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“The possibility that a power of attorney might be rejected may be one reason not to simply pull a form off the internet and hope it will be accepted.” It is frustrating when a bank or other financial institution declines... Read more

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have analyzed 20 cryptocurrencies—accounting for more than 98% of the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies—and found that Bitcoin accounts for 2/3 of the total energy consumption of cryptocurrencies. Understudied cryptocurrencies represent the... Read more

A screenshot from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) dashboard: At this rate we are likely to see 19 million cases by Friday, and 700,000 deaths by tomorrow or early Thursday. Read more

Mixed reality applications for visualizing underground utilities in 3D have been available from many companies for years, but have not been widely used. There are signs this is changing. For example, vGIS is an augmented reality (AR) visualization application that... Read more

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The Reason Why Legal Tech Remains The Domain Of The Legal Elite. Follow the money. That is the message Carolyn Elefant elegantly delivers in this discussion of the current marketing and use of legal tech. Many of us read you,... Read more

In Washington state, the primary election is Tuesday. Last week, I voted on the ballot send to me in the mail, then I took it to the drop box about 10 blocks from my house. I’m a big fan of our state’s vote-by-mail system. There are a number of important elections on the primary ballot: selecting a new representative in Congress, retaining our great governor, Jay Inslee; and choosing a new lieutenant governor. On the county level, we need to vote out two right-wing county commissioners. They ran as Independents and fooled voters. Meanwhile, my baby boomer blogger friends are writing about: Read more

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) and Germany-based Trailer Dynamics GmbH (Trailer Dynamics) signed a battery supply agreement for a new way to electrify long-haul trucks. According to the agreement, CATL will develop, manufacture, and supply batteries for the Newton... Read more

A new report from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO shows that clean hydrogen can significantly reduce aviation emissions with potential benefits seen within five years. The report, Opportunities for hydrogen in commercial aviation, which had technical input and funding from... Read more

The Romanian city of Ploiești has opted for 20 low-floor Solaris Trollino 12 trolleybuses. According to the contract worth PLN 36 million (US$9.6 million), the vehicles will have been delivered within two years from the signing date. The trolleybus network... Read more