If Oracle pops, does this affect the WBD/Paramount/Skydance deal?

Too small to ask for a government bailout.

The original 1970s Carrie adaptation with Sissy Spacek. Captures an era perfectly, and all the female leading actresses are so good.

The 1970s mini series of Salems Lot. Great cast. Super creepy thanks to Tobe Hooper’s direction.

Tim didn’t really resign/retire. They promoted him to Chairman.

https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/11/tim-cook-visits-china-for-the-third-time-in-2026

Robots can work well in warehouses. Amazon’s have been a success, for example. This just sounds like whomever WalMart hired to design this didn’t know what they were doing and Walmart got screwed. Maybe they tried to automate the wrong tasks, or leaned too heavily on the sales pitch of “AI magic” rather than understanding what they were buying.

The article also mentions Kroger’s failed dive into automation. From what I can find online, the automation worked, but it was a flop because it was expensive and underutilized — it wasn’t worth the money spent because it was focused on filling online orders that dried up.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-warehouse-robots-automation-942b814

https://retailboss.substack.com/p/krogers-350-million-lesson-why-big

https://macrohint.com/krogers-2-6-billion-warehouse-meltdown-the-untold-story-behind-the-biggest-automation-failure-in-modern-grocery/

Thanks. I couldn’t find anything when I searched. I doubt this is the only chemical they could use for that. It’s always about money — like what’s cheapest, or what’s subsidized. Sad sad sad.

Why would you need to use perchlorate in a grain bag?

We don’t have money for new USPS trucks, or air conditioning for the drivers — but spy cameras get funding.

Sounds like a class action. Some corporate buyer or school will probably sue. I predict the judgement will end up being a coupon for $100 off one of the new googlebooks.

So I looked into this and you are right and I am wrong. Deleting my previous posts since there’s more to this case than just haptics.

Rewarding a patent troll is never a good thing. It just means no one will be able to use haptic feedback without paying a toll.

Stores around here have already been putting up “penny shortage” signs so they have an excuse to charge extra. A penny isn’t much, but they know that it adds up quickly.

One year later… “Why doesn’t anyone want to pay for our slop tv show/movie/book/song/videogame? I wonder if our company can get a bailout from the government?”

How is this good news? Haptic feedback has existed since the 1970s. This patent should be invalid.

Why is a story about China using a photo of a protest in a different country?

Volvo’s is.

https://www.volvotrucks.com/en-en/trucks/electric.html

Ford and GM canceled their electric delivery vans though. Perfect timing!

https://insideevs.com/news/776511/gm-brightdrop-production-ending-2025/

https://fordauthority.com/2025/12/ford-ev-van-also-cancelled-new-gas-model-will-take-its-place/

If you’re driving 16 hours a day, then your cargo should probably be going by rail.

Yet the people who support these laws are the first to scream, “corporations are people!” when it’s convenient.

Quaker oats makes plain oats. They also make steel cut oats. Store brands are usually cheaper, but you never really know who makes those or where they come from. 🤷‍♂️

It’s still code bloat. A lot of these new “features” should have been plug-ins.