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Here's a video of an electric BMW that can literally change the color of its paint job with the press of a button. We still don't know how it works.
Advanced Transport

BMW Shows Off Car That Changes Color at the “Touch of a Button”

"Perfect for when you need to lose your stars."

A small number of Pc gamers are noticing their Asus motherboards heating up and — in some rare cases — catching fire.
Robots and Machines

Expensive Motherboards Are Literally Bursting Into Flames

Well, that's not good.

Experts are saying that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is "the most-explosive and the fastest-spreading virus in history."
Developments

Omicron Is the “Fastest Spreading Virus In History,” Experts Say

This is grim.

China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter has taken some incredible selfies with the massive surface of the Red Planet lurking ominously in the background.
Mars

China’s Mars Orbiter Shares Incredible New Selfies

Tianwen-1 makes orbiting Mars look easy.

Meta announced a slate of big name virtual reality concerts set to take place entirely in the metaverse last month — and nobody seemed to notice.
Metaverse

Facebook Hosted Three Huge Concerts in the Metaverse and They Seriously Flopped

Poor Zuckerberg.

A team of Israeli scientists have allowed a goldfish to navigate dry land — or, at least, remotely control a fish tank on wheels.
Science & Energy

Scientists Build Robot Fish Tank That Lets Goldfish Drive Around on Land

Is this how it begins?

Tesla under fire from Islamic activist groups after it announced on Friday that it would be opening a showroom in China’s Xinjiang region.
Tesla

Tesla Accused of Supporting Muslim Genocide in China

One activist says Tesla is providing "economic support for genocide."

Elon Musk's Starlink internet dishes are attracting local cats on cold days, apparently to stay warm and take advantage of the heat it produces.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Dishes Are Attracting Cats

Cute, but worrisome.

Conspiracy theorists began to baselessly spread false rumors that Betty White received her COVID-19 booster on December 28, just three days before she died
Developments

Anti-Vax Idiots Are Saying Betty White Died Because of COVID Boosters

"It's just not true."

Crypto.com is getting roasted for a new Matt Damon ad that likens investing in the blockchain to being a historical figure and pioneer. Twitter disagrees.
Blockchain

Crypto.com Is Getting Roasted for an Absurdly Self-Important Ad Starring Matt Damon

Really, Matt?

A new interview about COVID disinformation research finds that people who believe coronavirus conspiracies are more likely to get sick.
Developments

Study Finds That People Who Believe COVID Myths Are More Likely to Catch COVID

Hit COVID where it really hurts.

Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda wants the company to lead blockchain and decentralized video games, as well as NFTs, even if players aren't on board.
NFTs

President of Games Company Says He Knows People Hate NFTs But He Thinks They’re Good

Will this change anything at all?

NASA's Jim Green is leaving the space agency after four decades, but says he has plans to terraform Mars and make it habitable with a magnetic shield.
Mars

NASA’s Chief Scientist Quits, Says He Has a Plan to Terraform Mars

Should we or shouldn't we?

Another Oculus Quest 2 user had an intense allergic reaction to the VR headset's facial foam interface over the holiday, resulting in a hospital trip after Christmas for 13-year-old Lewis Gray.
Virtual Reality

Christmas Present VR Headset Sends Boy to the Hospital

That sounds really painful!

Rapper Eminem just purchased a Bored Ape NFT that looks just like him for nearly half a million dollars. He owns almost two dozen NFTs in total.
NFTs

Eminem Just Bought a Bored Ape NFT for a Half Million Dollars

The Real Slim... Ape-y?

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says humans may touch down on Mars in as little as ten years with his reusable Starship rocket.
Mars

Elon Musk Says He’ll Have Boots on Mars Within Ten Years

Possible? Sure. Probable? ... Eh.

The massive sunshield protecting the James Webb Space Telescope from the Sun's heat is four days into unfurling, with several left to go until completion.
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope Is Officially Unfurling Its Mighty Sunshield

That's pretty cold!

Tesla recalled about 475,000 cars because of rear camera and trunk issues. All of the recalls are Model 3 and involve rear camera and trunk safety problems.
Tesla

Tesla Forced to Recall Almost Half a Million Cars

That's almost as many cars as it delivered in 2020!

Tesla's mercurial, meme-loving CEO Elon Musk angered a ton of the automaker's fans when he tweeted an anti-vaxxer meme early Thursday morning.
Developments

Elon Musk Fans Furious That He Posted Antivax Meme

Not really something to joke about.

Experts now say that future space colonists are likely going to face food troubles — and that might just turn them into cannibals.
Off-World

Space Colonists Will Likely Resort to Cannibalism, Scientist Says

"They are going to eat each other if there is no other way to survive."