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The flamethrower on the "Thermonator" has a fire breathing range of up to 30 feet, for those willing to shell out nearly $10,000.
Robot Dogs

What Could Go Wrong? Company Selling Robot Dog With Attached Flamethrower

Great.

By Frank Landymore

Taser maker Axon has announced a new product called "Draft One," an AI that can generate police reports from body cam audio.
Artificial Intelligence

Cops Using AI That Automatically Generates Police Reports From Body Cam Footage

"What could go wrong?"

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover came across mysterious puffs of methane gas that only appear at night and vanish during the day.
Mars

NASA Ponders Why Gas Produced by Life Is Leaking Out of Mars at Night

The plot thickens.

By Victor Tangermann

It's the "duck curve" problem. Solar power is providing huge amounts of energy during the day, creating a headache for grid operators.
Solar Power

California Now Has So Much Solar Power That Electricity Prices Are Going Negative During the Day

"We drastically underestimated the speed at which residential solar was going to come in."

By Frank Landymore

While driving in Autopilot and scrolling through his phone, a Washington Tesla driver hit and killed a motorcyclist.
Tesla

Tesla Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide for Killing Motorcyclist While Browsing His Phone on Autopilot

This is horrendous.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk has alienated Tesla's traditionally left-leaning customer base by, well, being a huge bigot and jerk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Bizarre Political Outbursts Have Turned Off Tesla’s Core Buyers, Data Shows

Elon Musk's shifting politics have changed Tesla's customer base.

By Noor Al-Sibai

For the first time in five months, NASA's ancient Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back usable data — thanks to some "inventive sleuthing."
NASA

NASA’s Ingenious Hack Brings Dying Voyager Probe Back Online

Voyager 1 just refuses to die.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of resaerchers at a Berkeley-based startup called Profulent claim to have used generative AI technologies to edit human DNA.
Gene Editing

Startup Uses AI to Edit Human DNA

The company claims to have created the "world’s first open-source, AI-generated gene editor."

By Victor Tangermann

AI image generators that claim the ability to "undress" celebrities are nothing new — but now, they've been spotted in Instagram ads, too.
Artificial Intelligence

Instagram Is Profiting Off Disgusting Apps That Undress People Without Their Consent

Grim.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Engaging in kinky sex acts IRL is associated with greater sexual satisfaction, but watching rough content seems to have the opposite effect. 
Studies

If You Watch Rough Porn, Researchers Have Bad News

There's a lot of surprising findings in this study.

By Noor Al-Sibai

As Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports, barely anybody is booking demos for the Apple Vision Pro. Almost nobody is buying the device.
Virtual Reality

Almost Nobody Is Buying Apple’s Super Expensive Vision Pro VR Headset

We're shocked.

By Victor Tangermann

In China, scientists are developing technology that uses lasers to propel submarines nearly as fast as a jet engine. 
Advanced Transport

China Working on Super-Fast Submarines Powered by Lasers

We all lived in a laser submarine.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A former NASA scientist says he has discovered a new force that could help us develop thrusters that don't need propellant to work.
NASA

Former NASA Engineer Says He’s Invented a Thruster That Doesn’t Require Propellant

We have some questions.

By Victor Tangermann

Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to work with prosecutors to name and blame some of the celebrities who shilled his company.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried Turns on Celebrities Who Promoted FTX to Gullible Fans

He's coming for Tom Brady... and others.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of astronomers believes asteroid Kamo'oalewa was once a part of the Moon and blew off, forming a crater on the far side of the Moon.
Moon

Scientists Say Something Seems to Have Broken Off the Moon at This Crater

Something BIG.

By Victor Tangermann

Startup Selling Invisibility Shields
Robots and Machines

Startup Selling Invisibility Shields

This is so cool.

By Victor Tangermann

While Tesla has already garnered a reputation for less-than-stellar customer service, the situation is getting worse given the layoffs.
Elon Musk

Fired Tesla Workers Say Elon Musk Is in Big Trouble Without Them

"He's trashed the Tesla brand."

By Victor Tangermann

A Slovenian startup plans to make robotic home security cameras that can yell preset threats at intruders and shoot them with teargas.
Robotics

New Talking Security Camera Has Robot Gun to Shoot People With Teargas

Literally who asked for this.

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to a recent report, China's data centers could soon consume more water than all of South Korea, in large part thanks to AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Report: Thanks to AI, China’s Data Centers Will Drink More Water Than All of South Korea by 2030

It's only getting worse.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's administrator is once again making outrageous claims about China's space capabilities, fueling the rivalry between the two.
NASA

Head of NASA Says China Is Hiding Military Experiments in Space

"We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space program is a military program."

By Noor Al-Sibai