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A startup installed a new battery in a Tesla Model S — which allowed the vehicle to cover an astonishing 752 miles on a single charge.
Tesla

Tesla Drives 750 Miles With Upgraded Battery

Double the kilowatt-hours in the "same space as the original battery."

By Victor Tangermann

The James Webb Space Telescope launch into orbit means we'll never see photos of it again.
James Webb Space Telescope

This Might Be the Last We Ever See of the James Webb Space Telescope

It's been a wild ride.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The country of France passed a law in December that will require car companies to tell people not to drive in its commercials.
Climate Change

France Passes Law Requiring Car Ads to Tell People Not to Drive a Car

French car commercials will now tell viewers to walk, cycle, or use public transportation instead.

By Tony Ho Tran

UK-based robotics company Engineered Arts made a big splash with a teaser video of its expressive humanoid robot. Now, it's back for an interview.
Robotics

That Robot With the Super Creepy Facial Expressions Is Back, and Yikes

Yep, it's still as weird as ever.

By Victor Tangermann

A new "genome-edited" tomato variety is being sold to Japanese customers as a way to chill out and is a first made with CRISPR technology.
Science & Energy

Company Claims Gene-Edited Tomato Contains Neurotransmitter

A tomato a day keeps the doctor away?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Reality TV star Stephanie Matto has announced that she would stop selling her farts in jars — and start selling them as NFTs.
NFTs

Reality TV Star Stops Selling Her Farts in Jars to Sell Fart NFTs Instead

We live in hell.

By Tony Ho Tran

KFC has brought its plant-based chicken nuggets to restaurants nationwide, the latest in meat alternative products changing the face of the industry.
Science & Energy

KFC Will Now Start Selling Fake Chicken Nationwide

We're so ready..

By Victor Tangermann

Some people actually like looking at themselves when they're in Zoom meetings.
Future Society

Some Freaks Love Gazing at Themselves in Video Meetings, Scientists Find

Narcissus, eat your heart out.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Russian rocket booster is making its uncontrolled re-entry through the atmosphere right now — and officials aren't entirely sure where it will hit.
Off-World

Russian Rocket Part Careening Back Down to Earth After Failed Launch

Nobody knows where it will make impact.

By Victor Tangermann

Big name companies such as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Cisco have begun offering weeks- to months-long sabbaticals to long-time employees.
Health & Medicine

Chill Employers Are Letting Burned Out Employees Take Sabbaticals

Turns out, letting your employees rest and relax for a bit is good for the company.

By Tony Ho Tran

A meteor exploded over the skies of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on New Year's Day — causing a boom the equivalent of 30 tons of TNT.
Science & Energy

Pittsburgh Shaken by Exploding Meteor

NASA says it was as strong as 30 tons of TNT — and 100 times brighter than the Moon.

By Tony Ho Tran

Mozilla is dipping its toes into cryptocurrency — much to the chagrin of two people who were instrumental in the erstwhile browser's creation.
Cryptocurrency

Mozilla Founder Horrified by Browser’s Foray Into Cryptocurrency

"You were meant to be better than this."

By Noor Al-Sibai

In spite of years of repeated delays, the James Webb Space Telescope's progress seems to be chugging along in kind.
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Telescope Just Rolled Out Its First Mirror

"We actually have a telescope."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An increasing number of experts are suggesting the dream of terraforming Mars and making it at least a little bit more habitable for humans is still alive.
Mars

Former NASA Scientist Explains How We Could Terraform Mars

"It's like an umbrella for a planet."

By Victor Tangermann

In yet another odd marriage of capitalism and space travel,  Lockheed Martin has announced that it will be sending an Amazon Echo as part of the upcoming Artemis 1 mission.
Moon

NASA Is Installing Amazon Alexa on Its Next Moon Mission, for Some Cursed Reason

Alexa, open the pod bay doors.

By Tony Ho Tran

DMT is joining the ranks of party drugs including LSD, MDMA, ketamine and psilocybin mushrooms as a promising mental health treatment.
Medical

Scientists Are Now Testing Medical DMT on Human Subjects

Doctor Machine Elf will see you now.

By Tony Ho Tran

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."

By Victor Tangermann

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.

By Victor Tangermann

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.

By Tony Ho Tran

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.

By Victor Tangermann