In an effort to survive, airlines are desperately trying to convince a convincing audience that measures such as mandatory face masks and hospital-class air filters sitting in an airplane are safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic. It does not work. Research indicates that instead of becoming …
Read More »As Democrats prepare to nominate Joe Biden, widespread fears about unfair elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With less than 80 days to go before the US presidential election, it looks like Joe Biden’s race to lose. PHILO PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden signs official documents needed to receive his party’s official nomination next week at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, US, August …
Read More »Oil substitutes are forced to adjust or die
The International Energy Agency this week revised its forecast for gasoline and jet fuel for the rest of the year. In seemingly unrelated news, Philips 66 said it is turns a San Francisco refinery in a biodiversity plant. In separate news, Shell said it will permanently shake up a refinery …
Read More »IBM rolls out the latest processor chip, tapping Samsung for production
PHILO PHOTO: A man stands near an IBM logo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2019. REUTERS / Sergio Perez (Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) announced Monday a new data center processor chip that it says it can handle its predecessor’s workload three times. …
Read More »Here’s why postponing the review of the US-China trade deal might not be a bad thing
Postponing the review of U.S.-China trade may not be a bad thing, an analyst said Monday. The two sides met on Saturday, but talks have been delayed due to conflict plans and the need to allow the Chinese time to buy US exports, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. No new …
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