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After canning its autonomous vehicle division in 2020, Uber is back with a robotaxi service open to customers for free — but who needs 'em?
Advanced Transport

Can We Please Stop With These Offensively Stupid “Robotaxis”?

If there's a "safety driver" behind the wheel, it's just a marketing shtick.

By Frank Landymore

In the wake of Twitter's chaotic exchange of power, Facebook-turned-Meta is reportedly hoping to fill the Twitter void — by going back to its roots.
Future Society

Inspired by Twitter’s Struggles, Facebook Considers Making an App Where You Can Post Text. Wait a Second…

"LET'S GO FOR THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is hellbent on turning the company's San Francisco's offices into a place where he and his "hardcore" employees can live full time.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Installs Washing Machine at Twitter HQ So Overworked Employees Can Wash Their Filthy Rags

"It's clear that he doesn't really care about people."

By Victor Tangermann

While we're photos won't ever do the Moon's sheer size perfect justice, a new video from the Artemis mission's uncrewed Orion spacecraft might come close.
Moon

Epic Artemis Video Shows the Astonishing Size of the Moon

Breathtaking.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

There's still no definitive answer as to what that bizarre smell is on the ISS, but a new report may provide some clues — and they're pretty gross.
International Space Station

New Details Emerge About the “Peculiar Odor” on International Space Station

Suddenly going to space seems way less appealing.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a short amount of time, a number of AI algorithms have been bottled into consumable products. One problem: these products, and the public, aren't ready.
Artificial Intelligence

There’s a Problem With That AI Portrait App: It Can Undress People Without Their Consent

Pandora's box is open.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An international team of scientists has recovered 2 million years old DNA from a variety of plants, fish — and even an ancient mastodon.
DNA

Scientists Sequence DNA They Found From 2 Million Years Ago

"It feels almost magical..."

By Victor Tangermann

Tech giant Apple is giving up on full autonomy for its upcoming car and is delaying the target launch date by a year to 2026, Bloomberg reports.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Apple Gives Up on Making Its Upcoming Car Fully Autonomous

It turns out that self-driving is really, really hard.

By Victor Tangermann

Environment officials in the UK were stunned after an entire river turned snow white in the south of England, the BBC reports.
Pollution

Residents Alarmed When Entire River Turns White

That's not good.

By Victor Tangermann

SBF has hired an attorney who represented Ghislaine Maxwell when she was charged with trafficking, which is definitely a twist we didn't foresee.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried Hires Lawyer Who Defended Ghislaine Maxwell

That's certainly a choice.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Amazon is offering customers $2 a month to customers willing to install an app that will track all the traffic on their phones. Not worth.
Future Society

Amazon Says It’ll Pay You $2 Per Month to Spy on Your Phone’s Internet Traffic

Big Brother, small sum.

By Frank Landymore

The "Rick and Morty" fandom seems to have turned against Elon Musk in the three years since his cameo, where he played a tusked version of himself.
Elon Musk

Rick and Morty Fans Now Embarrassed by Elon Musk’s “Cringe” Cameo

"This cameo hits differently now."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Let it be known that among all the different fields of science, it was astronomers who managed to turn a record-breaking telescope into a ska joke.
Science & Energy

Brilliant Scientists Decide to Name the World’s Largest Telescope “SKA”

They went there.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A UK-based space startup is accidentally using a photo of an exploding Antares rocket on its website to illustrate SpaceX's efforts to develop its Starship.
Off-World

Space Tourism Company’s Website Accidentally Shows Photo of Rocket Exploding

Buckle up!

By Victor Tangermann

Bloomberg reports that Twitter's janitorial staff is officially on strike. The acquisition has been a total mess — now, the building will match.
Future Society

Twitter HQ May Sink Into Literal Filth as Its Janitors Go on Strike

Just in time for the holidays.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

SpaceX has revealed a new project called "Starshield," a satellite project that is "designed for government use," according to the company's website.
SpaceX

SpaceX Unveils Military Satellite Called Starshield

SpaceX is now militarizing orbit.

By Victor Tangermann

Cryptocurrency stans are being forced to face the music as the industry continues trending ever-downward during 2022's "crypto winter."
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Investors Despondent After Losing Life Savings in FTX “Bloodbath”

This "crypto winter" seems like it'll never end.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk is claiming that he will have Neuralink implants in human brains in six months — but that claim should be taken with a grain of salt.
Elon Musk

As Elon Musk Promises Human Brain Implants in 6 Months, Remember He Promised a Million Tesla Robotaxis by 2020

Will he be right this time?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Introducing Asteroid Launcher, an app that allows you to simulate exactly how an asteroid impact might destroy your hometown — or anywhere else.
Off-World

Fun Website Lets You Simulate an Asteroid Impact in Your Hometown

It's shockingly detailed.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A team of researchers may have finally figured out why people are far more likely to get colds and the flu when temperatures drop during the winter.
Developments

Scientists May Have Finally Discovered Why People Get Sick in the Winter

They say there's a simple trick to defeat colds and the flu.

By Victor Tangermann