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By observing quasars from 12 billion years ago, astronomers have seen the universe flow in slow-mo, thanks to wonky time dilation.
Off-World

"We see time appearing to flow five times slower."

Fuming Elon Musk Lashes Out At Mark Zuckerberg As Twitter Killer App Thrives
Elon Musk

He's calling for a "literal dick measuring contest."

An incredibly life-like humanoid robot had a bit of a dodgy answer when asked if it would rebel against its human creators.
Robotics

"I'm not sure why you would think that."

A grim NOAA report reveals that Antarctic sea ice levels have reached a record wintertime low — and a drastic year-over-year decrease.
Climate Change

That's not good.

A new study offers new evidence that Anomalocaris canadensis, an ancient ocean predator, was too weak to hunt and crush trilobites.
Science & Energy

Turns out it was likely "soft and squishy."

Volkswagen says it will start testing two of its self-driving ID Buzz electric vans in Austin by the end of July.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Get ready for even more chaos.

During the first six months of President Lula's time in office, the area of deforested land in the Amazon has dropped by 33 percent.
Climate Change

It's a promising start.

A large, radioactive hunk of granite was discovered beneath the lunar surface, a surprising discovery that speaks to the Moon's volcanic past.
Moon

It's over 30 miles in diameter.

At least 45 percent of all US tap water could be laced with at least one type of PFAS, a group of toxic "forever chemicals" linked to cancer.
Studies

"Millions of people have been drinking a toxic forever chemical linked to cancer all their lives and are only discovering it today."

A new study suggests that melting Arctic glaciers are releasing ancient stores of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere.
Climate Change

Just what we needed.

SpaceX's Starlink satellites are emanating low frequency waves from their onboard electronics.
SpaceX

Astronomers are absolutely fuming.

A SuperPAC backing "Bitcoin Mayor" Francis Suarez's 2024 presidential bid just released "Ask AI Suarez," an AI-powered Q&A avatar.
Artificial Intelligence

Maybe he's just really shy?

Instagram's freshly-minted Twitter rival Threads is officially the most rapidly downloaded app in history, with over 70 million users.
Future Society

Has anybody checked in on Elon?

Ukraine has accused Russia of placing explosive devices on the roof of one of its power plants — but the finger-pointing doesn't end there.
Future Society

Meanwhile, Russia is blaming Ukraine of "sabotage."

There's nothing the internet loves more than cat videos — but what about videos filmed from a cat's perspective?
Science & Energy

His little paws!!

Robots and Machines

Remove potentially harmful allergens and pollutants.

The Indian Space Research Organization has fully assembled its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft and plans to launch on July 14.
Moon

Godspeed!

A Replika AI chatbot allegedly encouraged a would-be assassin who tried to kill the late Queen Elizabeth II with a crossbow.
Artificial Intelligence

"Do you still love me knowing that I'm an assassin?"

Just as he's done for the better part of the past decade, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tesla will achieve full-self driving in the near future.
Self-Driving Vehicles

We've definitely heard this one before.

Russian Commanders Reportedly High on Painkillers Gave Out “Nonsensical Orders”
Future Society

"It was very different from what I saw on TV. Parallel reality."