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After facing significant backlash for deploying a dystopian robot dog, the New York Police Department has decided to return the device sooner than expected.
Robot Dogs

After Public Rage, NYPD Secretly Fires Robot Dog

The contract with Boston Dynamics was quietly cut short.

A team of researchers in Japan have managed to successfully establish cell lines in a coral, meaning that they were able to culture cells of a coral.
Science & Energy

Scientists Grow Coral in Lab, in Glimmer of Hope for Dying Reefs

There might be a way to stop coral bleaching.

New research suggests that orbital debris, to say nothing of still-operational satellite constellations, is impeding astronomers' work.
Science & Energy

Space Junk Is Literally Making the Sky Brighter, Astronomer Say

"Since there are objects orbiting the Earth in all manner of orbital inclinations, really nowhere is safe from this."

Elon Musk has been publicly defending Tesla after a recent crash killed two passengers, and a Senator wishes he'd stop until the investigation ends.
Tesla

Senator Slams Musk for Talking About Deadly Tesla Crash

Senator Blumenthal wishes Musk would wait until after the investigation to tweet.

The head of user interface design at Tesla has left the company — and on the way out the door, leaked some spicy images and videos of the Cybertruck's UI.
Tesla

New Leak Shows the User Interface of Tesla’s Cybertruck

That's one slick UI.

According to The Warzone, swarms of drones sent by foreign adversaries could be behind the many recent UFO sightings made by the military.
Military

This Theory Could Explain Many Military UFO Sightings

It's a compelling argument.

A Tesla owner shared footage of a bizarre glitch. His Model 3's Autopilot kept slamming the brakes when it spotted a fake stop sign on a billboard.
Tesla

Tesla Keeps “Slamming on the Brakes” When It Sees Stop Sign on Billboard

Another sign that autonomous vehicles can't compare to human cognition.

Wall Street is warning that the value of Bitcoin could soon fall off a cliff, as CNBC reports.
Bitcoin

Analyst Predicts 50 Percent Drop in Bitcoin Value

Is Bitcoin headed towards a "major correction?"

"Do you ever get so excited about what you're working on that you forget to eat meals?" Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Thursday status update.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg Says He’s So Excited About New Project That He’s Forgetting to Eat

"I think I've lost 10 pounds in the last month from this, but our new products are going to be [fire emoji]."

In just four years, China's population is set to peak, worrying national authorities, as the South China Morning Post reports.
Future Society

China’s Population Is About to Start Declining, and Its Leaders Are Worried

"We need to pay attention to the impact of demographics on future consumption."

About 1,000 French soldiers and 20 former generals signed an open letter blaming racial minorities for violence and warning of a civil war.
Future Society

Former Generals Warn That France Could Descend Into Civil War

A bizarre letter condemned by the government blamed racial minorities for putting France "in peril."

China is getting ready to launch the core module for its Tianhe, or "Heavenly Harmony," space station on board a Long March 5B rocket.
Off-World

China Launching First Module of New Space Station This Week

It's the culmination of decades of preparation and development.

The CEO of a Silicon Valley-based startup was dismissed for microdosing LSD right before a meeting in 2019.
Health & Medicine

Silicon Valley CEO Fired for Microdosing LSD at Work

He said he was using it to boost focus.

During its third heroic flight on the surface of Mars on April 25, NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter managed to catch the Perseverance rover in the frame.
Mars

Mars Helicopter Snaps Photo of Mars Rover, Way Down on the Surface

Hello down there!

China’s space agency plans to launch two space probes beyond the solar system, which would make China the second country to reach interstellar space.
Off-World

China Is Planning an Interstellar Space Mission

That will make China the second country to leave the solar system.

Google and Alphabet are under fire from their own investors over weak whistleblower protection and poor human rights enforcement.
Future Society

Google Investors Condemn Company for Punishing Whistleblowers

Google and parent company Alphabet are under fire for not protecting whistleblowers.

On a recent call with Tesla investors, CEO Elon Musk compared the automaker’s production and supply chain challenges to World War II.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Production “Makes World War II Look Trivial”

"I'm not kidding. The scale is insane."

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Developments

COVID Is Killing So Many People in India That They’re Burning Bodies in Parking Lots

The situation in India is horrific.

Tesla Just Sold a Large Amount of the Bitcoin It Just Bought
Tesla

Tesla Just Sold a Large Amount of the Bitcoin It Just Bought

Tesla’s Bitcoin gambit may have paid off.

If companies want to save money, it would make more sense to replace executives with AI rather than their lower-paid workers.
Artificial Intelligence

Should Overpaid CEOs Be Replaced With Artificial Intelligence?

Automating the top of a company instead of the bottom could save more money.