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Human "safety driver" Rafaela Vasquez was charged with one count of negligent homicide following a 2018 deadly car crash involving an Uber self-driving car.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Uber’s “Safety Driver” During Deadly Self-Driving Car Crash Charged With Negligent Homicide

The driver is facing anywhere between four to eight years in jail.

By Victor Tangermann

Numerous experts are saying that a scientific paper claiming COVID is a bioweapon made elementary errors and relies on a shaky interpretation of evidence.
Viruses

Scientists Slam Dubious Research Claiming COVID Is a Bioweapon

"This pre-print report cannot be given any credibility in its current form."

By Jon Christian

For the first time, a team of astronomers has detected a massive planet orbiting a white dwarf at a very close distance, circling it every 34 hours.
Off-World

Astronomers Detect First-Ever Planet Closely Orbiting a White Dwarf

It's not at all what they expected to find.

By Victor Tangermann

Military contractor Dynetics has revealed a full-scale model of its human landing system designed to return NASA astronauts to the Moon in 2024.
NASA

New Video Shows Inside of NASA Contractor’s Proposed Lunar Lander

Is this the lander that will carry NASA astronauts to the lunar surface in 2024?

By Victor Tangermann

Walmart just kicked off its own drone delivery pilot, a collaboration with Flytrex, an end-to-end drone delivery company.
Drones

Walmart Just Started Delivering Stuff With Drones

Orders are lowered from eighty feet via a wire.

By Victor Tangermann

In a preprint paper, physics professor Vitaly Vanchurin from the University of Minnesota Duluth argues that the entire universe may be a neural network.
Artificial Intelligence

Physicist: The Entire Universe Might Be a Neural Network

"The idea is definitely crazy, but if it is crazy enough to be true? That remains to be seen."

By Victor Tangermann

After checking 10 million stars for signs of a technological extraterrestrial civilization, a team of SETI scientists came back with nothing.
Space

Scientists Search 10 Million Stars, See No Signs of Alien Civilization

A massive SETI project didn't find a single technosignature.

By Dan Robitzski

The dimmer version of SpaceX's Starlink satellites are still too bright in the sky for astronomers to conduct their research.
Science & Energy

SpaceX’s Darker Starlink Satellites Are Still Ruining Astronomers’ Research

The massive constellation continues to block the night sky.

By Dan Robitzski

Here’s Why Smartphones Are Struggling to Take Pics of Apocalyptic Skies
Devices

Here’s Why Smartphones Are Struggling to Take Pics of Apocalyptic Skies

Smartphones are deciding what looks "real" — and what doesn't.

By Victor Tangermann

Smoke from the devastating wildfires that have swept across the West Coast this past week has now reportedly drifted all the way across the United States.
Environment

West Coast Wildfire Smoke Hits NYC, Causing Weird-Looking Sunsets

The National Weather Service confirmed that the smoke plumes have now traveled all the way across the country.

By Jon Christian

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is about to carry what will soon become the International Space Station's first privately-built airlock.
International Space Station

The ISS Is About to Get Its First Commercial Airlock

"It’s a lot like on a submarine when you’re going out into the water, except the difference is you’re going out into the vacuum of space."

By Victor Tangermann

Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin called Venus a "Russian planet" on Tuesday at an industry exhibition taking place in Moscow.
Future Society

Head of Russian Space Program Says Venus Is a “Russian Planet”

"We believe that Venus is a Russian planet."

By Victor Tangermann

In a new interview, Gates says he's still optimistic that a vaccine is on the way. But it's unlikely, he said, that there'll be one by the end of the year.
Viruses

Bill Gates: Sorry, But It’s Unlikely There’ll Be a Vaccine This Year

Come on, man!

By Jon Christian

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has teamed up with legendary Italian carmaker Lamborghini to create... an electric go kart from hell?
Advanced Transport

This Electric Lamborghini Go-Kart Looks Fun as Hell

You can finally afford a Lambo.

By Victor Tangermann

Private New Zealand-based space company Rocket Lab is already working on sending a probe to Venus's atmosphere to look for signs of life.
Science & Energy

Life on Venus? This Rocket Company Is Already Planning a Mission to Have a Closer Look

"This mission is to go and see if we can find life."

By Victor Tangermann

During its mid-September event — or live stream — Apple has announced that its brand new Apple Watch Series 6 will be able to measure blood oxygen levels.
Prosthetics and Devices

The Next Apple Watch Will Track Your Blood Oxygen Level

Is Apple's new watch capable of tracking COVID-19 symptoms?

By Victor Tangermann

According to new research, acidic fluids may have long destroyed evidence of past biological life inside Martian clay on the Red Planet's surface.
Science & Energy

Acids May Have Destroyed Evidence of Life on Mars

"Our results in this paper explain why searching for organic compounds on Mars is so sorely difficult."

By Victor Tangermann

Two major convenience store franchises in Japan are testing out robots capable of stocking shelves using two creepy hands with three "fingers" each.
Robotics

Stores In Japan Are Stocking Shelves With Remote-Controlled Robots

This is what would happen if "Pacific Rim" was set inside a 7-Eleven.

By Victor Tangermann

Authorities in Indonesia have implemented a grim punishment for anti-maskers: forcing them to dig graves for people who die from the disease.
Developments

This Country Is Forcing Anti-Maskers to Dig Graves for COVID Victims

"Hopefully this can create a deterrent effect against violations."

By Jon Christian

Designers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have created the "Living Cocoon," a moss-filled, "living" coffin made out of fungus.
Science & Energy

This Moss-Filled Coffin Is Made Out of Fungus

"We are degrading organisms into dead, polluting materials, but what if we kept them alive?"

By Victor Tangermann