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This Is What You Get When Commies Are Running NYC... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, New York City, already reeling from crime under years of radical leftist rule, now faces a proposal that sounds ripped straight from a communist energy-rationing handbook: mandatory blackouts every night. Manhattan Assemblywoman Deborah Glick is sponsoring the “Dark Skies Protection Act,” which would require businesses and residents to turn off non-essential lighting between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.  Critics are blasting it as a criminal’s dream come true in a city that already struggles with safety after dark. New York City...

China Tests Directed Energy Beam That Recharges Drones Mid-Flight Authored by Bojan Stojkovski via Interesting Engineering, A Chinese research team has successfully tested a wireless power transfer system that beams energy from the ground to a drone in flight using microwaves.  The setup relies on a mobile emitter that directs energy to an antenna array mounted beneath the aircraft, enabling continuous power delivery without physical connections. Notably, the experiment maintained stable transmission even while both the drone and the ground unit were moving, marking a step beyond static demonstrations.  Representational image of a...

Continuing Jobless Claims Tumble To 2-Year Lows The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits for the first time rose from 203k to 219k last week (higher than the expected 210k), but still hovering within the low-low range of the last four years... Source: Bloomberg New Jersey and Oregon saw the largest WoW rise in initial claims while Texas and New York saw the biggest decline... But, while initial claims rose, continuing jobless claims tumbled to the lowest level since May 2024... Source: Bloomberg Soft survey data continues to signal a stressed labor market, while...