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Italian robotics startup Robotor has crafted a machine that is just as good at creating marble masterpieces out of Carrara marble than human artists.
Robotics

"We are entering a new era of sculpture, which no longer consists of broken stones, chisels and dust, but of scanning, point clouds and design."

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is finally offering its Model S and X with a round steering wheel instead of limiting options for both vehicles to a controversial steering "yoke."
Tesla

Is Tesla reinventing the wheel?

By Victor Tangermann

While the possibility of traveling to space is thrilling, the actual effects it has on the body aren't just rough — they're often downright horrifying. 
Space

Oh no.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Digital artist Ben Moran only wanted to share their latest art work on r/Art, Reddit's largest subreddit, but moderators quickly shut them down.
Artificial Intelligence

"No one is going to believe when you say it’s not AI."

By Frank Landymore

Scientists in China have successfully been able to restore normal erections in pigs with injured penises by way of bionic tissue transplant.
Developments

Oh, good.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The new Louisiana porn law impacts the providers, as well as their performers — and some of the performers are starting to speak out.
Future Society

"This Louisiana law doesn't really care about protecting. It cares about penalizing porn companies."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Pepsi acquired its batch of all-electric Tesla Semi semi-trucks last month, and it didn't take long for one to be spotted being carried by a flatbed.
Tesla

That didn't take long.

By Frank Landymore

In a spine-tingling bit of fictional horror, a pair of X-ray technicians discover that their patient has no skeleton — and secrets even scarier, too.
Developments

Have fun trying to sleep tonight.

By Noor Al-Sibai

China's Zhurong rover might be in big trouble well over a year and a half into its stint on the Martian surface.
Mars

That's not good.

By Victor Tangermann

In response to some pretty serious complaints from grunts, the US Army is ordering a redesign of its super-expensive Microsoft mixed-reality headsets.
Virtual Reality

That's one way to spend billions of taxpayer dollars.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Famed budget TV maker TCL has unveiled its latest TCL's X2 AR glasses capable of translating conversations in real time, but they're a little... big.
Virtual Reality

Cool feature, but don't expect the glasses to make you look cool.

By Frank Landymore

In spite of being founded as a humanity-benefitting non-profit, OpenAI now appears to be doing the opposite with a multi-billion-dollar investment offer.
OpenAI

There's nothing open or altruistic about the OpenAI of 2023.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Toilet paper is a pretty baseline office ask. But apparently, those remaining at Elon Musk-owned Twitter's New York HQ are privy to no such luxury.
Elon Musk

Gross.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An AI-based legal assistant created by DoNotPay is about to advise a defendant in court for the first time, telling them what to say and when.
Artificial Intelligence

Could an AI legal assistant really replace a human lawyer?

By Victor Tangermann

Logan Paul Says His NFT Game Isn’t a Scam, He Just Hired Scammers to Build It and They Did Some Scamming
NFTs

"He took zero accountability. Zero apologies. He just wants to save his own reputation."

By Victor Tangermann

New research suggests that hidden vegetation in NYC seems to absorb a lion's share of its carbon emissions via photosynthesis. 
Renewable Energy

"The scientists saw carbon dioxide levels swing up in the morning in tandem with traffic and other activities, and come down somewhat in afternoon, as grass and trees went to work."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Wondering how much weight Tesla's still-unreleased cybertruck can pull? Apparently, the answer is "near infinite."
Tesla

"This company is so unserious."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Footage shared by Chinese media shows a Chinese astronaut playing ping-pong by himself on board the country's brand new Tiangong space station.
Off-World

That's one way to stay active in space.

By Victor Tangermann

Patients had their holiday spirits quashed and were unfairly distressed by the accidental mass text sent just two days before Christmas.
Future Society

Happy New Year! You have cancer!

By Frank Landymore

A video posted by an account called Detroit Tesla shows a driver slipping and sliding on the city's snow-covered roads with Full Self-Driving turned on.
Self-Driving Vehicles

"I don't think they've trained the neural nets at all for snow still."

By Victor Tangermann