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General Motors just recalled about 69,000 Chevrolet Bolts to repair a battery issue that's causing fires in some older models.
Advanced Transport

General Motors Recalls Almost 69,000 Electric Cars Over Battery Fires

Bad news: Recalled Chevy Bolts are going to have their range reduced by 10 percent.

By Dan Robitzski

New research suggests that climate change will continue for centuries, even if we completely stop burning fossil fuels today.
Climate Change

Surviving Climate Change Will Require Geoengineering, Scientists Say [UPDATED]

It may be too late to solve climate change without geoengineering the planet.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists at Cornell University has created a stretchable fiber-optic sensor that could give robots and virtual reality a "human touch."
Virtual Reality

Will This Glove Finally Let You Touch Stuff in VR?

Imagine a glove that could let you touch objects in a virtual world.

By Victor Tangermann

More than 130 Secret Service officers have been infected with the coronavirus and have been instructed to quarantine following Trump's campaign travel.
Developments

Report: More Than 130 Secret Service Officers in COVID Quarantine

"That does not bode well for White House security."

By Victor Tangermann

SeaDream 1, the first Caribbean cruise since the COVID-19 pandemic halted the industry, has a worsening outbreak onboard.
Developments

COVID-19 Breakout Spreads on First Post-Pandemic Caribbean Cruise

The voyage was supposed to demonstrate that cruise ships are safe to ride — but now it's descended into chaos.

By Dan Robitzski

Microsoft claims Russian and North Korean hackers are trying to get a hold of COVID-19 vaccine data using brute force attacks and phishing lures.
Data Privacy

Microsoft Claims Russia and North Korea Hacked COVID Vaccine Data

Microsoft claims its security tools warded off "the majority of these attacks."

By Victor Tangermann

Thanksgiving is two weeks away. If you plan on seeing anyone in person, it's time to self-quarantine effective immediately.
Developments

If You Plan to Travel for Thanksgiving, You Should Already Be in Quarantine

Maybe a videochat Thanksgiving would be better, just this once.

By Dan Robitzski

The massive alien hunting radio telescope at the Aericbo Observatory is at risk of collapse after several support cables failed leaving extensive damage.
Science & Energy

Giant Arecibo SETI Telescope Could Collapse After Mysterious Damage

"Now I’m worried."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's SN8 Starship prototype had a bit of a hiccup during its third static fire test late Thursday night at the company's testing facilities in Texas.
Starship

SpaceX Test Fired Starship, But Something Started Dripping Out

Elon Musk: "We’ll have to swap out at least one of the engines."

By Victor Tangermann

The US Army recently showed off its new set of night vision goggles — and they're straight out of a video game.
Future Society

The Army’s New Night Vision Goggles Let Soldiers Look Around Corners

It's like shooting from the hip — but with deadly accuracy.

By Victor Tangermann

The First Selfie Ever Taken in Space Is For Sale
Off-World

The First Selfie Ever Taken in Space Is For Sale

Some of NASA's most amazing shots are up for sale.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Tests Positive For COVID
Developments

Elon Musk Tests Positive For COVID

"Two tests came back negative, two came back positive."

By Victor Tangermann

A bizarre device called the ClearMate reportedly makes people sober up three times faster by making them hyperventilate alcohol out of their systems.
Prosthetics and Devices

New Device Sobers You Up By Sucking the Alcohol Out of Your Breath

Drunk? Don't forget to breathe into this ominous hyperventilation tube.

By Dan Robitzski

In a move that makes the game a bit more appropriate to our current reality, "Plague Inc" made a mode where players stop rather than spread a pandemic.
Science & Energy

Reading the Room, “Plague Inc” Makes Game About Stopping Pandemics

That's a hard pivot.

By Dan Robitzski

A researcher told Agence France Presse that small laser pointers could be used to guide lightning strikes and thereby prevent them from igniting wildfires.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say Laser Device Can Make Lightning Strike Specific Targets

It's like a technological version of Thor's hammer.

By Victor Tangermann

Cosmetics company L'Oreal has announced a lineup of augmented reality filters they're branding as "virtual makeup."
Virtual Reality

Cosmetics Company Announces “Virtual Makeup” for Video Calls

Great timing.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists quickly set their sights on an unusual neutron star merger that had an explosion ten times more powerful than expected and created a magnetar.
Science & Energy

Scientists Are Pretty Sure They Just Saw Two Stars Crash Into Each Other

Boom!

By Dan Robitzski

Recently, several reports emerged in Europe and the U.K. about people buying forged coronavirus tests or doctoring their own results to board flights.
Developments

People Are Buying Negative COVID-19 Tests on the Black Market

People are buying fake coronavirus test results so that they can travel internationally.

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. Space Force just awarded its third contract for a prototype communications satellite that can block jamming attempts better than existing networks.
Space Force

The Space Force Is Building Satellites That Resist Jamming

"We understand the mission and the threat."

By Dan Robitzski

Ahead of SpaceX's historic Crew-1 launch, onlookers at the John F. Kennedy Space Center are getting an amazing view of the rocket.
Crew Dragon

Crew Dragon Looks Amazing on the Launch Pad

We're not crying, you're crying!

By Victor Tangermann