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Bill Gates reportedly owns more farmland than anyone else in the United States. He recently tried to explain why, and it was a little hard to follow.
Climate Change

Bill Gates Attempts to Explain Why He Bought More Farmland Than Anyone Else in America

His explanation was a little confusing, honestly.

By Jon Christian

Terrifying video footage shows a Tesla Model Y, with its self-driving system engaged, start to drift into multiple lanes of oncoming traffic.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Mode Steer Toward Oncoming Highway Traffic

Most turn attempts looked great, but it only takes one error.

By Dan Robitzski

Janelle Shane trained the artificial intelligence algorithm GPT-3 to write some incredible pickup lines. We think they have a shot at actually working.
Artificial Intelligence

You Should Definitely Try These Horrible Pickup Lines Written by AI

"You know what I like about you? Your... Long... Legs..."

By Dan Robitzski

Senator Bernie Sanders suplexed tech billionaire Elon Musk in a Sunday tweet, excoriating the SpaceX CEO for pouring money into interplanetary space travel.
Off-World

Bernie Sanders Slams Elon Musk for “Unsustainable” Greed

Bernie just clobbered Elon for funding space travel while children go hungry.

By Jon Christian

Rancho Mirage, California will soon become home to the first neighborhood made entirely of 3D-printed houses in the United States.
3D Printing

An Entire 3D-Printed Neighborhood Is Springing Up in a California Desert

The houses get printed out in a warehouse while employees sleep.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new report by Common Sense Media found that the average screen time for children in the U.S. is as high as its ever been.
Robots and Machines

This Company Wants To Pay You $2,400 To Avoid Screens for 24 Hours

Are you up to the challenge?

By Tony Ho Tran

Tons of Old People Are Smoking Weed — And Doctors Are Worried
Developments

Tons of Old People Are Smoking Weed — And Doctors Are Worried

The pandemic might have increased that amount, and that has some doctors concerned.

By Tony Ho Tran

An extremely rare daytime meteor fell over England on Saturday afternoon, causing a sonic boom loud enough to rattle windows and shake houses.
Science & Energy

Rare Daytime Meteor Fell Over England, Caused House-Shaking Boom

Researchers say the meteor “would have been going faster than the speed of sound.”

By Tony Ho Tran

Mars Incorporated has developed an autonomous robot that will follow shoppers around a grocery store to tempt them with candy before they checkout.
Robotics

The Maker of M&Ms Built a Robot to Chase You Around the Store With Candy

It gathers data about your shopping habits — all while offering you snacks.

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX's Starship does a white-knuckles "belly flop" maneuver during its test hops. Here's what it would feel like to ride inside Starship during it.
Starship

This Is What It Would Be Like to Ride Starship During Its Epic “Belly Flop” Maneuver

"Um, I wouldn't eat a hot dog on the flight."

By Dan Robitzski

An amateur astronomer discovered a new nova appearing in the Cassiopeia constellation last Thursday — and it's bright enough to see in your own backyard.
Science & Energy

A New Object Just Appeared In This Constellation

You can see it from your backyard.

By Tony Ho Tran

A creator on YouTube created a CGI version of himself using a powerful new app — and used it to prank his friends on a video call.
Virtual Reality

This Guy Made a CGI Version of Himself to Fool His Friends on Videochat

Here’s how you can do it too.

By Tony Ho Tran

A man from New York plead guilty to posessing seven sandbar sharks in his basement with intent to sell, this week. He was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.
Science & Energy

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Keeping Sharks in Basement

Authorities say he tried to sell them on the Internet.

By Tony Ho Tran

Adorable Video Shows Elon Musk’s Baby Playing a Synthesizer
Elon Musk

Adorable Video Shows Elon Musk’s Baby Playing a Synthesizer

Listen to his fire set.

By Tony Ho Tran

A Russian man plead guilty in the US to offering a Tesla employee $1 million to shut down the car company's battery plant in Nevada using ransomware.
Tesla

Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Sabotage Tesla Battery Plant

He reportedly tried to bribe an employee with $1 million to install ransomware.

By Victor Tangermann

President Joe Biden has announced that his administration has distributed 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in just 58 days.
Viruses

Biden Admin Gives Out 100 Million Vaccine Doses in Just 58 Days

"These milestones are significant accomplishments, but we have much more to do, much more to do."

By Victor Tangermann

Other planets and asteroids might have volcanoes made of metal instead of rock. Scientists tried to model what an eruption actually looks like.
Science & Energy

Here’s What a Metal Volcano Would Look Like

We've never seen a metal volcano erupt, so scientists built one in their lab.

By Dan Robitzski

BioNTech cofounder Ozlem Tureci says that the company is returning to its original goal of developing a vaccine against cancer.
Cancer

COVID Vaccine Developer: Cancer Shots Are Next

BioNTech cofounder Ozlem Türeci suggests that cancer vaccines are coming soon.

By Dan Robitzski

China has barred all Tesla vehicles from its military complexes and housing compounds in light of privacy concerns, Bloomberg reports.
Military

China’s Military Just Banned Teslas, Citing Security Concerns

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Space Launch System may well be the agency's last class of rocket that NASA will ever build, according to a new The New York Times essay.
NASA

The SLS Is Probably the Last Rocket NASA Will Ever Build

The private sector is closer to taking over the rocket business than ever before.

By Victor Tangermann