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Aibnb, Uber, Lyft, and other similar companies are becoming considerably more expensive as they attempt to stop burning through so much cash.
Future Society

The Price of Ubers and Airbnbs Is About to Get Jacked Up

Companies now dare to ask a bold question: "What if we actually made money?"

By Dan Robitzski

Coating the platters of a high-density hard drive with graphene instead of a carbon-based overcoat results in ten times the storage capacity.
Graphene

Graphene Hard Drives Store Ten Times as Much Data

Just slap some graphene on that bad boy and watch it work.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a team of researchers, the existence of an extra dimension in space-time could explain the existence of dark mater
Science & Energy

Scientists Say Dark Matter Could Be Hiding Inside an Extra Dimension

"We propose that there may be a fourth dimension that only the dark forces know about."

By Victor Tangermann

Former employees and associates of Bill Gates are speaking up about the open secret that, despite his public persona, he's actually a horrible boss.
Future Society

Bill Gates Was Reportedly Horrible to His Employees

Former employees say Gates was a difficult boss who used NDAs to keep unsavory details quiet.

By Dan Robitzski

This afternoon, the New York Times published an article making a surprising claim about exobiology: that watermelons had been discovered on Mars.
Mars

New York Times Publishes Then Deletes Article Claiming Watermelons Were Found on Mars

"Authorities say rise of fruit aliens is to blame for glut of outer space watermelons."

By Jon Christian

A new Change.org petition is politely asking Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos to please stay in space forever after he takes off next month.
Jeff Bezos

Petition: Please Keep Jeff Bezos in Space Forever

"Jeff Bezos is actually Lex Luthor, disguised as the supposed owner of a super successful online retail store."

By Victor Tangermann

The US Navy is having some serious issues with procuring parts for its Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines.
Nuclear Fusion

The Navy Says Its Nuclear Submarines Are Beat Up Pieces of Crap

Thousands of parts have had to be cannibalized from one submarine to use in another.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA still has a few things it can try to revive the Hubble Space Telescope, but there's a chance the observatory is gone for good.
Off-World

It’s Looking Possible That the Hubble Is Dead Forever

NASA is still trying to resuscitate the iconic observatory.

By Dan Robitzski

A new paper warns that increasingly acidic oceans will lead to a collapse of the global food web within the next few decades.
Climate Change

Researchers Claim Collapsing Ocean Ecosystem Will Devastate Humanity Within 25 Years

The food supply for 3 billion people is at risk.

By Dan Robitzski

After spending over two and a half years on the surface of Mars, NASA's Insight Mars Lander is looking a little worse for wear.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Lander Is Dying

Some of its scientific instruments already had to be shut off.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla just showed off its massive new supercomputer — and according to their numbers, it may just be the fifth most powerful one in the world, according to Electrek.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Built One of the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputers to Train Its Self-Driving System

"For us, computer vision is the bread and butter of what we do and what enables Autopilot."

By Victor Tangermann

China's space program is finally preparing to loan out its newly-retrieved lunar samples to scientists for their research.
Moon

China Is Now Letting Scientists Study the Rocks It Took From the Moon Last Year

Researchers' applications to borrow the precious samples are being reviewed.

By Dan Robitzski

A new video going viral on social media shows a helmeted daredevil shooting through Times Square in New York City — while flying on a hoverboard.
Drones

Video Shows Man Flying Through Times Square on Giant Drone

It's the Green Goblin come to life.

By Victor Tangermann

A massive clump of galaxies 3.3 billion light-years across seems to defy the cosmological principle and our understanding of the universe.
Science & Energy

Giant Arc of Galaxies Is Way Too Big to Exist, Scientists Say

Plain and simple, this thing is too big to exist.

By Dan Robitzski

Back in 2019, the folks behind the startup Furrion Exo-Bionics took their 9,000 pound mechanized suit called Prosthesis for a spin in the desert.
Robots and Machines

Watch Dudes Tow a Pickup With a Giant Mecha Suit

Have you ever watched a giant mecha suit go off-roading?

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese officials continued their crackdown on cryptocurrencies in the country, ordering banks to stop supporting any transactions involving crypto.
Bitcoin

China Orders Banks to Stop Handling Crypto, Bitcoin Plummets

The price of Bitcoin hasn't been this low since Trump was president.

By Victor Tangermann

A video reportedly shows part of China's Long March 2F rocket lying in the middle of the field, leaking what appears to be nitrogen tetroxide.
Off-World

Video Reportedly Shows Chinese Rocket That Smashed Into Earth

"There is a real chance of damage to whatever it hits and the outside chance of a casualty."

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland and the Max Planck Institute in Germany built a small quadrupedal robot meant to tackle the steep hills of Mars.
Mars

Scientists Built a Walking Mars Rover That Can Climb Steep Hills

SpaceBok was originally designed to leap around on the Moon. But now, it may be headed to Mars instead.

By Victor Tangermann

The US Navy detonated 40,000 pounds worth of explosives right next to a a warship to make sure it can weather battle conditions.
Robots and Machines

US Navy Sets Off Giant Explosion That Registers as 3.9 Magnitude Earthquake

Here's what detonating 40,000 pounds worth of explosives in the ocean looks like.

By Victor Tangermann

The Israeli military just tested a plane equipped with a new laser weapon that's capable of burning through drones in midair.
Drones

Watch Israel’s Military Shoot Down Drones With a Laser

A plane equipped with a powerful laser burned holes through drones in midair.

By Dan Robitzski