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Police who were struck by a Tesla that reportedly had Autopilot mode engaged are now suing the automaker for false advertising.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Police Sue Tesla for Self-Driving Car That Injured Five Officers

By Dan Robitzski

A massive dust storm struck Brazil on Sunday, with massive plumes of dirt appearing to engulf entire cities that were enduring a long-term drought.

Watch a Huge Dust Storm Swallow an Entire City

By Dan Robitzski

It turns out the deepfake videos of the cheerleaders vaping and drinking were probably real — and the scandal was the result of bad police work.

Remember That Deepfake Cheerleader Story? Turns Out It Was Probably Nonsense

By Tony Ho Tran

Alarming new research suggests that each generation will face a more climate change-ravaged planet than the one before it.

If You’re Under 40 You’re Gonna See Some Horrible Stuff, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

A shocking video shows the moment a church collapses in a cloud of dark ashes on the Spanish island of La Palma.

Science & Energy

Video Shows Church Collapsing After Being Hit by Lava

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla has made some changes under the hood via an over-the-air software update to prevent future collisions with emergency vehicles.

Amazing! New Tesla Autopilot Update Will Avoid Crashing Into Emergency Vehicles

By Victor Tangermann

A raven in Canberra, Australia, decided it had enough of a local business sending coffee to a customer in the area via a Google delivery drone.

Watch a Raven Attack a Google Coffee Delivery Drone

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists that developed climate projects for the year 2,500 is warning of an earth so different it's "alien to humans."

The Climate Projection for 500 Years From Now Is Unbelievably Bad

By Dan Robitzski

After the web host Epik, popular among the far-right, was hacked, Nazis and other far-right extremists are being unmasked by researchers and activists.

Science & Energy

Nazis Exposed After Their Web Host Gets Hacked

By Dan Robitzski

China has officially banned any children's cartoons and TV shows that make any mention of violence, vulgarity, or pornography.

China Cracks Down on Violent Cartoons

By Victor Tangermann

The Indian state Rajasthan shut off the internet for about 8.5 million people on Sunday in order to prevent anyone from cheating on a standardized test.

Indian State Cuts Off Internet for 8.5 Million to Prevent Students Cheating on Standardized Test

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers are studying the effects of spaceflight on the human body by placing women in water tanks for five days.

Scientists Are Putting Women in Giant Waterbeds to Study Outer Space

By Tony Ho Tran

Hamster Trades Cryptocurrencies, Outperforms Warren Buffett

Hamster Trades Cryptocurrencies, Outperforms Warren Buffett

By Tony Ho Tran

Former Navy SEAL Mark Matzeldelaflor founded Guardian Grange after he had a life-changing magic mushrooms trip with a friend.

Former Navy SEAL Takes Shrooms, Decides to Save Nearly-Extinct Butterfly

By Tony Ho Tran

Researchers have discovered how an ancient species of all female beetle has survived without having sex.

Scientists Discover Creature That Never Has Sex

By Tony Ho Tran

Space Tourist Toilet Issues Were So Bad That They Set Off an Alarm

Space Tourist Toilet Issues Were So Bad That They Set Off an Alarm

By Tony Ho Tran

A teenager on TikTok disrupted thousands of scientific studies when she posted a video telling her users to use a survey platform for extra money.

Thousands of Scientific Studies Disrupted by TikTok Teen

By Tony Ho Tran

Britney Spears' father allegedly hired a security firm to constantly monitor her text messages, phone calls, and capture audio recordings from her bedroom.

Britney Spears’ Dad Allegedly Bugged Her Phone and Recorded Her Bedroom

By Tony Ho Tran

German researchers working on a research initiative to decarbonized the steel industry unveiled a modified hydrogen Tesla that runs on synthetic fuel.

German Researchers Converted a Tesla Model Y Into a Hydrogen Car

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists built a machine that simultaneously 3D prints and laser-cooks chicken, hinting at a new way to rapidly procure meals.

New Tech Cooks and 3D Prints Chicken Simultaneously

By Dan Robitzski

A growing number of college professors are finding that their Gen Z students don't understand the concepts of directories filled with folders and files.

Science & Energy

Gen Z Kids Apparently Don’t Understand How File Systems Work

By Dan Robitzski

"Stark Trek" acting legend William Shatner will reportedly go to space during Blue Origin's upcoming launch later this year, according to TMZ.

William Shatner Is Reportedly Taking a Ride on Jeff Bezos’ Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

A new chemical reactor seems to be able to take carbon dioxide and convert it into the building blocks for rocket fuel, making Mars journeys more feasible.

Scientists Say New Technique Could Turn Martian Air Into Rocket Fuel

By Dan Robitzski

According to British gossip magazine Page Six, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Grimes, musician and partner of three years, have broken up.

Elon Musk and Grimes Just Broke Up After Dating Three Years

By Victor Tangermann

China has declared all cryptocurrency transactions and any other related activities within its borders illegal, sending Bitcoin plummeting yet again.

China Makes Crypto Transactions Illegal, Prompting Bitcoin Market Crash

By Victor Tangermann

A man says that his Tesla suddenly broke down and completely locked up in the middle of a highway, making it impossible for him to safely pull over.

Driver Claims Tesla Locked Up in Middle of Six-Lane Highway

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists got an unprecedented look at the exoplanet WASP-127b and made new discoveries about its atmosphere and weather.

Scientists Manage to Study Weather on Planet in Different Solar System

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson once again confirmed that Jeff Bezos' lawsuit will definitely delay the Artemis Moon missions and landing.

Head of NASA: Jeff Bezos’ Lawsuit Likely to Delay Human Moon Landing

By Dan Robitzski

Bitcoin.org, which is the first Google search result for "bitcoin," got hacked and led visitors to an apparent giveaway scam, CoinDesk reports.

Bitcoin.org, Which Taught Users Not to Get Scammed, Gets Hacked and Replaced With Scam

By Victor Tangermann

Retired astronaut Bill Shepherd warns Congress that NASA should thoroughly investigate damage on the International Space Station before securing more funds.

Astronaut Who Helped Build Space Station Says Damage Is “Serious”

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's InSight Mars lander recently discovered three unusually powerful marsquakes — a monumental discovery after surviving a perilous winter.

NASA Lander Is off Life Support and Back To Work

By Dan Robitzski

A glitch on the prominent crypto data platform Pyth showed Bitcoin prices plummet down to just over $5,400 on Monday, but the drop never happened.

Science & Energy

Wall Street Glitch Showed Bitcoin Crashing to $5,400

By Dan Robitzski

A police department in Washington was practically handed a hit and run suspect on a silver platter. The driver was illegally parked, charging his Tesla.

Tesla Driver Caught at Charging Station After Intentionally Running Over Pedestrian

By Victor Tangermann

As ice melts, the Earth's crust expands upward and outward in deformations that can span hundreds of miles and last thousands of years.

Harvard Study: Melting Polar Ice Is Physically Warping the Planet

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists identified alarming parallels between the conditions that led to a horrific mass extinction event and the impacts of modern-day climate change.

Scientists Alarmed by Telltale Sign of Global Mass Extinction

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX tourist Sian Proctor shared a video of a truly precious moment: the first time the crew got to open the hatch to the Crew Dragon's glass dome.

Video Shows SpaceX Tourists Opening Spacecraft’s Glass Dome For the First Time

By Victor Tangermann

In an unusual yet poetic essay, New York Times reporter Dennis Overbye compared astronauts to a genus of dung-eating fungus.

New York Times Compares Astronauts to Dung-Eating Fungus

By Dan Robitzski

Hackers launched a ransomware attack on a major farming services company, and the subsequent standoff could cause food shortages.

Science & Energy

Cyberattack on Farming Group Could Lead to Food Shortages

By Dan Robitzski

A viral video shows an electric New York Citi rent-a-bike being grinded to pulp after being thrown on some subway tracks — and it was quite the explosion.

Robots and Machines

Hey Kids… Wanna See an E-Bike Get Crushed by a Subway Train?

By Victor Tangermann

The International Space Station is near the end of its life. When it's gone, NASA plans to rent rather than build its replacement.

NASA Is Trying to Rent a Private Space Station

By Dan Robitzski

The island of La Palma's long-dormant volcano Cumbre Vieja erupted in a powerful explosion that's still threatening local communities.

Science & Energy

Volcano Flings Lava Nearly a Mile High, Swallows Houses Whole

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk promised "upgraded toilets" after the Inspiration4 crew experienced "challenges with it this flight."

Elon Musk Confirms “Challenges” With Toilet on Tourist Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is building a spacecraft designed to travel about 1.5 billion miles through our solar system relying on solar electric propulsion alone.

Thrusters on New NASA Spacecraft Are Solar Powered

By Victor Tangermann

Thanks to a recent dip in the value of Bitcoin, president Nayib Bukele is looking to cash in and announced he "bought the dip."

In Response to Dip, El Salvador Buys a Bunch More Bitcoin

By Victor Tangermann

Bees killed 63 endangered South African penguins last week in what a conservationist is calling a "dramatic" loss for the species.

Science & Energy

63 Endangered Penguins Die After Being Attacked by Enraged Bees

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX's much bigger spacecraft Starship may also eventually be destined to launch tourists in the coming years, a big upgrade for future space tourists.

SpaceX Says It May Build Starships Exclusively for Space Tourism

By Victor Tangermann

International Space Station crewmembers are repairing equipment using instructions on an AR headset so they can be more autonomous during distant missions.

Astronauts Use Augmented Reality to Repair Space Station Equipment

By Dan Robitzski

Max Hodak, the former president of Neuralink who recently started a new neurotech company, says that furries are frequently reaching out.

Brain Implant Entrepreneur Says His Inbox Is Filled With Furries

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk took a jab at Joe Biden because the President hasn't yet congratulated him or SpaceX for the recent Inspiration4 mission.

Elon Musk Mocks Joe Biden for Not Congratulating SpaceX Fast Enough

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission was mostly smooth sailing for the four civilians. But there was an issue with the spacecraft's Waste Management System.

SpaceX Tourists Struggled With Space Toilet

By Victor Tangermann

Boeing has discovered two empty miniature bottles of tequila onboard an in-development model of Air Force One.

Empty Liquor Bottles Found Inside In-Development Air Force One

By Tony Ho Tran

While the SpaceX space tourists returned from their journey, one of the crewmembers passed the time by watching 1987's "Spaceballs."

SpaceX Tourist Watches Movie While Careening Down to Earth

By Tony Ho Tran

A man in Florida was apprehended after he used a stolen employee iPad to cut in the front of lines and give tours at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Florida Man Skip Lines at Disney World With Stolen Disney-Issued iPad

By Tony Ho Tran

A Colombian artist is selling NFTs of "cocaine" and finding that some of his biggest opposition isn’t law enforcement — but rather social media platforms.

Instagram Threatens to Delete Artist’s Account for Selling NFTs of Cocaine

By Tony Ho Tran

Iran's top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated by an AI-assisted sniper rifle remotely controlled by Israeli operatives.

NYT Confirms Israel Killed an Iranian Nuclear Scientist With a Robot Sniper

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists have discovered that "mushballs," large slushy hailstones made of ammonia and water, might be causing an odd atmospheric phenomenon on Uranus.

Scientists Intrigued by Strange Blobs on Uranus

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists Create Holograms That You Can Touch

Scientists Create Holograms That You Can Touch

By Tony Ho Tran

Caltech astronomer and Pluto killer Mike Brown claims he has found evidence of a potential planet in the Kuiper Belt roughly 100 billion miles from Earth.

Guy Who Killed Pluto Now Pushing Yet Another Planet

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists with the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service announced that the hole in the ozone layer over the South Pole is now larger than Antarctica.

There’s a Hole in the Ozone Layer Bigger Than Antarctica, Scientists Sigh

By Tony Ho Tran

One project from NASA's Universe of Learning initiative is transforming images of space objects into beautiful music — and it's jaw-dropping.

NASA Turned a Star’s Corpse into Sound — and It’s Magical

By Tony Ho Tran

Boston Dynamics Deploys Robot Guard Dog at Factory

Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics Deploys Robot Guard Dog at Factory

By Tony Ho Tran

Companies Are Ditching Drug Tests Because They’re Blocking Good Candidates

Companies Are Ditching Drug Tests Because They’re Blocking Good Candidates

By Tony Ho Tran

Massive wildfires in California are forcing firefighters to wrap massive trees in fire-resistant blankets, including the world's largest tree by volume.

Science & Energy

Firefighters Wrap World’s Largest Tree in Foil to Protect From Raging Fire

By Victor Tangermann

An all-electric aircraft called Spirit of Innovation, built by British engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, took to the skies for the very first time this week.

Advanced Transport

Rolls-Royce Tests Sci-Fi-Looking All-Electric Aircraft

By Victor Tangermann