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Ford has launched a new petrol-scented fragrance called "Mach-Eau," designed to appease nostalgic owners of the upcoming Mach-E GT.
Advanced Transport

Who says you can't huff petrol while driving an EV?

By Victor Tangermann

It wouldn't surprise Tesla CEO Elon Musk if his company's latest offering, the Cybertruck, will flop.
Elon Musk

"Other trucks look like copies of the same thing, but Cybertruck looks like it was made by aliens from the future."

By Victor Tangermann

Laurel Eich, a 42-year-old woman from Nevada, was arrested on Wednesday for burglary at a Sun Valley dental clinic where she used to work.
Developments

Okay, this is a weird one.

By Victor Tangermann

Sandwich chain Subway is in full damage control mode after a New York Times investigation found last month that there is no trace of tuna DNA in its tuna.
Science & Energy

"We're very proud of our tuna, so I think that's really the end of the story."

By Victor Tangermann

After a month-long saga, NASA says that the iconic Hubble Space Telescope is back online after it switched to a backup computer system.
NASA

"Hubble is back!"

By Jon Christian

A new documentary about the life of the legendary TV personality Anthony Bourdain, who passed away in 2018, includes AI recreations of his voice.
Artificial Intelligence

"We can have a documentary-ethics panel about it later."

By Victor Tangermann

A new neural implant was able to decode a paralyzed man's thoughts and turn them into words written on a screen, granting him the ability to communicate.
Neuroscience and Brain

"This is farther than we’ve ever imagined we could go."

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook announced that is is abandoning plans to develop a brain-computer interface headset capable of turning brain signals into spoken words.
Meta

Turns out developing a headset that allows people to type just by imagining the words is really hard.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists built a nanobot swarm that can read and transmit your brain activity, allowing them to wirelessly diagnose disease or analyze neural signals.
Neuroscience and Brain

They say it could diagnose neurological disorders or allow for powerful brain-computer interfaces.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX constructed a Starship launch tower before completing an environemtnal assessment, so the Federal Aviation Administration might say to take it down.
Starship

"The company is building the tower at its own risk."

By Dan Robitzski

The world's first satellite primarily made out of wood is set to launch later this year, and it's bringing a selfie stick to mark the occasion.
Off-World

It's made out of plywood.

By Victor Tangermann

Regions of the Amazon rainforest are now releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than they can absorb.
Renewable Energy

"The tipping point is here, it is now."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover has made its next big discovery: a patch of rock that "is probably exposed bedrock," according to an update.
Mars

Perseverance just hit rock bottom.

By Victor Tangermann

A 55-year-old man from a city in the southwestern province of Sichaun experienced a fever and tested positive for the H5N6 avian flu.
Developments

The risk of the virus spreading significantly are, fortunately, "very low."

By Victor Tangermann

The 82-foot zero emissions escort tug called "eWolf" could be a game changer in reducing carbon emissions in the maritime industry.
Science & Energy

Electric tugboats could be a "game changer."

By Victor Tangermann

In a scathing Twitter thread, co-creator of popular alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin Jackson Palmer spoke his mind on cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency

It's a blistering takedown.

By Victor Tangermann

After over a month of troubleshooting, NASA engineers have finally isolated the cause of a computer glitch that shut down the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA

Finally, some good news.

By Victor Tangermann

In order to meet the industry's incredible energy demands, crypto miners are buying and setting up shop inside existing power plants.
Cryptocurrency

Old power plants, factories, and warehouses are being loaded up with crypto mining rigs.

By Dan Robitzski

A Chinese team of researchers have claimed a new record in quantum computing, arguing its 66 qubit quantum computer is the most powerful in the world.
Quantum Computing

This quantum computer solved a problem in just 70 minutes. The most powerful supercomputer would've needed "at least eight years."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's groundbreaking Mars Helicopter has sent back some stunning color pictures it took on July 5 while flying over the Red Planet's rocky landscape.
Mars

Its record-breaking ninth flight was one "big leap."

By Victor Tangermann