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Tesla's Plaid Model S prototype was sporting an "adjustable wing built into the trunk" while doing laps at Laguna Seca in California.
Tesla

New Tesla Prototype Has Retractable Spoiler

The "quickest accelerating car in production today" may come with an adjustable wing.

Blockchains Were Supposed to Be “Unhackable.” Now They’re Getting Hacked.
Hacking

Blockchains Were Supposed to Be “Unhackable.” Now They’re Getting Hacked.

Cryptocurrencies are far from hack-proof.

Bill Gates' resignation from Microsoft came as the board was investigating him for an "inappropriate" relationship with a female Microsoft employee.
Future Society

Bill Gates Reportedly Left Microsoft Board Amid Sex Allegations

This is getting messier and messier.

The largest union of registered nurses in the US have condemned the CDC for ditching all mask recommendations for those who have been fully vaccinated.
Developments

The Country’s Largest Nurses Union Says the CDC’s New Mask Rules Are Terrible

"This is a huge blow to our efforts at confronting this virus and the pandemic."

The world's biggest jeweler Pandora has announced it will cease to sell all mined diamonds and will switch exclusively to lab-made diamonds.
Science & Energy

World’s Biggest Jeweler Will Only Sell Lab-Grown Diamonds

"It's the right thing to do."

Officials just found that buried uranium at Chernobyl is triggering new nuclear reactions, raising the possibility of another dangerous accident.
Energy

Scientists Fear New Disaster at Chernobyl Meltdown Site

"It's like embers in a barbecue pit."

Thanks to an array of electrodes implanted in their brains, two monkeys were able to "see" and recognize individual shapes — without using their eyes.
Prosthetics and Devices

Neuralink Co-Founder Leaves Company For Unknown Reasons

Max Hodak is out.

The Canadian province of New Brunswick is tracking 48 cases of a mysterious new brain disease that has neurobiologists stumped, the BBC reports.
Neuroscience and Brain

A Mysterious Brain Disease Is Spreading in Canada

The symptoms can be devastating.

"To clarify speculation, Tesla has not sold any Bitcoin," Musk corrected himself in a early Monday morning tweet. But Bitcoin dropped in value anyways.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Implies Tesla Is Selling Its Bitcoin, Causing Huge Price Drop, Then Says Actually It’s Not

Musk implied that Tesla had sold its holdings — but then changed course.

Tom Cruise and SpaceX are reportedly partnering up to make a movie that would be the first feature film ever shot in space.
Off-World

Russia Is Sending Its Own Actor to Space Before Tom Cruise

If they pull this off, it'll be the first movie filmed in space.

Former employee Guangzhi Cao admits to copying Tesla's Autopilot code — but denies accessing or making any use of the files after quitting.
Tesla

Man Posted Video of Driving With Hands Off Wheel Before Fatal Tesla Crash

Investigators aren’t sure if he had autopilot mode on at the time of the crash.

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

US Intel Chief: Chinese Space Station is a Threat to National Security

The report claims China wants to create “destructive” antisatellite weapons.

Watch the James Webb Space Telescope Open Its Massive, Golden Mirrors
James Webb Space Telescope

Watch the James Webb Space Telescope Open Its Massive, Golden Mirrors

"The primary mirror is a technological marvel."

Military.com reports that the newest U.S. military branch, established in 2019, has now created a unit dedicated to "orbital warfare."
Future Society

Space Force Commander Fired After Claiming Leftism in Military

He believes that Marxism has infiltrated the US military.

If I were dropped in Jezero crater with a pressurized spacesuit, could I defeat NASA’s mighty Perseverance rover in mortal combat? 
Mars

People Want NASA’s Mars Rover to Fight the Chinese Mars Rover

Who do you think would win?

Autonomous Taxi Goes Rogue, Escapes From Rescue Crew
Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous Taxi Goes Rogue, Escapes From Rescue Crew

"Oh no. Now it’s blocking the entire road."

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't afraid of the Securities and Exchange Commission coming after him for tweets about the cryptocurrency dogecoin.
Elon Musk

Dogecoin Creator Said Elon Musk Is a “Self-Absorbed Grifter”

He also said his SNL episode was “cringe.”

Chinese Mars Rover Reportedly Touches Down on Surface of Mars
Mars

Chinese Mars Rover Reportedly Touches Down on Surface of Mars

China's rover has reportedly touched down.

Senator Ron Wyden wrote a letter urging the Defense Department to come clean about the various ways it secretly spies on Americans.
Future Society

Senator Says the Military Is Secretly Spying on Americans

Senator Ron Ryden is urging the military to release classified information on domestic surveillance.

More and more pilots are coming out to publicly talk about what they saw in the time leading up to a report by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.
Robots and Machines

Former Navy Pilot Says Team Saw Unidentified Objects “Every Day” For Years

"I am worried, frankly."