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Police in London will conduct another trial of their highly inaccurate facial recognition technology, the seventh since 2016.
Facial recognition

Denying Facial Recognition Scan Won’t Raise Red Flags, Say Police

Trials of inaccurate facial recognition tech continue in London.

Astronomers Just Found a Dwarf Planet Three Times As Far Away As Pluto
Off-World

Astronomers Just Found a Dwarf Planet Three Times As Far Away As Pluto

It's the most distant body ever spotted orbiting the Sun.

A Delivery Robot Burst Into Flames in California
Robotics

A Delivery Robot Burst Into Flames in California

The company claims a defective battery was to blame.

Tesla's new "Toilet Humor" and "Romance Mode" features allow owners to make their Teslas fart and play Marvin Gaye. Why?
Tesla

Tesla’s “Toilet Humor” Mode Is Real and It’s Called “Emissions Testing”

Just in time for the holidays.

SpaceX has shattered the record for commercial rocket launches in a year, at 20. That beats the prior record of 18 launches in a year — which it also set.
SpaceX

SpaceX Smashed the Record for Commercial Space Launches This Year

It's been a banner year for Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Tesla's upcoming Megapack energy storage system will be twelve times as powerful at the Powerpack 2, a colossal step up for Tesla's energy ambitions.
Tesla

New Details About Tesla’s Gargantuan “Megapack” Power Storage Unit

It's 12 times as powerful as its predecessor.

A nuclear-powered tunneling bot could burrow through Europa's icy shell to probe its composition and, potentially, access the watery darkness under it.
Exobiology

NASA’s Nuclear-Powered Tunneling Bot Could Hunt for Life on Europa

This fearsome probe would make short work of Europa's thick icy shell.

Christianity takes on VR: Christians are using VR to preach to virtual congregations and experience Biblical stories in immersive 360-degree video.
Virtual Reality

HTC Thinks Virtual Reality’s Killer App Could Be Christianity

Christians adapted radio and rock music. Maybe VR will be next.

The iconic hamburger chain McDonald's could start serving up high-tech meatless burgers alongside its Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets. 
Science & Energy

McDonald’s Exec: “We’re Keeping Our Eye” on Meatless Burgers

The iconic burger chain is considering fake meat.

VRgineers's $5,800 virtual reality headset called XTAL features a pair of quad HD displays and a generous 180 degree field of view.
Virtual Reality

This New $5,800 Headset is the Rolls Royce of Virtual Reality

And it's an absolute beast.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that launched in 2009 could assist future commercial and international lunar landers.
Moon

NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Could Assist Commercial Missions to the Moon

And it has plenty of fuel left in the tank.

A new study from scientists at Stony Brook University found that moon dust particles could react with human cells — and potentially lead to cancer.
Moon

Breathing in Moon Dust Could be Even More Toxic Than We Thought

"It’s a major health concern for future astronauts."

California became the first state to mandate that all new mass transit buses have to be electric by 2029. All buses will have to electric in 2040.
Advanced Transport

All New Public Buses in California Have to Be Electric by 2029

And it's a big step in the right direction.

The SEC Is Letting a Company Treat Your Genetic Code as Currency
Health & Medicine

The SEC Is Letting a Company Treat Your Genetic Code as Currency

LunaPBC knowns your health data is valuable.

BMW and Porsche's new 450 kW "FastCharger" can allegedly give your EV a 100 km range boost in just three minutes of charging.
Tesla

Porsche and BMW’s New EV Chargers Are 3x Faster Than Tesla’s

In the future, charging an EV could be as fast as filling up at the gas pump.

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command
Bacteria

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command

“It’s brilliant and insidious!”

A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To
Advanced Transport

A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To

This guy spilled the beans.

This week, scammers have started emailing hoax bomb threats to schools and hospitals, demanding bitcoin payments in exchange for not setting off explosives.
Bitcoin

Scammers Sent Hoax Bomb Threats Worldwide Demanding Bitcoin

Email: "If you are late with the transaction, the bomb will explode."

In an interview with CNBC's Making It, billionaire Richard Branson said that three or four day weekends could be a reality for "most people" in the future.
Future Society

Richard Branson: Future of Work Is “Three and Even Four Day Weekends”

All work and no play makes Rich a dull boy.

Followers of SpaceX's every move have spotted a second Falcon Heavy side booster en route to the company's testing facility in Texas.
Falcon

Looks Like SpaceX Is One Step Closer to Launching Another Falcon Heavy

A second side booster has left the company's factory.