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According to TechCrunch, Glance, a Google-backed subsidiary of Indian advertising company inMobi Group, is set to launch its lockscreen platform on US-based Android smartphones within the next two months.
Future Society

Cell Providers Are Apparently Gonna Put Ads on Your Phone’s Lock Screen

This looks annoying as hell.

By Victor Tangermann

FIFA — international overlord of soccer-slash-football — will be implementing a complex offsides-detecting AI system at the forthcoming World Cup.
Future Society

AI Referee Will Track Players’ Individual Limbs at World Cup

"I know that someone called it 'robot offside;' it's not."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Yesterday, news broke that NASA lost contact with its just-launched CAPSTONE satellite, just a day after the spacecraft successfully escaped Earth’s orbit.
Moon

NASA Still Has No Contact With Spacecraft En Route to the Moon

Nothing but radio silence.

By Frank Landymore

A Tesla employee said the company mishandling his firing when it recently let him while he was on vacation — and he's not the only one. 
Tesla

Ex-Tesla Employee Says He Was Fired by Phone Call, While on Vacation

"If left unchecked, Tesla may succeed in cutting off the rights of thousands."

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you're worried about NASA's plan to bring Mars rocks back to Earth to study them, you probably don't need to be, scientists say.
Mars

Mars Rock Samples Probably Won’t Infect Earth With Deadly Martian Plague, Scientist Says

Noted!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Florida is facing yet another invasion of the giant African snail, which can grow up to eight inches long and pose a serious health risk to humans.
Science & Energy

Florida Officials Alarmed by Invasion of Giant Snails That Can Cause Meningitis

Whatever you do, don't touch the snails.

By Victor Tangermann

Is Chinese automaker BYD really the number one EV maker in the world? The company still produced far fewer all-electric vehicles than Tesla.
Tesla

Those Headlines About Tesla Losing the Top EV Seller Spot Are Pretty Sketchy

Hold up for just one second.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has encountered "communication issues" and is attempting to "re-establish contact" with its Moon-bound CAPSTONE satellite.
Moon

NASA Loses Contact With Just-Launched Spacecraft Headed Toward Moon

That's not good.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has restored communications with CAPSTONE, a spacecraft that was headed to the Moon but was plunged into radio silence on Tuesday shortly after it was deployed.
NASA

Celebration Erupts as NASA Restores Comms With Lost Spacecraft

"The spacecraft is looking happy and healthy."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Capstone satellite is currently hurtling towards the Moon after successfully breaking free of Earth's orbit on Monday.
Moon

There’s a NASA Satellite Headed Toward the Moon Right Now

"For some tens of millions of dollars, there is now a rocket and a spacecraft that can take you to the Moon, to asteroids, to Venus, to Mars."

By Frank Landymore

Endless Snoop Dogg promo has not been enough to save the NFT market, it seems. As predicted, June shaped up to be a pretty horrific month for the industry.
Cryptocurrency

Abysmal New Numbers Show the NFT Market Is in Deep Trouble

Not very fun-gible tokens.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China is reportedly developing a biometric-enhanced AI device that can test how loyal one is to the ruling party — and yes, we should be afraid.
Artificial Intelligence

China Says It’s Developing an AI to Detect Party Loyalty

OK, this is pretty messed up.

By Noor Al-Sibai

He dropped $18,000 on the Khorum Coast, a virtual property found in Entropia Universe, saying he hopes to see a return on his investment in just four years.
Metaverse

Man Uses Life Savings to Buy Nonexistent Metaverse Land

"I know it sounds like a lot..."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Mojo Vision, a California-based startup, has shown off a "feature-complete" prototype of its augmented reality smart contact lens.
Future Society

Startup Shows Off Working AR Contact Lens You Can Actually Wear

"Seeing the future literally put me at a loss for words."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists believe they have found the largest-ever alcohol molecule in space — though it's not the kind that can get you drunk.
Off-World

Scientists Discover Giant Alcohol Molecule Near The Center of Our Galaxy

Thirsty?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Just as news circulated that the LHC was firing up for the first time in 3 years, its scientists have already announced the discovery of three new particles
Science & Energy

Large Hadron Collider Discovers Strange New Particles

"We’re witnessing a period of discovery similar to the 1950s."

By Frank Landymore

Two new high capacity battery prototypes are pushing the frontiers of energy storage — and in a beachy twist, one is based on sand and the other on water.
Energy

Unrelated Teams Install “Sand Battery” and “Water Battery”

By their powers combined...

By Frank Landymore

NASA Chief Bill Nelson had some choice words to say about China's upcoming Moon missions, alleging that the nation intends to take the Moon for itself.
Moon

China Furious After NASA Accuses It of Stealing the Moon

"The US side has constantly constructed a smear campaign."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A call for a major Tesla recall has once again been issued after a massive glitch in its crash response system was discovered in Germany.
Tesla

Glitch in 59,000 Teslas Fails to Call 911 When You Crash

Seems bad!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Russia is using the International Space Station to spread anti-Ukraine propaganda, Ars Technica reports, an unfortunate turn of events.
Off-World

Cosmonauts Spread Anti-Ukraine Propaganda on Space Station

Here's how.

By Victor Tangermann