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Consumer tech company Expanscape has created a true monster: a laptop prototype called Aurora 7 with seven (!) screens attached to it.

Ridiculous, Gigantic Laptop Has Seven Screens That Pop Out

By Victor Tangermann

A man with ALS built his own personal robot that could help him feed himself when he was no longer able to do so on his own.

Man With Neurodegenerative Disease Builds Robot to Feed Himself

By Dan Robitzski

China's Tianwen-1 mission is now in orbit around Mars, where it will remain for several months before attempting to land on the surface.

Science & Energy

Chinese Rover Officially Reaches Mars Orbit

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has chosen SpaceX to launch the first parts of its Lunar Gateway, with a Falcon Heavy rocket launching no sooner than May 2024.

NASA Picks SpaceX to Launch Crew Quarters of Lunar Gateway Station

By Victor Tangermann

A Texas lawyer learned his lesson after joining a live court session while having a Zoom filter on that turned his face into an animated kitty cat.

Lawyer Accidentally Logs Into Court With Zoom Filter Turning Him Into Kitty Cat

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA is developing new military drones that can fire missiles after being launched out of a fighter or bomber plane at a safe distance.

DARPA Wants Fighter Planes to Launch Drones That Then Launch Missiles

By Dan Robitzski

If you look up the "genetics" section on Google News, you'll find lots of articles about people named Gene instead of biomedical research.

Google News’ “Genetics” Section Is Full of Articles About People Named Gene

By Dan Robitzski

Game developer CD Projekt Red, creator of video games including Cyberpunk 2077, became the victim of a targeted cyberattack.

Hackers Apparently Stole the “Cyberpunk 2077” Source Code

By Victor Tangermann

After making its beta available to roughly 10,000 customers, SpaceX is again accepting preorders of its Starlink broadband internet service for $99.

SpaceX Is Now Taking Starlink Preorders

By Victor Tangermann

Thanks to a new upgrade made to the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, scientists are able to get an unprecedented look nearby celestial objects.

Radio Telescope Is So Powerful It Can See the Surface of Other Worlds

By Victor Tangermann

A hacker remotely accessed a computer of Oldsmar, Florida's water treatment system and attempted to increase the amount of sodium hydroxide or lye 100 fold.

Hacker Infiltrates Water Treatment Plant, Attempts to Poison City

By Victor Tangermann

After a rapidly growing interest for the voice chatroom app Clubhouse, Chinese authorities decided to shut the service down in the country.

China Blocks Explosively Viral App Clubhouse

By Victor Tangermann

Hidden in Tesla's 2020 annual report was an announcement that the electric carmaker will soon accept Bitcoin as payment for its electric vehicles.

Tesla Reveals Plan to Sell Cars With Bitcoin

By Victor Tangermann

Climate activists in Sweden oppose a planned test for geoengineering technology in the country, saying it does nothing to prevent climate change.

Activists Oppose Upcoming Test of Geoengineering Technology

By Dan Robitzski

Xbox general manager Aaron Greenberg is suggesting that Elon Musk should make a "Tesla x Halo" collaboration happen involving the Cybertruck.

Xbox Exec Suggests “Tesla x Halo” Collaboration

By Victor Tangermann

In a filing with the FCC, SpaceX is petitioning for a Starlink phone service, voice calls, and subsidized plans for low income households.

SpaceX Has Plans to Start a Starlink Phone Service

By Victor Tangermann

Stanford professor Steve Blank says both FAA and Elon Musk are in the wrong for their recent spat, though Blank comes down harder on the government.

Stanford Professor: Elon Musk and the FAA Are Both Out of Line

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX will launch NASA's SPHEREx mission — an orbital telescope that will probe newly-forming galaxies for answers on how the universe began.

SpaceX Launching NASA Telescope to Find Habitable Alien Worlds

By Dan Robitzski

A startup based in Shenzhen, China, called SpinQ has unveiled a quantum computer that can fit on a desk — and costs less than $5,000.

This Quantum Desktop Computer Can Be Yours for Just $5,000

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are attaching human brain stem cells to microchips in an attempt to make artifiical intelligence more powerful and efficient than before.

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Are Weaving Human Brain Cells Into Microchips

By Dan Robitzski

Alauda Racing, an Australian eVTOL startup, has revealed the Airspeeder Mk3, what it's calling the "world's first electric flying racing car ready to race."

Advanced Transport

Startup Unveils World’s First Flying Racecar

By Victor Tangermann

NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg says that future military tanks should fuel themselves with attached solar panels.

NATO Chief Wants Military Tanks to Have Solar Panels

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace to fly ten different science investigations and technology demonstrations to the Moon by 2023.

NASA Picks Contractor to Ship Cargo to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has a new idea about what went wrong during Tuesday's launch of the company's Starship SN9 prototype.

Elon Musk Laments “Foolish” Mistake That Led to Starship Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

A U.S. Navy Admiral warns that nuclear war with Russia or China is a "very real possibility" and that the military needs to betterplan for the possibility.

US Admiral: “Real Possibility” of Nuclear War With China, Russia

By Dan Robitzski

The White House has reiterated its support for NASA's Artemis program, with the goal of returning the first human astronauts to the surface of the Moon.

It’s Official: Biden Admin Fully Supports the Artemis Moon Program

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new report by The Information, Apple working on a $3,000 ultra-high-resolution virtual reality headset with eye and hand tracking.

Virtual Reality

Details Leak on Apple’s Upcoming VR Headset

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists propose a fifth dimension and a Higgs Boson-like particle in order to provide a "natural explanation" for dark matter.

The Universe May Have a Fifth Dimension, According to New Research

By Dan Robitzski

Building a 160-foot rocket meant to ferry up to 100 passengers to Mars isn't easy — something that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is painfully aware of.

Elon Musk Breaks Silence on Starship Crash: “We Were Too Dumb”

By Victor Tangermann

The incoming Biden administration may have gotten off on the wrong foot with the Space Force, reiterating today that it fully supports the branch.

The White House Says That Space Force Has Its “Full Support”

By Victor Tangermann

According to new drone shots, SpaceX is making great progress on building the first prototype of its Super Heavy rocket booster.

New Photos Show Half-Finished SpaceX Super Heavy Booster

By Victor Tangermann

Robinhood's rating on Google's app store is once again in the gutter, and this time Google says the stock trading company is on its own.

Robinhood Is Down to 1/5 Stars on Google Play

By Dan Robitzski

MIT scientists engineered spinach plants with carbon nanotubes that can send alerts when they spot pollution, explosives, or signs of climate change.

MIT Scientists Hack Spinach Plants to Send Emails

By Dan Robitzski

A study shows that the sea level is even more sensitive to increasing temperatures than experts predicted, making fighting climate change even more urgent.

The Ocean Is Rising Faster Than Anyone Feared

By Dan Robitzski

Using a new AI algorithm, scientists identified over 1,200 gravitational lenses, potentially helping them find and understand dark matter.

Science & Energy

Astronomers Find Over 1,200 Dark Matter Hot Spots

By Dan Robitzski

NASA and SpaceX are developing duelling spacecraft for crewed missions to other worlds, and so far NASA sees no reason to change gears.

The Head of NASA Says He’s Not Quite Sure About SpaceX’s Starship

By Dan Robitzski

The Federal Aviation Administration will now "oversee the investigation of [Tuesday's] landing mishap" involving SpaceX's SN9 Starship prototype.

FAA Says It Will Investigate SpaceX’s Latest Starship Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told manufacturing expert Sandy Munro in an interview that his "criticisms were accurate" about the company's quality control.

Elon Musk: “Criticisms Were Accurate” About Tesla Build Quality

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos has become a household name at Amazon. But now, he said in a letter to employees, he's stepping down from the retail giant.

Jeff Bezos Is Stepping Down as CEO of Amazon

By Jon Christian

SpaceX tested the latest iteration of its giant Starship rocket today, but unfortunately it exploded, just like the last version.

Another SpaceX Starship Just Blew Up in a Humongous Explosion

By Jon Christian

After years of testing and development, NASA is ready to start assembling the spacecraft that will visit the metallic asteroid Psyche.

Science & Energy

NASA Ready to Start Building Its Asteroid-Bound Psyche Spacecraft

By Dan Robitzski

Boston Dynamics released another highlight reel of its dog-like robot, Spot, using its new robot arm to grab objects and draw with chalk.

Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics Robodog Has a Dexterous Arm in New Video

By Dan Robitzski

The next generation of Russia's Sotnik battle armor will reportedly be able to withstand a direct shot from a .50 caliber bullet.

Russia Says New Combat Suit Will Survive .50 Caliber Bullets

By Dan Robitzski

The only carbon capture plant in the United States shut down because it was entirely financially dependent on the success of the fossil fuel industry.

The Only Carbon Capture Plant in the US Just Shut Down

By Dan Robitzski

The FAA says it explicitly told SpaceX not to launch the SN8 prototype that blew up, citing risk to the public — but that it launched the rocket anyway.

The FAA Says It Told SpaceX Not to Launch Starship That Exploded

By Jon Christian

Last night, SpaceX announced a contest in which one lucky winner will be able to take a multi-day trip to orbit — for free.

SpaceX Announces Contest to Win Free Multi-Day Trip to Orbit

By Jon Christian

Even though the Artemis missions were set forth under the Trump administration, acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk says it's still full steam ahead.

NASA Boss: We Have “Every Indication” That Artemis Is Safe Under Biden

By Dan Robitzski

Claire "Grimes" Boucher said she'd be down to move to Mars "after age 50" — and even if it means "manual labor until death."

Grimes Says She’ll Move to Mars for “Manual Labor Until Death”

By Jon Christian

The first livable 3D-printed house in the U.S. is on sale in Long Island for $300,000, considerably cheaper than its neighbors.

Science & Energy

First 3D Printed House Goes on Sale in United States

By Dan Robitzski

Neuralink co-founder Elon Musk says the brain-computer interface startup has implanted a monkey with a device that allows it to play games with its mind.

Elon Musk Says Neuralink Has a Monkey Playing Video Games With Its Mind

By Jon Christian

A rocket startup called bluShift successfully test-launched a rocket that runs on a proprietary kind of farm-grown biofuel.

Startup Tests Spacecraft That Runs on Farm-Grown Rocket Fuel

By Dan Robitzski

Vlad Tenev, the CEO of Robinhood, explained to Elon Musk why his company blocked users from buying more shares in GameStop.

Elon Musk Grills Robinhood CEO for Shutting Down Wall Street Bets Trades

By Dan Robitzski

A few tantalizing details are emerging about why the FAA nixed SpaceX's latest planned Starship launch, though we still lack a full understanding.

New Details Emerge About FAA’s Shutdown of SpaceX Starship Launch

By Jon Christian

A new photo by Ars Technica photographer Trevor Mahlmann shows SpaceX's Starship spacecraft in astonishing, 425-megapixel detail.

425 Megapixel Photo Shows Incredible Details on SpaceX Starship

By Jon Christian

After irate users tanked Robinhood's rating on Google's app store, Google stepped in to delete the onslaught of one-star feedback.

Google Deletes 100,000 Negative Robinhood Reviews

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk Doubles Down on Wall Street Bets: “Shorting Is a Scam”

Elon Musk Doubles Down on Wall Street Bets: “Shorting Is a Scam”

By Jon Christian

SpaceX raised eyebrows today by rolling out the SN10 version of Starship — instead of the SN9 version, which it had been planning to test.

FAA Grounds Starship SN9 Again, But SpaceX Rolls Out SN10 Instead

By Jon Christian

General Motors announced that it plans to stop selling all gas and diesel-powered cars, trucks and SUVs by the year 2035.

Advanced Transport

GM Commits to Ending Sales of Gas-Powered Cars by 2035

By Dan Robitzski

Robinhood decided to block people from buying more GameStop or AMC shares and even sold off users' portfolios, prompting calls for a federal investigation.

Politicians Slam Platforms for Halting Wall Street Bets Trades

By Dan Robitzski

The FAA said that SpaceX was not cleared to test its Starship spacecraft today, but the company has gone ahead and fueled it up.

The FAA Said SpaceX Couldn’t Launch Starship, But It Fueled Up Anyway

By Jon Christian

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at the FAA over a last-minute decision to scrub a launch of the latest prototype of the company's Starship spacecraft.

Elon Musk Lashes Out at FAA For Scrubbing Starship Launch

By Jon Christian

As SpaceX prepares to launch the latest experimental prototype of its Starship prototype, its employees are paying tribute to history's fallen astronauts.

SpaceX Aims to Launch Starship on Day That Honors Dead Astronauts

By Jon Christian

Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit, has now gone on the record with an explanation for the financial chaos caused by the subreddit Wall Street Bets.

Reddit Co-Founder: Wall Street Bets Is a “Revolution”

By Jon Christian

NASA is working towards picking the final location for its Artemis base camp on the Moon, which is expected to be the first long-term base of operations.

NASA Finalizing Location for Artemis Base Camp

By Dan Robitzski