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According to a leaked email obtained by Reuters, Elon Musk has said that it's time to bring Telsa's commercial semi truck into "volume production."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla’s Semi Truck is Officially Going Into Production

A leaked email shows that Tesla is ramping up production of its semi truck — eagerly awaited by customers including Walmart and Pepsi.

Netflix was way ahead in registering a trademark for "Space Force" than the military, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Future Society

Oops: Netflix Trademarked “Space Force” Before the US Military

The Pentagon kinda bungled this one.

A new iPhone update will urge anyone who tells Siri that "all lives matter" to read up on racial issues and visit BlackLivesMatter.com
Artificial Intelligence

Telling Siri “All Lives Matter” Brings up BlackLivesMatter.com

Even Apple supports Black Lives Matter.

A fake livestream on YouTube with 10,000 viewers is playing SpaceX footage, accompanied by a QR code that sends users to a fake Bitcoin giveaway.
Bitcoin

A Fake SpaceX Stream That’s Scamming Bitcoins Has 16,000 Viewers

For heaven's sake, please don't fall for this!

A team of Swiss researchers have created a transparent surgical face mask, intended for essential workers, that no longer hide people's faces.
Medical

These Transparent Medical Face Masks Won’t Fog Up

Hey doc, turn that frown upside down.

New research shows that, without lockdowns, the U.S. would have likely had nearly 5 million more cases of the coronavirus by early April.
Viruses

Research: Coronavirus Lockdowns Prevented Millions of Infections

Good job! By staying home, you saved countless lives.

Honda shut down global production on Monday after a cyberattack disrupted several of its car and motorcycle plants around the world.
Advanced Transport

Cyberattack Shuts Down All Honda Factories Worldwide

That's a downside to putting everything online.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took a jab at Roscosmos. Fuming, the head of Russia's space agency aired his frustration in a lengthy column for Forbes Russia.
Off-World

Russia Is Furious, Saying the US is Mocking Its Space Program

SpaceX's success has enraged the head of Russia's space program — and he sounds like he's going to blow a gasket.

To show solidarity with ongoing Black Lives Matter protests and to draw attention to racism in their workplaces, black academics are organizing a strike.
Future Society

Black Researchers Are Holding an Academic Strike to Support BLM

"I feel pushed to make decisions, go to meetings, and to 'show up.' I'm just not ready."

In order to give high-energy researchers better working conditions, one physicist proposes building a particle collider on the Moon.
Physics

This Madlad Wants to Build a Particle Collider on the Moon

He wants to build a giant ray gun on the Moon — and use it to shoot radiation at the Earth.

Several employees were instructed to stay at home after testing positive for the coronavirus after Tesla defied lockdown orders in California.
Tesla

After Tesla Defied Lockdown, Workers Started Catching Coronavirus

"It’s like nothing but with a mask on."

The artificial intelligence system Microsoft uses to post articles to MSN recently confused two women of color, showing how algorithmic bias is happening.
Artificial Intelligence

Robot Journalist Accused of Racism

MSN fired journalists and replaced them with AI. Now its AI is being accused of racism.

Tesla's Chinese battery supplier CATL announced that it has created a power pack that lasts for 2 million kilometers or 1.24 million miles.
Tesla

Tesla Supplier: New Battery Will Last a Shocking 1.2 Million Miles

"If someone places an order, we are ready to produce."

Physicists just linked a record-breaking 15 trillion atoms together through quantum entanglement, and they think the technique could help find dark matter.
Physics

Scientists Quantum Entangled a Record-Breaking 15 Trillion Atoms

"Entanglement is one of the most remarkable quantum technologies, but it is famously fragile."

NASA just discovered that Saturn's moon Titan is creeping out into space 100 times faster than they previously thought it was.
Science & Energy

Saturn’s Moon Titan Is Drifting Off Into Space, NASA Says

It's escaping 100 times faster than NASA previously believed.

Florida has seen a record resurgence in new COVID-19 cases, with new cases exceeding 1,000 for five days straight. Yet the state is reopening this week.
Developments

Data Suggests the Pandemic Could Be Coming Back With a Vengeance

"Sadly and quietly, the pandemic is roaring back to life."

At protests across the country, police have frequently been showing up without wearing their medical masks during a pandemic.
Developments

Here Are a Bunch of Photos of Cops Not Wearing Masks

Why can't they take this simple step to avoid spreading the coronavirus?

Police in Massachusetts say they seized one of the Boring Company's Elon Musk flamethrowers during a routine traffic stop.
Elon Musk

Police Seize Elon Musk Flamethrower During Traffic Stop

The street finds new uses for things.

In a Saturday tweet, billionaire Elon Musk said that he didn't get why people are still in prison for dealing marijuana while stores are selling it.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Imprisoning People for Selling Weed is Wrong

"Doesn’t make sense, isn’t right."

New research into the effects of dark energy suggests that our universe is flat rather than bubble-like. The finding may finally settle the Hubble constant.
Physics

Scientists Claim the Universe Is Actually Flat

"We're making really precise measurements now."