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Conspiracy theories are circulating, claiming that Elon Musk had the Cybertruck's windows smash on purpose to get free publicity.
Tesla

Conspiracy Theory: Tesla Smashed Cybertruck Window on Purpose

Let's be honest: If it was a PR stunt, it's been a resounding success.

During the latest episode of animated series "Rick and Morty," the titular characters meet Elon Tusk, an alternate reality version of Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Made a Cameo on “Rick and Morty”

Hear that? That’s the sound of millions of fans' heads exploding.

While the idea of building a space colony or terraforming a new planet for humanity to colonize sounds intriguing, it's not a sustainable goal.
Off-World

Professor: Terraforming a New Home Planet Would Be Dangerous

Escaping Earth for a new world simply isn't a realistic plan.

In a video uploaded to Twitter on Sunday by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a Cybertruck effortlessly pulls a Ford F-150 pickup going the other way — and uphill.
Advanced Transport

Watch a Cybertruck Pull a Helpless Ford F-150 Up a Hill

The tires on the F-150 spins out almost immediately, succumbing to the Tesla's raw power.

Here’s Elon Musk’s Excuse For Smashing Cybertruck Window
Elon Musk

Here’s Elon Musk’s Excuse For Smashing Cybertruck Window

Oops.

CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla will offer the Cyberquad — an electric all-terrain vehicle — as an add-on option to Cybertruck buyers.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Yes, You Will Be Able to Buy Tesla’s Cyberquad ATV

But only if you also buy a Cybertruck.

A new report found that whales are incredibly adept at absorbing carbon dioxide, meaning their preservation should be a top climate priority.
Climate Change

Report: Whales Are “Nature’s Solution to Climate Change”

"When it comes to saving the planet, one whale is worth thousands of trees."

Google is reportedly ending its controversial program where it scanned homeless people's faces and turned them into AI training data.
Google

Google Decides to Stop Training AI on Homeless People’s Faces

But a spokesperson still defended the project.

Musk's mind is already racing far ahead, imagining a bright, renewable energy-fuelled future featuring a cybertruck cladded in solar panels.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Wants to Add “Fold Out Solar Wings” to Cybertruck

"Adding fold out solar wings would generate 30 to 40 miles per day."

When a robot talked trash against its opponents, it hurt their feelings and they performed worse at a game researchers use to study human rationality.
Artificial Intelligence

Study: Trash-Talking Robots Can Hurt Your Delicate Feelings

This bot's no Muhammad Ali, but its insults still stung.

Tesla’s Cybertruck Is a Killer Deal and Nobody Is Talking About It
Tesla

Tesla’s Cybertruck Is a Killer Deal and Nobody Is Talking About It

It's an abomination — but with a really compelling price tag.

The reactions are coming in for Tesla's cybertruck. Mostly in the form of ridicule on Twitter.
Advanced Transport

“A DeLorean Mated With a Pontiac”: Internet Reacts to Cybertruck

"It's a Hummer in low poly mode with none of the carbon footprint."

A demonstration of Tesla's new Cybertruck on stage seemingly backfired after the company's head of design smashed a window with a metal ball.
Tesla

Watch Tesla Accidentally Smash Cybertruck’s “Bulletproof” Window

Elon Musk: "Oh my fucking God."

Tesla’s “Blade Runner” Cybertruck Is an Absolute Monstrosity
Tesla

Tesla’s “Blade Runner” Cybertruck Is an Absolute Monstrosity

The only question: is that a good thing or a bad thing?

New research has determined that nearly extreme black holes can have "hair" — but the defining characteristic doesn't last long.
Science & Energy

Physicists Finally Find a Way to Tell Certain Black Holes Apart

It turns out, nearly extreme black holes do have "hair."

A new deepfake shows what it would have looked like if the Apollo 11 mission failed and then-president Nixon had to deliver the backup speech he had ready.
Science & Energy

MIT Deepfake Shows Nixon Sadly Saying the Moon Astronauts Died

A video shows the speech Nixon would have given if Apollo 11 failed.

The Moon is covered in lunar swirls — magnetic anomalies that could act as natural shields from dangerous cosmic radiation.
Science & Energy

Spiral Formations on the Moon Appear to Deflect Cosmic Rays

This is weird. Very weird.

Physicist and author Arthur Miller shares his thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence, art, and what it means for machines to be creative.
Artificial Intelligence

Someday, Robot Artists May Have to Explain Their Creations to Us

Physicist Arthur Miller predicts creative machines, sentient AI, and the future of art.

The Boeing Starliner spacecraft has left its hangar and is now attached to the Atlas V rocket that will launch it into space for the first time.
Boeing

Boeing Unveils Spacecraft Built to Carry Astronauts to ISS

Starliner is just weeks away from its first trip into space.

A new AI system called SchNOrb can probe the quantum mechanics of compounds to help scientists design new molecules from scratch.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Is Learning Quantum Mechanics to Design New Molecules

A new algorithm can predict the quantum behavior of molecules.