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Tesla

Tesla Hit With Lawsuit Claiming They Willingly Sold Defective Vehicles

The accuser, Adam Williams, claims Tesla fired him for what he knows.

Pollution

Taiwan Commits to Banning Plastic Items by 2030

It joins a long list of nations that have already made the same pledge.

Advanced Transport

Companies Race to Dominate the World of Maps for Driverless Cars

To drive safely, autonomous cars will need much better maps than Google's.

Biology

Study Explains “Fountain of Youth” Effect of Young Blood on Old Mice

“At first I didn’t believe it. I did the experiment, again and again, to make sure that it was right.”

Prosthetics and Devices

Surprise! It’s a Bad Idea to Hack Your Body, Says Prominent Biohacker

Maybe don't copy everything you see on the internet.

Biology

Viral Insulin Discovery Suggests Microbes Could Influence Diabetes

These insulin-producing viruses are normally found in fish.

Pollution

Microplastics Endanger All Marine Life, From Fish to Top Predators

Pollutants at sea are almost as diverse as the species they endanger.

Science & Energy

We May Not Be Catching as Many Fish as We Were Two Decades Ago

Catches may be down by 1.2 million metric tons annually.

Future Society

Using Statistics to Predict the Next World War

It's been 70 years since the last major war. That doesn't mean we're living in an era of peace.

Science & Energy

Researchers Are Working to Remove Anxiety Drugs From Water

A common and possibly addictive drug often slips through traditional wastewater treatment methods.

Tesla

Australia’s Electricity Costs Will Plummet, Thanks to a New Tesla Solar Project

Australians could see a 36 percent drop in their annual costs.

NASA

NASA Has A Leaning Launch Tower. Here’s What You Need To Know About It.

This leaning tower is supposed to test the spacecraft that will bring humans to Mars.

Future Society

Facebook Co-Founder Suggests Taxing the Richest 1% of Americans to Fund UBI

Basic income can help bridge socio-economic divide. All it needs is funding.

Future Society

The Final Countdown to Net Neutrality’s Death Begins Today

In 60 days, ISPs will have free reign over the internet.

Falcon

Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 Just Launched the First of 11,925 SpaceX Internet Satellites

That's more than all the spacecraft currently orbiting Earth combined.

OpenAI

Elon Musk’s Departure From OpenAI’s Board Might Mean Big Things for Tesla

Is Musk stepping back from one company so he can drive into the future with another?

Science & Energy

Tracking Atmospheric “Rivers” Could Help Us Predict Extreme Weather

Current models can predict 1-2 weeks in advance, but this one predicted up to five weeks out.

Cryptocurrency

3 Reasons Why Crypto Might Work For Venezuela (And Why It Might Not)

The petro supposedly raised $735 million in the first day of its presale, but there are still questions to be asked.

Artificial Intelligence

This Robot Can Pick Up Objects and Recognize What They Are

The "pick-and-place" system uses a deep neural network to ensure that it can pick any item up without dropping it.

DNA

Sorry, DNA-Based Diets Don’t Work

Your genes don't hold the answers to all your problems.