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Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly is among a shortlist of seven potential VP candidates undergoing vetting to be Kamala Harris' running mate.
Future Society

Kamala Harris Vetting Former NASA Space Shuttle Commander for VP Pick

You know who oversees NASA? The vice president.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have discovered traces of water while poring over lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 rover.
Future Society

China Detects Water in Samples It Collected From the Moon

The lunar surface is practically teeming with water molecules.

By Victor Tangermann

As the Olympics began to kick off, a paralyzed tennis player carried the Olympic flame through Paris while wearing a robotic exoskeleton.
Robotics

Paralyzed Tennis Player Carries Olympic Torch Using Robotic Exoskeleton

These self-balancing exoskeletons are making their way stateside, too.

By Noor Al-Sibai

After a blast at Yellowstone, don't worry: officials say this isn't a sign of an impending eruption of the area's supervolcano.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say Huge Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone Not Sign of Impending Supervolcano Eruption

"Today's explosion does not reflect a change in the volcanic system, which remains at normal background levels of activity."

By Frank Landymore

Tesla's net income fell an astonishing 45 percent. Meanwhile, CEO Elon Musk is alienating buyers by endorsing the far right.
Elon Musk

Tesla Sales Tank as Elon Musk Endorses Far Right

Is Musk getting cold feet?

By Victor Tangermann

Grindr has, it seemed, block geolocation and search for the Olympic Village for this year's Paris summer games. 
Future Society

It Looks Like Grindr Has Blocked the Paris Olympic Village From Search

How you gonna date from outside the club?

By Noor Al-Sibai

A mechanic has bought a wrecked Tesla Cybertruck and is now trying to revive it from the dead, but none of his fixes are working so far. 
Advanced Transport

Mechanic Startled by How Hard It Is to Fix a Totalled Cybertruck

"All right Cybertruck, if you don't start acting right soon, we're going to rip you apart and put a diesel in you."

By Sharon Adarlo

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is reportedly considering buying a five percent stake in EssilorLuxottica, which owns Ray-Bans and supreme.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg Seeks to Become Part Owner of Supreme

Meta is getting real about its apparel aspirations.

By Frank Landymore

As Elon Musk throws his weight behind Donald Trump, people who own Teslas are starting to feel some buyer's remorse. 
Elon Musk

Tesla Buyers Disgusted by Elon Musk’s Endorsement of Donald Trump

"He completely alienated most of his buying base. It's going to kill the business."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Waymo is seeking thousands of dollars in damages from two people that it claims deliberately trashed it driverless taxis.
Advanced Transport

Waymo Suing People Who Allegedly Trashed Its Robotaxis

It's Waymo, or the highway.

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk complained in a disturbing yet revealing interview about how one of his twelve children has come out as transgender.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Goes on Transphobic Tirade About His Trans Child

Musk: "I vowed to destroy the woke mind virus."

By Sharon Adarlo

Rocks lying on the seafloor could be causing a chemical reaction that produces oxygen, upending beliefs on how oxygen first filled the Earth.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say They’ve Detected a Strange Source of Electricity at the Bottom of the Ocean

No joke: this could change everything.

By Frank Landymore

Kamala Harris is all but guaranteed to be the Democrats' presidential nominee — and one her biggest VP contenders used to be an astronaut.
Future Society

Top Pick for Kamala Harris’ VP Is a Former NASA Astronaut

He's pretty compelling, folks.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Amazon initially envisioned its Alexa, the voice assistant that comes with its Echo smart home devices, as a means to sell more stuff.
Robots and Machines

Amazon Horrified by What People Actually Use Alexa For

"We worried we’ve hired 10,000 people and we’ve built a smart timer."

By Noor Al-Sibai

With its intimidating exterior, Tesla's Cybertruck is deeply polarizing to adults, but it's a huge hit with one demographic: kids.
Advanced Transport

Children Are Obsessed With the Cybertruck

"Kids were hugging it and kissing it."

By Sharon Adarlo

As scientists continue brains in labs, one neuroscientist is asking the hard question: can lab-grown brains ever truly be conscious?
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Are Growing Brains in Labs. Could They Become Conscious?

"It has no eyes, ears, nose or mouth — nothing's coming in."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Reporters at The Guardian made fake accounts for a generic male user at Instagram and Facebook and were then pushed sexist images.
Future Society

Brand-New Instagram Accounts Are Pushed Toward Scantily-Clad Women and Sexist Memes

Are the algorithms making men more sexist?

By Sharon Adarlo

Chatbots like ChatGPT were either confused by questions about political events in the past week, or outright refused to answer them.
Artificial Intelligence

Leading AI Chatbots Stumped When Asked About Biden’s Decision to Drop Out

Chatbots are horrible about breaking news.

By Frank Landymore

Many content makers have put up restrictions on their content in the past year, which prevents AI companies from scraping them for data.
Artificial Intelligence

Crisis Looms as AI Companies Rapidly Losing Access to Training Data

The consequences have come home to roost.

By Sharon Adarlo

Anca Selariu, a microbiologist who lived in the NASA Mars habitat for over a year, found her time inside "absolutely exhilarating."
Mars

Crew Who Spent a Year in Simulated NASA Mars Base Say They Spent a Lot of Time Watching TV

Everyone needs their comfort show.

By Frank Landymore