I saw a handful of videos online about this particular ev1. When they crushed the majority of them (they were originally only leased, never sold), they gave away a few to museums, and they gave away a few to universities with a stipulation that they never sell them. It sounds like a university stopped knowing that they owned it, had it towed, and the towing company went through the process
of legally selling it at auction. GM didn't care enough to claim ownership.
#EV1
Kargo, which uses cameras and sensors to inspect pallets in a warehouse and provide accurate inventory data, raised a $42M Series B led by Avenir (Colin Campbell/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/supply-chain-deals/2025/12/22/warehouse-tech-kargo-42m-…
This is how climate and geophysical system breakdown affects everyday life. Transport link (rail) cut and alternatives (buses) unable to replicate the traffic flow.
Expect much more like this.
Storm Ingrid damage forces closure of Devon railway line
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8gldd9
Massachusetts could soon join 40 other jurisdictions with its own climate bank. Ceres CEO Mindy Lubber testified on Beacon Hill for legislation that would blend public and private investments to fund low-interest loans for clean energy projects.
The model works: similar banks invested $10.6B in 2023 alone. Lubber urged prioritizing environmental justice communities alongside rural and coastal areas.
From 1977 to 1979,
June Jordan and Toni Morrison were both a part of "The Sisterhood",
a group of Black women writers who met in a New York City apartment to eat and drink together while discussing liberation.
Whether addressing genocide, imperialism or the American literary establishment,
the writers in the group,
which included Alice Walker and Ntozake Shange,
saw their work as a means to make interventions against dominant narratives of colon…
CeeDee Lamb takes exception to claim he can't hold his liquor https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/ceedee-lamb-takes-exception-to-claim-he-cant-hold-his-liquor
This week I want to hold in mind some work that I love, as inspiration and guide. I’m reposting a love letter to the precarious objects of Chilean poet and artist Cecilia Vicuña.
https://salrandolph.substack.com/p/cecilia-vicunas-precarios
The Philippines just secured its first fixed-bottom offshore wind auctions—a major leap for clean energy in Asia.
The GEA-5 program targets 3.3 gigawatts of capacity, focusing on proven technology that can move to construction faster. This strategic approach positions the country as one of Asia's fastest-advancing offshore wind markets.
AI image generators like Nano Banana have increased realism by mimicking phone camera traits in contrast, exposure, and sharpening to avoid the uncanny valley (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/column/843883/ai-image-generators-better-worse
Stuut, which connects to CRM and other systems to automate management of accounts receivable, raised a $29.5M Series A led by a16z (Charlie Fink/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2025…