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According to Bloomberg, Tesla is collaborating with Luminar, a LIDAR company "fool's errand" in 2019 — despite Elon Musk calling it a "fool's errand."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Said Tesla Would Never Use This Tech That It’s Now Using

Oops, uh, nevermind.

By Victor Tangermann

Sanders is trying to block legislation that would essentially guarantee a $10 billion payout for SpaceX rival Blue Origins.
Off-World

Bernie Sanders Just Did Elon Musk a Huge Favor

He's getting in the way of a big payout for Blue Origin.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson made the unusual implication that China released the coronavirus from a lab as an act of aggression.
Developments

The New Head of NASA Says COVID May Have Leaked From a Lab

"We have to be concerned… it's nothing to snooze at and ignore."

By Dan Robitzski

A massive explosion rocked a container ship anchored 9.5 nautical miles northwest off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Science & Energy

Raging Fire, Huge Explosion Devastate Giant Container Ship

Luckily, the crew was evacuated.

By Victor Tangermann

A court in Norway has found Tesla guilty for limiting charging speeds and battery capacity via  software update, as Electrek reports. 
Tesla

Court Finds Tesla Guilty of Nerfing Battery Performance in Software Update

Tesla never showed up to court.

By Victor Tangermann

A new gene therapy partially restored a blind man's vision by programming his cells to produce the light-sensitive protein found in algae.
Gene Editing

Doctors Restored a Blind Man’s Vision by Gene-Hacking His Retina Cells

His first glimpse of the world in 20 years was the white stripes of a crosswalk.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new announcement by the Chinese government, the country is looking to crack down on cryptocurrency mining.
Bitcoin

China Announces Huge Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Mining

"The wording of the statement did not leave much leeway for cryptocurrency mining."

By Victor Tangermann

Avi Loeb warns that an advanced alien race could launch a physics experiment that incinerates the Earth, and we should try to make a pact to stop it.
Physics

Astronomer Warns of Physics Experiment That Could Destroy Our Entire Galaxy

"We would never know what hit us."

By Dan Robitzski

China's new space station has a powerful robot arm attached, and US military leaders are concerned it could become a weapon.
Robotics

The Head of US Space Command Fears China’s Giant Robot Arms

China's new space station has a ten-meter long arm that could become a weapon.

By Dan Robitzski

As the fertility rate drops in most areas around the world, countries are trying to find new ways to adapt to an increasingly-elderly population.
Developments

Population Decline Is Turning Earth Into a Ghost Town, Experts Say

"Ghost cities" are learning to adapt to shockingly-low numbers of births.

By Dan Robitzski

A newly-disclosed intelligence report reveals that three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were hospitalized right before the pandemic began.
Developments

Wuhan Lab Workers Were Hospitalized Right Before the Pandemic

"We continue to have serious questions about the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its origins within the People’s Republic of China."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists may have found organic salts — remnants of older organic compounds that could have sustained life — on Mars, but they can't yet be certain.
Science & Energy

NASA Rover Finds Likely Remnants of Organic Compounds on Mars

"We're trying to unravel billions of years of organic chemistry."

By Dan Robitzski

A flurry of prominent cosmetics brands are embracing augmented reality technology to show you what makeup looks like before you buy.
Future Society

Augmented Reality Is Changing the Cosmetics Industry Forever

Does this shade make me look too digitized?

By Kieran Galpin

CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to argue that top Bitcoin miners should reveal how much renewable energy they are using.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Bitcoin Miners Should Prove They’re Using Green Energy

Can Bitcoin really go green?

By Victor Tangermann

Senator Martin Heinrich says he has no idea what's behind the recent UFO and UAP sightings, but he can't imagine them coming from any government on Earth.
Robots and Machines

Senator “Can’t Imagine” UFOs Came From Anywhere on Earth

"I have no idea what it is but I think we should figure it out."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is preparing to begin final tests and maneuvers before its Perseverance Mars rover starts to gather and examine more samples for signs of ancient life.
Mars

NASA’s New Mars Rover Is Preparing to Gather Samples That May Reveal Ancient Life

NASA is moving on from Ingenuity to Perseverance.

By Dan Robitzski

A  gigantic iceberg roughly 70 times the size of Manhattan has broken off from the Antarctic, becoming the world's largest iceberg.
Science & Energy

World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks off Antarctica

For once, climate change had nothing to do with it.

By Victor Tangermann

Under extreme, rare circumstances, taking a plane trip could expose you to harmful levels of cosmic radiation given off by violent space weather.
Studies

Passenger Jets May Get Blasted by Dangerous Radiation, Scientists Warn

You apparently don't need to leave the planet to experience dangerous cosmic radiation.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found a way to significantly reduce the levels of "bad" cholesterol in a monkey's bloodstream for ten months with a single CRISPR injection
Studies

Scientists Gene-Hacked Monkeys to Fix Their Cholesterol

If this works in humans, the results could be amazing.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's interstellar Voyager 1 probe is "detecting the faint, persistent hum of interstellar gas" after crossing the heliopause in 2012.
Solar Power

NASA Detects “Hum” Coming From Beyond Solar System

"We're detecting the faint, persistent hum of interstellar gas."

By Victor Tangermann