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"Mythbusters" legend Adam Savage has built a one-person rickshaw carriage so that his Boston Dynamics Spot robot can lug him around.
Robot Dogs

Watch a Robodog Drag Adam Savage Around in a Goth Rickshaw

Riding in style.

By Victor Tangermann

An executive order mobilized the entire U.S. military to prepare for a potential COVID-19 pandemic, should the outbreak ever progress to that point.
Developments

US Military Issues Executive Order to Prevent COVID-19 Pandemic

"We are taking all appropriate precautionary measures to prevent any potential spread of the virus."

By Dan Robitzski

Coronavirus COVID-19 test kits sent out in America are proving to be faulty, and in China where they're needed most, there simply aren't enough.
Viruses

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Kits are Broken in America, Scarce in China

Inaccurate or absent results put a massive, incredibly dangerous problem.

By Foster Kamer

Once again, experts are warning that consumer DNA tests will eradicate people's privacy and make them vulnerable to workplace discrimination.
DNA

Experts: Corporations Could Do Terrible Things With Your DNA

"It is kind of a Wild West as far as regulation."

By Dan Robitzski

17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, the Associated Press reports.
Climate Change

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Thunberg was also named Time's Person of the Year in 2019.

By Victor Tangermann

An attempt to make his car "invisible" using the license plate "NULL" actually put a security researcher on the hook for $18,000 of other people's tickets.
Science & Energy

This Guy Got the License Plate “NULL” and It Was a Total Disaster

An attempt to make his car "invisible" actually attracted $18,000 in tickets.

By Dan Robitzski

As the deadly coronavirus is spreading across the entire globe, people are clamoring to protect themselves triggering shortages of face masks worldwide.
Viruses

Chinese Outbreak Fear Spurs Worldwide Face Mask Shortage

But do they actually work?

By Victor Tangermann

Programmers are creating Tinder bots to swipe for them on the platform and, in some cases, have basic conversations with their matches.
Future Society

Programmers Are Creating Chatbots to Flirt on Tinder For Them

"At one point, the bot was having maybe 200 conversations at a time."

By Kristin Houser

The number of people infected by the coronavirus — and dying from it — is quickly increasing, but has the outbreak reached the level of a pandemic?
Viruses

Is the Coronavirus a Pandemic? Here’s What Experts Say.

Let's take a step back.

By Kristin Houser

The coronavirus outbreak can cause extreme symptoms like coughing up blood or lung infections, but milder cases are more similar to the flu.
Viruses

These Are the Symptoms of Coronavirus

Coughing blood. Septic shock. But milder symptoms can fly under the radar.

By Dan Robitzski

German artist Simon Weckert created his own personal traffic jam on Google Maps by loading 99 smartphones into a small cart and lugging them down a street.
Future Society

Guy Causes Google Maps “Traffic Jams” By Carrying 99 Cell Phones

Okay, this is a pretty clever way to sow chaos.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk just dropped a generic-sounding EDM song on SoundCloud. Seriously. No, we're not making this up.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Dropped a Heavily Auto-Tuned Song on SoundCloud

Here's where you can listen to it.

By Victor Tangermann

On the Third Row Tesla podcast last month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that at first, he had his doubts about the company's recently announced Cybertruck.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Admits He Worried “Nobody Would Buy” Tesla’s Cybertruck

"What’s tougher than a truck? A tank. A tank from the future."

By Victor Tangermann

A memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter suggests that distributor Universal has notified thousands of theaters that they'll receive a new "Cats" version.
Future Society

The “Cats” Movie Was So Awful They Patched It

The update is not going to make it any less awful.

By Victor Tangermann

YouTube deleted hundreds of cryptocurrency videos earlier this week. Now it says they're back and called the whole thing a mistake.
Cryptocurrency

YouTube Calls Mass Deletion of Cryptocurrency Videos a Mistake

Hundreds of videos were flagged as "dangerous content."

By Dan Robitzski

General Motors is currently lobbying the federal government for permission to test — on public roads — self-driving cars that don't have steering wheels.
Self-Driving Vehicles

General Motors Wants Self-Driving Cars to Lose the Steering Wheel

It also wants the cars on public roads.

By Dan Robitzski

Eight-year-old YouTuber Ryan Kaji raked in $26 million in 2019, making him YouTube's top earner for the second year in a row, according to Forbes.
Future Society

YouTube’s Top Earner Is an 8-Year-Old Who Reviews Toys

He made a mind-boggling $26 million in 2019.

By Kristin Houser

Team Trees, a tree-planting campaign backed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has officially met its fundraising goal of $20 million.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk-Backed Tree-Planting Campaign Meets $20 Million Goal

The Earth is about to get 20 million more trees.

By Kristin Houser

Virtual pop star Hatsune Miku will be performing at the 2020 Coachella Music Festival, sharing the stage with some of the biggest artists alive.
Future Society

Virtual Music Star Hatsune Miku to Perform at Coachella

The international sensation is heading to Indio.

By Kristin Houser

Soon after the launch of Pokémon Go, players reportedly began wandering onto Canadian military property in pursuit of the game's virtual creatures.
Future Society

Pokémon Go Led to a Surge in Trespassers on Military Bases

The unexpected intrusion left the military hilariously out of its depth.

By Kristin Houser