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According to raw video footage uploaded to YouTube on Thursday, Lucid completed a lap of Laguna Seca in a blistering 1:33 using a tri-motor Air prototype.
Tesla

Tesla Competitor Lucid Beats Model S Prototype Record on Racetrack

Step aside, Tesla and Porsche.

By Victor Tangermann

According to satellite imagery and ship tracking data, China is preparing to launch its Chang'e-5 sample return mission to the Moon.
Off-World

China Planning to Launch Lunar Sample Return Mission in November

The mission will attempt to return around two kilograms of lunar samples.

By Victor Tangermann

The Trump Administration is taking the unprecedented step of barring Chinese-owned mobile apps WeChat and TikTok from US app stores starting Sunday.
Future Society

Trump Admin to Shut Down TikTok App Downloads on Sunday

US users will no longer be able to update their TikTok and WeChat apps starting Sunday night.

By Victor Tangermann

Last month, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took a gorgeous new close-up image of Jupiter some 406 million miles from Earth, with Europa off to the left.
Science & Energy

Hubble Catches Massive New Storm Brewing on Jupiter

It's a big one.

By Victor Tangermann

Space Hero, a US-based production company, has figured out a way to secure a spot on a 2023 mission to the International Space Station
International Space Station

Reality TV Show Says It Will Send Contestant to International Space Station

It says it'll send the winner into orbit on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers are suggesting we could use one of the most common organic polymers on Earth to construct shelters on Mars.
Mars

Scientists: We Could Build Mars Shelters Out of Insect Polymers and Martian Soil

"It feels like concrete but much lighter."

By Victor Tangermann

The consulting CTO of Oculus says he's "kind of embarrassed" at Facebook's feeble attempts to leverage VR during the pandemic lockdown.
Virtual Reality

Oculus CTO Says He’s “Embarrassed” by Facebook’s Handling of VR

"We had let the previous products more or less rot or go away."

By Jon Christian

Beijing-based private space mining company Origin Space is launching its first ever "space mining robot" in November on top of a Long March series rocket.
Space

Chinese Startup Launching Space Mining Robot in November

The space mining race is only getting started.

By Victor Tangermann

Thousands of people in northwest China have caught a bacterial disease after a leak caused an outbreak at a biopharmaceutical last year, CNN reports.
Bacteria

Thousands Infected by Bacteria After Leak at Chinese Pharmaceutical Factory

They failed to disinfect waste gas, which infected thousands in the area.

By Victor Tangermann

German startup Volocopter just announced its taking reservations for the first-ever public electric air taxi rides on board its VoloCity aircraft.
Advanced Transport

This Company Just Opened Reservations for Public Air Taxi Flights

You'll want to read the fine print first.

By Victor Tangermann

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