Dudes With Beards Podcast

On this show, we discuss Starlink Direct to Cell, the plummeting prices for solar power and battery storage, the Tesla Virtual Power Plant in San Diego, the Toyota Land Cruiser Se concept, and Robert Downey Jr.’s Favorite Vegan Steak from Chunk Foods.

Source Links:

starlink.com - Starlink Direct to Cell - https://bit.ly/40fF5Nm

mcc-berlin.net - Plummeting prices for solar power and storage - https://bit.ly/497rDz1

electrek.co - Tesla Virtual Power Plant in San Diego - https://bit.ly/3FFb1Rr

toyota.com - Toyota Land Cruiser Se Concept - https://bit.ly/3QbejAR

vegnews.com - Robert Downey Jr.’s Favorite Vegan Steak from Chunk Foods - https://bit.ly/45MtXsq

On this show, we discuss Joby Aviation to build electric aircraft taxis in Ohio, Amazon has 10K Rivian delivery vans in use, an update on the Pebble Flow EV Camper, and BP to buy $100 million worth of Tesla Superchargers.

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apnews.com - Hundreds of flying taxis to be made in Ohio - https://bit.ly/49cp8LA

amazon.com - Amazon’s electric delivery vans from Rivian hit 10K - https://bit.ly/3QAI3Zz

pebblelife.com - Pebble Flow EV Camper - https://bit.ly/3Ql7BZo

bp.com - bp orders $100 million worth of Tesla chargers - https://on.bp.com/475DoE7

On this show, we discuss Intel’s Core Ultra SoC, new Samsung memory modules, Microsoft Project Silica, and Nvidia to make Arm-based chips.

Source Links:

techspot.com - Intel Core Ultra SoC - https://bit.ly/49dzYkP

samsung.com - Samsung Ushers in Future of Memory Modules - https://bit.ly/3s9T5eO

microsoft.com - Microsoft Project Silica - https://bit.ly/3tMU0T1

reuters.com - Nvidia to make Arm-based chips - https://reut.rs/46KwSDe

On this show, we discuss the Intel Thunderbolt 5 standard, Toyota’s battery tech plans, Tesla Powerwall 3, and using bacteria to generate electricity.

Source Links:

intel.com - Intel Introduces Thunderbolt 5 Connectivity Standard - https://intel.ly/3Q5tiMM

arstechnica.com - Toyota reveals its EV battery technology plan - https://bit.ly/409iF05

electrek.co - Tesla Powerwall 3 Vehicle to Grid? - https://bit.ly/3Q5tAmQ

eurekalert.org - Using Bacteria to generate electricity from wastewater - https://bit.ly/45PAnXJ

On this show, we discuss a new electric vehicle battery that can make EV charging as convenient as gas pumping, and World4Solar’s Voltwing solar arrays.

Source Links:

footprintcoalition.com - A new EV battery that can make EV charging just as convenient as gas pumping - https://bit.ly/3P1pGe0

world4solar.com - Voltwing Solar Array - https://bit.ly/3sI1Ah4

On this show, we discuss the Department of Energy spending $15.5 billion to retrofit existing auto plants for electric vehicle production, and a nitrate solid-state lithium battery.

Source Links:

footprintcoalition.com - DOE spends $15.5 billion to retrofit existing auto plants for EVs - https://bit.ly/3EvDLvr

interestingengineering.com - Nitrate solid-state lithium batteries - https://bit.ly/44KGbRR

On this show, we discuss Apple spending millions a day to develop conversational AI to improve Siri, an artificial kidney that could end dialysis, and new Phillips Hue lights, and an update for their Matter support.

Source Links:

superchargednews.com - Apple spending "millions of dollars a day" on developing conversational AI to improve Siri - https://bit.ly/3sLOtvm

ucsf.edu - Can an Artificial Kidney end Dialysis - https://bit.ly/3R9Dgib

techhive.com - Philips Hue unveils new lights and news about its Matter update - https://bit.ly/45J9l4Q

On this show, we discuss a new satellite called XRISM (pronounced “crism”) that aims to pry apart high-energy light into the equivalent of an X-ray rainbow, the Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot (M4), Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites will fly on the new Vulcan Centaur rocket and will open a new satellite-processing facility at Kennedy Space Center.

Source Links:

nasa.gov - XRISM Mission To Study ‘Rainbow’ of X-rays - https://go.nasa.gov/3QW5WeL

nature.com - Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot (M4) - https://go.nature.com/45q8xl1

aboutamazon.com - Amazon's Project Kuiper test satellites to fly on first Vulcan Centaur rocket - https://bit.ly/45vIqJx

aboutamazon.com - Project Kuiper to open satellite-processing facility at Kennedy Space Center - https://bit.ly/45uLxRK

On this show, we discuss the growing demand on electric grids to support electric vehicles, Starfire Coal Mine to transform into Kentucky’s largest renewable power project, and Brilliant Planet’s CO2 capture using algae.

Source Links: emergingtechbrew.com - What will it take for electric grids to meet growing EV demand - https://bit.ly/3OyBvsc nature.org - BrightNight, Rivian and The Nature Conservancy Unite to Transform Starfire Coal Mine into Kentucky's Largest Renewable Power Project - https://bit.ly/3qyuEqI brightnightpower.com - Starfire - https://bit.ly/3YzKY6W footprintcoalition.com - Brilliant Planet is building a climate solution to rival Earth's forests - https://bit.ly/3Qy44IO Charm Industrial - https://bit.ly/3qo6Ndf Brilliant Planet - https://bit.ly/3KGTJGu

On this show, we discuss Ford lowering the F-150 price tag, Rivian Q2 results, Tesla to build Data Centers, and scientists repeat nuclear fusion breakthrough.

Source Links: electrek.co - Ford F-150 Lightning gets $10K price cut - https://bit.ly/3YwsxjH rivian.com - Rivian Q2 2023 Results - https://bit.ly/3OCVfuw electrek.co - Tesla to build new '1st of its kind' data centers - https://bit.ly/3OV3Mu6 smithsonianmag.com - Scientists Repeat Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough - https://bit.ly/3KCCXZe