Alan Ohnsman

Uber’s Next Robotaxi Deal: Amazon’s Zoox Zoox’s boxy electric shuttles will be bookable in Las Vegas this summer; Los Angeles is penciled in for 2027.

NEW: Zoox’s boxy electric robotaxis will be bookable on Uber’s ridehail network, starting in Las Vegas this summer #robotaxis www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...

Sun Tzu (D-NY) - “When your enemy is making a mistake, fix it for him at great cost to yourself.”

1. That’s true
2. Joe Rogan is a moron and helped get him elected

Undercover Cop Generated An AI Teenager To Catch Pedophiles A DHS investigator generates an AI for catching pedophiles on Kik Messenger, a known hotspot for predators.

🚨NEW🚨 Cops used an AI-generated teenager to catch pedophiles on Kik Messenger, an app notorious as a hive of predator activity.

A rare insight into how police can spin up AI teens for sting operations on social media.

But where else are cops using AI personas?

www.forbes.com/sites/the-wi...

Could Paper Alternatives Help Solve The Plastic Packaging Problem? A report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claims paper-based products could provide an alternative to flexible plastic packaging.

Paper-based alternatives could help tackle the plastic packaging pollution nightmare www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...

USAID: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

Here’s last night’s story about USAID, why the Trump Administration has gutted it, who is being impacted, and how many nice things John can say about George W. Bush. It’s more than zero! By a very narrow margin, it is more than zero. youtu.be/tU8S13xYJNM

Ticketmaster parent Live Nation settles DOJ antitrust case Live Nation Entertainment settled with the U.S. Justice Department in the middle of a trial on claims ​the Ticketmaster owner illegally dominated key parts of the live-events industry, the DOJ said on...

Everybody hates the Ticketmaster-Live Nation concert monopoly and its excessive fees. Breaking it up would’ve been universally popular. Trump went another way 🤷‍♂️ www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

“.. Here's a fun fact: The United States now has fewer manufacturing jobs today (12.573M) than it did in March 2018 (12.576M) when Trump first started his tariff wars:”

- @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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So are we calling this the Energy Crisis of 2026

Turning Idle California Farmland Into A Clean Energy Powerhouse This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how data centers are driving clean energy adoption and Rivian-backed ALSO’s plan to shake up the global e-bike market

In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
☀️Turning idle California farmland into a renewable energy powerhouse
👩‍💻How data centers are driving clean energy adoption
🚲 Rivian-backed ALSO’s plan to shake up the e-bike market #solar #batteries www.forbes.com/sites/curren...

Oil Prices Spike Over $110 a Barrel, Highest Since Pandemic

In retrospect, Trump’s killing of EV incentives, fuel
economy rules and clean energy subsidies wasn’t the brightest idea www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/b...

Tesla stock surges on news that Tesla has now fallen seven years behind Waymo in its quest for truly autonomous driving.

Crypto Enforcer Conflicted by Coinbase Stock Purchase - Public Citizen WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who has a major role in cryptocurrency enforcement matters, bought as much as…

Jeanine Pirro claims she has a major role in crypto enforcement.

She bought up to $50K worth of Coinbase stock in November, per new disclosure.

Electrification of transportation is a national security and economic resilience strategy, which would work well for this exact scenario we are in right now.

What is CA High-Speed Rail’s plan to shave extra $2B off Central Valley price tag? The California Legislative Analyst’s Office has cast doubt on the project’s ability to realize the potential savings.

Well now: California's high-speed rail project is getting $2 billion cheaper 🤔https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/high-speed-rail/article314908527.html

Sea Levels Are Already Higher Than Many Scientists Think, New Study Shows

tech bros may want to reconsider their rush to South Florida -- or pretty much anywhere that's coastal 🌊https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/climate/sea-level-underestimated.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes

Why These Anthropic Cofounders Are So Willing To Stand Up To Trump Many billionaires have kowtowed to the President lately. That’s what makes Dario Amodei’s refusal to cave so stunning — and may be behind Claude’s surge at the App Store.

Forbes' @richardnieva.bsky.social on how Anthropic's resistance to Trump/Hegseth pressure is at odds with other AI firms -- and triggered a spike in Claude downloads www.forbes.com/sites/richar...

"Fred Trump was born in New Jersey in 1905."

- Donald Trump. "The Art of the Deal." Kindle ed. p. 65.

Sanders And Khanna Push National 5% Annual Billionaire Wealth Tax Backers project, based on Forbes’ billionaires list, that the tax would raise $4.4 trillion over ten years for childcare, housing and a $3,000 per person check to many Americans.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna push a 5% annual billionaire wealth tax that backers say would raise $4.4 trillion over a decade www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump - Inside Climate News As Democrats and climate activists seize on energy costs as a political issue, new data shows electricity rates rose 5 percent nationwide in 2025. The figures were much higher in some states.

Chances are your electricity bills are way up. Here’s a look at how a typical bill has changed in each state during Trump’s first full year in office.

A man sitting on a bucket plays a guitar. Behind him is an electrical box opened with the inside empty and covered in red cloth. Headline placed at the bottom reads “The Smallest Theater in L.A. Is Inside of an Electrical Box”

A seemingly ordinary electrical box is home to L.A.'s smallest theater, created by guerilla artist S.c. MeRo.

The full story: lataco.com/electrical-b...

By @marinamasako.bsky.social

What Trump’s War With Iran Has Already Cost Taxpayers The military operation had already cost more than approximately $600 million before the first strikes were even carried out.

oh good:
How Trump’s war with Iran could have already cost over $1 billion
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UPDATE: X has now suspended the Handala group's attack sometime after I alerted the company of its ties to the sanctioned MOIS intelligence agency.

Startup MMI Wants To Use Mini Robots To Treat Alzheimer's MMI is starting FDA-approved human trials for its tiny robot to use needles the size of eyelashes to help clear waste from the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.

*NEW* In my latest @forbes.com feature, I wrote about the startup that’s starting early clinical trials to use a miniature robot to treat Alzheimer’s based on experimental operations done in China and elsewhere in Asia.

www.forbes.com/sites/amyfel...

AI’s Copy Fight Is Minting Billionaires In China OpenAI and Anthropic allege improper distillation of their models. Investors have pushed Chinese AI valuations sky-high anyway—raising a harder question about pricing power.

OpenAI and Anthropic allege improper distillation of their models. Investors have pushed Chinese AI valuations sky-high anyway—raising a harder question about pricing power.

My latest for @forbes.com on the above + a couple of new billionaires:

www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...

Greek Mogul On Why Iran Attacks, Elimination Of Gray Fleet Is Boosting Tanker Fortunes The U.S.’ latest attacks may raise gas prices at the pumps, but Trump’s military operations have already helped boost shipping billionaire fortunes by $45 billion and counting.

1/ The U.S. ouster of Maduro in Venezuela and the attacks on Iran have been a boon for oil tanker billionaires. Tanker rates are up to record highs, tanker stocks are up by 60%+ so far this year and tanker resale prices are up to decade highs as well.

www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...

“b-list” seems exceptionally generous

Data Center Batteries Enter The Iron Age This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how Red Texas is turning green when it comes to energy and building up U.S. supply chains for a better electric grid

In the latest Current Climate newsletter:
🔋 Data centers enter the Iron Age with Form Energy’s batteries
⚡️Red Texas is turning green when it comes to energy
🔌 Building up U.S. supply chains for a better electric grid #batteries #datacenters www.forbes.com/sites/curren...

What The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Means For Larry Ellison’s Fortune By Forbes estimates, the elder Ellison, who is also Oracle’s largest shareholder, doesn’t have enough cash to fulfill his part of Paramount’s $111 billion offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. Here’s how ...

By @forbes.com' estimates, the elder Ellison, who is also Oracle’s largest shareholder, doesn’t have enough cash to fulfill his part of Paramount’s $111 billion offer for Warner Bros.

We'll know more in the coming days, but here’s how it could play out:

www.forbes.com/sites/phoebe...

Chart: US to overwhelmingly build clean power in 2026 A federal agency says solar, battery, and wind additions will vastly outpace new gas facilities in what’s set to be a record year for power plant…

Solar will provide 51% of new U.S. utility-scale power generation this year, batteries will deliver 28%, and wind will add 14%, according to the Energy Information Administration www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...