights - Volume 1” was in order.
Then cj and Jeff explore today’s electric car options as they are considering adding to their respective fleets - which is good timing seeing that Tesla and now Ford are slashing their EV prices still.
And good news! This week only minimal talk of AI and nothing about aviation - too much weather, striking, and Twitter shenanigans to cover!
US heat wave could last into August after breaking over 2,300 records
NYC-area airports see massive delays and groundings as 1,600 flights canceled across the US
Extreme heat in Arizona increased hospitalizations to pandemic levels at one medical center
The heat wave scorching the US is a self-perpetuating monster
Fran Drescher: AMPTP Is 'Punishing Us' for Strike, Stalling Negotiations
Christopher Nolan wants Oppenheimer to be a cautionary tale for Silicon Valley
Engagement on Instagram's Threads Has Cratered
Elon Musk says Twitter’s ad revenue has dropped by 50 percent
Tax preparers that shared private data with Meta, Google could be fined billions
The Morning After: Russia bans Apple devices for state officials
Ford slashes price of all-electric F-150 Lightning trucks
Tesla cuts prices on all models, 3rd cut this year – The Associated Press
In big win for Tesla, more car companies plan to use its supercharging network
The crazy plan to explode a nuclear bomb on the Moon
