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A Tesla Semi truck caught fire while driving on a California interstate, blocking both ways of traffic, and prompting a hazmat response.
Tesla

Tesla Semi Truck Catches Fire, Prompting Hazmat Response for Toxic Smoke

"It takes either some sort of dry chemical or very huge amount of water."

The banks have been unable to sell off their debt, leaving them with some of the worst "hung" loans of all time.
Elon Musk

The Banks That Financed Elon Musk’s Acquisition of Twitter Are Now Absolutely Screwed

Getting their money back? Don't bank on it.

Conspiracy theorist and brain worm haver Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that he gets fooled by fake AI content "all the time." We believe him!
Artificial Intelligence

RFK Jr. Says He Constantly Gets Fooled by Fake AI Content

AI misinformation, meet your target audience.

Elon Musk keeps denying he gave a warlord a machine gun-equipped Cybertruck — even though the warlord in question originated the claim.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Insists He Didn’t Give Cybertruck Mounted With Machine Gun to Notorious Warlord

He doth protest too much?

For months now, Tesla customers have been complaining about taking possession of grimy and muddy Cybertrucks.
Tesla

Tesla Fans Alarmed When Brand New Cybertrucks Arrive Filthy, Covered in Mud and Grime

"The inside was covered in dirty handprints and there was even an empty 'Redbull' can in the rear driver's seat pocket."

Boeing Starliner's spacesuits aren't compatible with SpaceX's, making rescuing the stranded astronauts complicated for NASA.
Boeing

There’s a Problem With Rescuing the Stranded Astronauts: SpaceX and Boeing Spacesuits Aren’t Compatible

NASA has some tough decisions to make.

An infection is threatening to make extinct the entire supply of the world's most popular fruit, the humble and ubiquitous banana.
Science & Energy

Bananas May Go Extinct From Deadly Disease, Scientists Warn

Smoothie bars may need to make contingency plans.

"Alien: Romulus" used CGI and generative AI to imitate British actor Ian Holm from the original "Alien" movie.
Artificial Intelligence

“Alien: Romulus” Used AI to Bring Back Dead Actor

Was that really necessary?

Donald Trump's failing Truth Social network seems to be hitting rock bottom as its post-merger stock price plummets lower than ever before. 
Future Society

Trump’s “Truth Social” Stock Hits All-Time Low After Going Public

"The revenue just isn't there."

The crew of the Polaris Dawn, a space mission being conducted with SpaceX, are set to launch next week on August 26.
Advanced Transport

SpaceX Astronauts Arrive at Launch Site for Journey Into Radiation Belt

A daring mission.

The Federal Trade Commission just moved to ban fake, AI-generated reviews and testimonials, including ones attributed to fake authors.
Artificial Intelligence

The US Government Just Banned Fake AI-Generated Reviews

"Fake reviews not only waste people's time and money, but also pollute the marketplace and divert business away from honest competitors."

As billionaire Mike Lynch's yacht sinking made headlines, the missing tycoon's recent fraud trial co-defendant died after being hit by a car. 
Future Society

There’s Something Unbelievably Strange About That Billionaire Yacht Sinking

This is stranger than fiction.

A recent test ride of Tesla's FSD software raises some red flags when it comes to the company's reliance on cameras.
Tesla

If You Pay Attention to Tesla’s FSD Map on the Dashboard, Crucial Problems Quickly Appear

That's not good.

SpaceX's space tourists are raising some much-needed cash by selling their souls to corporate sponsor Doritos.
SpaceX

SpaceX Tourists Will Test New Space Doritos Coated in Extra Oil

Delicious!

Starliner program manager at Boeing Mark Nappi admitted he was "not surprised" the stranded astronauts are still stuck in space.
Boeing

Boeing Official Says He’s Not Surprised Company’s Starliner Spacecraft Got Astronauts Stuck in Space

"I think we all knew that it was going to go longer than that."

A British tech tycoon and his daughter have gone missing after the luxury yacht they were vacationing upon sank off the coast of Sicily.
Future Society

Tech Billionaire Goes Missing After Superyacht Sinks

"They were in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Donald Trump posted fake images of Taylor Swift and her fans endorsing him for president. A lot of Swifties — a feared group! — are mad.
Artificial Intelligence

Swifties Erupt in Fury After Donald Trump Uses AI to Fake Taylor Swift Endorsement

"Swifties, now is your chance to destroy Trump and AI in one fell swoop."

Sam Altman's Worldcoin has faced scrutiny in more than a dozen countries because nobody really knows what it does with all those eyeballs. 
Blockchain

More Than a Dozen Countries Now Investigating Sam Altman’s Dubious Eye-Scanning Scheme

It's not looking great.

Donald Trump is using AI imagery to double down on his attack line that Kamala Harris is a "communist" a week after accusing her of using AI.
Artificial Intelligence

After Falsely Accusing Kamala Harris of Using AI, Donald Trump Posts AI Slop About Her on Twitter

This is getting ridiculous.

ESA's JUICE probe is about to slingshot past Earth and the Moon on its way to Jupiter in what the agency is calling a "double world first."
Off-World

Spacecraft to Scream Past Earth in a “Double World First” Slingshot Flyby

It'll come eerily close to the surface of the Moon.