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A solar company under investigation for violating consumer protections filed suit againt a company it blames for failure. Meanwhile, the climate changes.
Solar Power

Solar Company Under Investigation for Installing Systems That Don’t Work

Solar needs to get its act together.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The Panera Bread fast casual chain has announced that it plans to test out AI at its drive-thru's, bringing us that much closer to the uncanny valley.
Artificial Intelligence

Panera Bread Is Replacing Humans With AI At Drive-Thru Windows

Humans never had a chance.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A chief engineer and national from Russia was sentenced to a year and one day in jail for purposefully dumping waste water with oil off the US coast.
Pollution

Man Headed to Prison for Dumping Toxic Pollution Into Ocean

"The intentional pollution of US waters and the deliberate cover-up are serious criminal offenses."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Babe, wake up. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) SoundCloud audio just dropped — and the soundscapes are absolutely beautiful.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Turns James Webb Images Into Beautiful Music, Uploads It to SoundCloud

"When I first heard a sonification, it struck me in a visceral, emotional way."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After being on the run for over a year, Thedoex crypto exchange CEO Faith Ozur has finally been arrested and is facing some serious charges.
Cryptocurrency

Missing Crypto CEO Who Stole User Funds Arrested, Facing 40,000 Years in Prison

One price that can't be paid with any currency.

By Frank Landymore

Oxford quantum physicist Nikita Gourianov is likening the emergence of qantum computers to a financial bubble in a commentary piece for the Financial Times.
Quantum Computing

Oxford Physicist Unloads on Quantum Computing Industry, Says It’s Basically a Hype Bubble

"In essence, the quantum computing industry has yet to demonstrate any practical utility..."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA will be commencing its first planetary defense system test, known as DART, by flying a spacecraft straight into an asteroid. Here's how to watch.
NASA

How to Livestream NASA Smashing an Asteroid to Test Planetary Defense Plan

You don't want to miss this.

By Frank Landymore

The National Center for Education Statistics released a report that found COVID-19 and the pandemic caused student performance to backslide.
Future Society

American Kids’ Math and Reading Scores Have Plummeted Since the Pandemic

"Students in 2022 are performing at a level last seen two decades ago."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Apparently, invested brands don't care that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse looks like garbage. Horizon Worlds is ugly and just fine!
Metaverse

Brands Say Everybody’s Wrong, Actually the Metaverse Looks Great

"Is it going to be better than the best games out there? No, it's not. But it's not meant to be."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Hackers are using James Webb Space Telescope image files to spread malware on Windows computers, according to cybersecurity firm Securonix.
Hacking

Devious Hackers Are Hiding Malware in a James Webb Image

Is nothing sacred anymore?

By Victor Tangermann

The US and China are gearing up for an awkward confrontation if both decide to land their respective lunar rockets on similar spots at the Moon.
Moon

Awkward! The US and China Are Looking at the Same Moon Landing Sites

"This could be the first potential point of conflict over resources beyond Earth."

By Noor Al-Sibai

On the day of its next launch attempt, NASA's Moon-bound Space Launch System is dealing with a fuel leak on the launchpad.
Moon

NASA Moon Launch Canceled When Super Expensive Rocket Starts Leaking on Launch Pad

Oops.

By Jon Christian

Here's what Chris Farley might have looked like as the Joker, thanks to the magic of text-to-image artificial intelligence Midjourney.
Artificial Intelligence

Here’s How It’d Look If Chris Farley Played the Joker, According to AI

Why so serious?

By Jon Christian

According to new research, there may be ways to improve or even reverse disabilities associated with Down syndrome with the use of a new hormone treatment.
Gene Editing

Scientists Say New Treatment May Improve Cognition for People With Down Syndrome

More research is needed, but the potential is immense.

By Victor Tangermann

Many kids — and their parents — have stumbled on a fascinating discovery: that yelling “poop” at their Alexa devices made a certain song play.
Artificial Intelligence

Genius Musicians Are Making Songs That Play When Children Yell “Poop” at Alexa

Children just... do that a lot, okay?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Amazon — which made solar power a key pillar of its plan to reach zero emissions by 2040 — secretly switched off all rooftop warehouse solar panels.
Solar Power

Amazon Secretly Shut Down All Its Solar Rooftops After They Started Catching Fire

"The rate of dangerous incidents is unacceptable, and above industry standards."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In conversation with Futurism, a former NASA administrator discusses everything from the SLS to Russia to early meetings with Elon Musk.
Moon

Here’s What the Former Head of NASA Has to Say About the Moon Mission Delay

"Oh, Elon Musk was in my office pretty regularly."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Following a complaint filed by the DMV calling FSD's name misleading, California lawmakers have passed a law that would force Tesla to drop the title.
Self-Driving Vehicles

California Legislature Passes Law That Would Force Tesla to Change Name of Full Self-Driving

"Are we just going to wait for another person to be killed in California?"

By Frank Landymore

Amazon has shelled out over $700 million for its Lord of the Rings reboot, but for a moment it couldn't even get the first episode online.
Future Society

Amazon Bungles Release of Most Expensive TV Show in History

All that money... for this?

By Frank Landymore

The newly-appointed head of Roscosmos, the space agency in Russia, says the International Space Station (ISS) is turning into a hunk of junk.
International Space Station

Russia Says the International Space Station Is a Dangerous, Decrepit Mess

"An avalanche-like process of equipment failure is beginning, cracks are appearing."

By Lonnie Lee Hood