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Developments

WHO Team Hits the Streets to Investigate COVID Origins in China

The mysterious investigation is beginning. For real, this time.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at the FAA over a last-minute decision to scrub a launch of the latest prototype of the company's Starship spacecraft.
Starship

Elon Musk Lashes Out at FAA For Scrubbing Starship Launch

"Under those rules, humanity will never get to Mars."

By Jon Christian

As SpaceX prepares to launch the latest experimental prototype of its Starship prototype, its employees are paying tribute to history's fallen astronauts.
Starship

SpaceX Aims to Launch Starship on Day That Honors Dead Astronauts

"We're getting ready for flight of Starship SN9. But it is also a Day of Remembrance of past pioneers who helped get us here."

By Jon Christian

NASA is working towards picking the final location for its Artemis base camp on the Moon, which is expected to be the first long-term base of operations.
NASA

NASA Finalizing Location for Artemis Base Camp

Get ready for NASA's first permanent lunar base camp.

By Dan Robitzski

A new study suggests that the Moon's water supply is provided and repeatedly restocked by ions from the Earth's magnetic field.
Moon

Study: The Moon’s Water Came From Earth’s Magnetic Field

This could change things for astronauts.

By Dan Robitzski

A congressional advisory panel concluded that the U.S. shouldn't ban killer robots or AI because for all the military knows they could be a good thing.
Artificial Intelligence

Congressional Panel: Please, Let Us Build Killer Robots

Please? Just one Terminator?

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla has leaked a number of new images of the interior of its refreshed Model S — and the company included some quirky new features.
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Tesla Reveals Lavish New Spaceship-Like Model S Interior

That new steering wheel is outrageous.

By Victor Tangermann

A facility that bottles the AstraZeneca coronavirus into glass vials was temporarily on lockdown today after a suspicious package arrived.
Developments

Vaccine Factory Locked Down Due to “Suspicious Package”

Why would anyone target a COVID vaccine facility?

By Dan Robitzski

Virgin Hyperloop has released a new video showing off what the experience of traveling inside a Hyperloop pod could end up looking like.
Hyperloop

Here’s What Traveling By Hyperloop Could Look Like

"It’s simple. If it’s not affordable, people won't use it."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists uncovered an unusual phenomenon happening beneath the Earth's crust that's responsible for pushing the Atlantic Ocean apart.
Science & Energy

The Atlantic Ocean Is Growing Larger and Larger, Scientists Say

The ocean is pushing itself apart.

By Dan Robitzski

According to documents, the US Navy was experimenting with some far-fetched technologies, including a "spacetime modification weapon."
Space

The Navy Reportedly Experimented With a “Spacetime Modification Weapon”

Military documents claim the device could "make the Hydrogen bomb seem more like a firecracker."

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists put out a call for a global, "wartime-like" push to build hundreds of carbon capture facilities around the world.
Climate Change

Scientists Call For Massive Global Network of Carbon Capture Plants

They say we need a "wartime-like crash deployment" to reverse carbon emissions.

By Dan Robitzski

Aaron Ansuini, a student at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada found out that his art history professor wasn't alive anymore.
Future Society

A University Is Using a Dead Professor to Teach an Online Class

"I just found out the the prof for this online course I’m taking died in 2019."

By Victor Tangermann

Health officials in China are testing for COVID-19 with anal swabs, citing limited evidence that the virus lingers in the digestive tract.
Developments

China Is Now Using Anal Swabs to Test for COVID-19

"I'm not quite sure what they’re trying to achieve here with all the anal swabs."

By Dan Robitzski

Overall numbers are still low, but more American adults now say that they would take the coronavirus vaccine than did last month.
Viruses

The Number of Americans Who Want a COVID Vaccine Is Slowly Growing

More and more people are saying they want the vaccine.

By Dan Robitzski

In an interview with People magazine, Maye Musk, Elon Musk's mother, said that she knew the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was destined to do great things.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Mom Says She Knew He Was a Genius at Age Three

"He thought, well, should he do space research or solar energy or electric cars? I said just choose one, and of course he didn't listen to me."

By Victor Tangermann

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he's committed to vaccinating 300 million Americans by the end of summer, an extremely ambitious timeline.
Developments

Biden Commits to Vaccinating 300 Million Americans by End of Summer

It's an extremely ambitious timeline.

By Victor Tangermann

Janet Yellen, Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, suggests that it's time to crack down on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin

Top Biden Appointee Suggests Cracking Down on Bitcoin

She says they're used for "illicit financing" and that the government should "curtail their use."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla is hiring a "customer support specialist" that is meant to "escalate complaints [...] and address social media escalations directed at the CEO."
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Tesla Is Hiring an Employee to Defend Elon Musk on Social Media

Last year, Tesla ditched its PR department. That may have been a mistake.

By Victor Tangermann

For the first time ever, a company in China has manufactured a car battery that can be charged completely in just five minutes, The Guardian reports.
Advanced Transport

New Electric Car Battery Charges in Just Five Minutes

Fill 'er up!

By Victor Tangermann