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Tesla quietly pulled a 2016 blog post in which it promised that "all Tesla cars being produced" will have "Full Self-Driving hardware.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Quietly Deletes Claim That Old Teslas Will Be Capable of Self-Driving

By Victor Tangermann

In a new video, ex-president Donald Trump is a shell of his former self as he shills a new collection of his ugly digital trading cards.

Trump Sounds Like He’s Dying Inside as He Shills New Digital Trading Cards

By Noor Al-Sibai

After floating the idea of having Elon Musk in his administration, Donald Trump is now saying it may not be possible.

After Elon Musk Bends Knee to Donald Trump, Trump Throws Him Under the Bus

By Frank Landymore

Peloton founder and former CEO John Foley lost most of his personal fortune as the company tanked in the twilight of the pandemic.

Peloton CEO Says Company Has Crashed So Hard He’s Had to Sell Almost All His Possessions

By Frank Landymore

SpaceX has had to delay the launch of its Polaris Dawn mission by at least a day after officials found a helium leak.

SpaceX Discovers Starliner-Like Leak Before Launch of Space Tourists

By Victor Tangermann

Truth Social CFO and treasurer Juhan Phillip sold a whopping $1.9 million worth of company shares. Donald Trump is expected to follow suit.

Truth Social Exec Dumps Stock as Price Plummets

By Victor Tangermann

A clever car burglar broke into a vacant Cybertruck by popping one of the windows ajar and then peeling it wide open.

Advanced Transport

Burglar Discovers You Can “Peel” Cybertruck and Access the Inside

By Sharon Adarlo

If you think AI platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT seem dumber than before, you are not alone. Others have noticed AI models are not accurate.

Artificial Intelligence

Did AI Already Peak and Now It’s Getting Dumber?

By Sharon Adarlo

French authorities say Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested for failing to moderate content pertaining to child sexual abuse material.

Warrant Against Telegram CEO Linked to Crimes Against Minors

By Victor Tangermann

The first-ever private spacewalk will involve depressurizing the entire SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule because it has no airlock.

SpaceX Preparing to Drain All Air From Spacecraft While Astronauts Are Inside

By Victor Tangermann

Boeing Starliner's malfunctioning thrusters are attached to the service module, which is designed to separate and burn up.

When Boeing’s Starliner Comes Back Empty, It’ll Destroy the Malfunctioning Thrusters, Making It Impossible to Study What Went Wrong

By Victor Tangermann

German airline Lufthansa is adding a sharkskin-like material to four more of its planes, which it says will reduce carbon emissions.

Advanced Transport

Airline Covers Passenger Jets in Synthetic Sharkskin for Aerodynamic Boost

By Frank Landymore

A judge who tossed out a huge settlement against Boeing admitted he had traded and sold Boeing stock while he in charge of the case.

Judge Who Overturned Huge Boeing Verdict Admits He Was Trading Boeing Stock at the Time

By Sharon Adarlo

The microscope uses electron pulses at the speed of a single attosecond to get a clear look at moving electrons.

Science & Energy

New Microscope So Absurdly Fast It Can See Electrons In Motion

By Frank Landymore

NASA has officially made the decision to have Boeing's plagued Starliner spacecraft return without a crew on board.

It’s Official: NASA Will Rescue Its Stranded Astronauts With SpaceX, Not Boeing’s Plagued Starliner

By Victor Tangermann

The bug affects iPhones running the latest version of iOS 17, and causes the home screen app to abruptly crash.

Typing These Four Characters Causes iPhones to Crash

By Frank Landymore

Of the many features boasted by Google's new Pixel 9 smartphones, the option to digitally photobomb inside the camera app is quite hilarious.

Google Uses Magic of AI to Let You Insert Yourself Into Other People’s Family Photos

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers found that the vast majority exchange-traded funds that used AI to pick stocks did worse than the S&P 500.

Artificial Intelligence

AI’s Hyped Up Attempts at Picking Stocks Are Completely Faceplanting

By Frank Landymore

Scientists in China have discovered a shockingly simple trick to extract large quantities of water from lunar soil.

Chinese Scientists Extract Water From Lunar Soil

By Noor Al-Sibai

We've reached a new milestone in the uncanny valley, folks: artificial intelligence is now Rickrolling humans.

Artificial Intelligence

Startup Alarmed When Its AI Starts Rickrolling Clients

By Noor Al-Sibai

Almost exactly a hundred years ago, American astronomer David Todd listened for radio signals from Mars as the planet was at opposition.

100 Years Ago, Scientists Looking for Life On Mars Received a Strange Radio Signal

By Frank Landymore

New research shows that AI models need to be completely retrained to learn new concepts — which is an expensive problem for AI companies.

Artificial Intelligence

There’s a Humongous Problem With AI Models: They Need to Be Entirely Rebuilt Every Time They’re Updated

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla drivers are saying the latest version of the car company's "Full Self-Driving" (FSD) software is making their cars run red lights.

Tesla Drivers Say New Self-Driving Update Is Repeatedly Running Red Lights

By Sharon Adarlo

One of America's leading automotive magazines admitted that when one of its top editors rented a Cybertruck, the car straight up bricked.

Advanced Transport

When These Journalists Tried to Review the Cybertruck, It Bricked

By Noor Al-Sibai

Giovanni Costantino, CEO of The Italian Sea Group, speculated the crew failed to carry out standard safety procedures for stormy conditions.

Billionaire Yacht Was Piloted Recklessly Before Deadly Sinking, Its Builder Warns

By Frank Landymore

Google's latest AI photo editing tool called "Reimagine" is part of the tech giant's latest efforts to enhance photos with the power of AI.

Google’s AI Now Lets You Wildly Alter Photos Right in Your Camera App

By Victor Tangermann

During a rambling Fox News call, Donald Trump appeared to accidentally press buttons on his phone's keypad, making hilarious beeping sounds.

Trump Calls Into Fox News, Keeps Accidentally Pushing Buttons on His Phone That Make “Beeping” Noises

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Cybertruck is reportedly getting the EV maker's controversial "Full Self-Driving" software in an update sometime next month.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Lord Have Mercy, Cybertrucks Are About to Get “Full Self-Driving”

By Victor Tangermann

MIT Researchers Find That Lawyers Do Something Very Sleazy to Keep Themselves in Demand

MIT Researchers Find That Lawyers Do Something Very Sleazy to Keep Themselves in Demand

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA claimed it had learned from its fatal shuttle disasters as it considers returning its two stranded astronauts on Boeing's Starliner.

NASA Fears Another Tragedy If Astronauts Return on Starliner

By Victor Tangermann

A Florida man is facing 20 counts of obscenity for allegedly creating and distributing AI-generated child pornography.

Artificial Intelligence

Man Arrested for Creating Child Porn Using AI

By Sharon Adarlo

Russian senior citizens recently gathered for an unusual message for President Vladimir Putin: bring those American astronauts home!

Russians Call on Putin to Rescue Stranded Space Station Astronauts

By Sharon Adarlo

The California bill, SB 1047, has been criticized by companies like OpenAI for potentially stifling the nascent AI industry.

Artificial Intelligence

Tech Companies Furious at New Law That Would Hold Them Accountable When Their AI Does Bad Stuff

By Frank Landymore

The trailer featured quotes from famous film critics panning Francis Ford Coppola's previous films that appear to be made up by ChatGPT.

Artificial Intelligence

“Megalopolis” Trailer Pulled After Revelation That Its “Critic Quotes” Were AI-Generated Fakes

By Frank Landymore

The search for missing British billionaire Mike Lynch is over after officials recovered his body from the Bayesian, his wife's superyacht.

Billionaire’s Body Recovered From Sunken Superyacht

By Noor Al-Sibai

Trump has denied any wrongdoing, claiming that he had nothing to do with the fake Taylor Swift pictures he posted on Truth Social.

Artificial Intelligence

Donald Trump Says He Doesn’t Know Anything About AI-Generated Taylor Swift Images He Posted

By Victor Tangermann

The CEO of Amazon Web Services suggested in leaked audio that human devs may not be coding in as little as two years.

Artificial Intelligence

In Leaked Audio, Amazon Cloud CEO Says Human Developers Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past

By Noor Al-Sibai

The company is tripping over its own feet to meet a tight NASA deadline.

Ahead of October Launch, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Testing

By Victor Tangermann

A UFO whistleblower who claims that the government is hiding knowledge of extraterrestrials is doubling down on his claims in a new memoir.

Government Whistleblower Says There Was a Secret Pentagon Program to “Trap” UFOs

By Noor Al-Sibai

Chinese scientists want to build a magnetic launch system that spins up and then throws cargo from the Moon's surface to Earth.

Chinese Scientists Working on Magnetic Launch System to Fling Cargo From Moon’s Surface Back to Earth

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on board the ISS or months now. They've since taken up gardening.

Stranded Astronauts Have Taken Up Gardening, NASA Says

By Victor Tangermann

Streaming service Disney+ gave parents a big fright this summer when it started integrating Hulu content — including "American Horror Story."

Parents Annoyed When Disney+ Starts Showing Kids “American Horror Story”

By Victor Tangermann

A rocket exploded yesterday during a test in the UK's Shetland islands, resulting in a massive fireball that engulfed the entire launchpad.

Rocket Explodes in Epic Fireball During Test

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The iPad-focused design app Procreate is declining to incorporate generative AI into its platform — and its CEO isn't mincing words.

Artificial Intelligence

Tech CEO Admits That He “Really F*cking Hates” Generative AI

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A Tesla Semi truck caught fire while driving on a California interstate, blocking both ways of traffic, and prompting a hazmat response.

Tesla Semi Truck Catches Fire, Prompting Hazmat Response for Toxic Smoke

By Victor Tangermann

The banks have been unable to sell off their debt, leaving them with some of the worst "hung" loans of all time.

The Banks That Financed Elon Musk’s Acquisition of Twitter Are Now Absolutely Screwed

By Frank Landymore

Conspiracy theorist and brain worm haver Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that he gets fooled by fake AI content "all the time." We believe him!

Artificial Intelligence

RFK Jr. Says He Constantly Gets Fooled by Fake AI Content

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk keeps denying he gave a warlord a machine gun-equipped Cybertruck — even though the warlord in question originated the claim.

Elon Musk Insists He Didn’t Give Cybertruck Mounted With Machine Gun to Notorious Warlord

By Noor Al-Sibai

For months now, Tesla customers have been complaining about taking possession of grimy and muddy Cybertrucks.

Tesla Fans Alarmed When Brand New Cybertrucks Arrive Filthy, Covered in Mud and Grime

By Victor Tangermann

An infection is threatening to make extinct the entire supply of the world's most popular fruit, the humble and ubiquitous banana.

Science & Energy

Bananas May Go Extinct From Deadly Disease, Scientists Warn

By Sharon Adarlo

"Alien: Romulus" used CGI and generative AI to imitate British actor Ian Holm from the original "Alien" movie.

Artificial Intelligence

“Alien: Romulus” Used AI to Bring Back Dead Actor

By Frank Landymore

Donald Trump's failing Truth Social network seems to be hitting rock bottom as its post-merger stock price plummets lower than ever before.

Trump’s “Truth Social” Stock Hits All-Time Low After Going Public

By Noor Al-Sibai

The crew of the Polaris Dawn, a space mission being conducted with SpaceX, are set to launch next week on August 26.

Advanced Transport

SpaceX Astronauts Arrive at Launch Site for Journey Into Radiation Belt

By Frank Landymore

As billionaire Mike Lynch's yacht sinking made headlines, the missing tycoon's recent fraud trial co-defendant died after being hit by a car.

There’s Something Unbelievably Strange About That Billionaire Yacht Sinking

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX's space tourists are raising some much-needed cash by selling their souls to corporate sponsor Doritos.

SpaceX Tourists Will Test New Space Doritos Coated in Extra Oil

By Victor Tangermann

Starliner program manager at Boeing Mark Nappi admitted he was "not surprised" the stranded astronauts are still stuck in space.

Boeing Official Says He’s Not Surprised Company’s Starliner Spacecraft Got Astronauts Stuck in Space

By Victor Tangermann

A British tech tycoon and his daughter have gone missing after the luxury yacht they were vacationing upon sank off the coast of Sicily.

Tech Billionaire Goes Missing After Superyacht Sinks

By Noor Al-Sibai

Donald Trump posted fake images of Taylor Swift and her fans endorsing him for president. A lot of Swifties — a feared group! — are mad.

Artificial Intelligence

Swifties Erupt in Fury After Donald Trump Uses AI to Fake Taylor Swift Endorsement

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Sam Altman's Worldcoin has faced scrutiny in more than a dozen countries because nobody really knows what it does with all those eyeballs.

More Than a Dozen Countries Now Investigating Sam Altman’s Dubious Eye-Scanning Scheme

By Noor Al-Sibai

ESA's JUICE probe is about to slingshot past Earth and the Moon on its way to Jupiter in what the agency is calling a "double world first."

Spacecraft to Scream Past Earth in a “Double World First” Slingshot Flyby

By Noor Al-Sibai

As billionaire Jared Isaacman prepares for the world's first-ever civilian spacewalk with SpaceX, he's got some pretty morose things to say.

SpaceX Tourist Who Plans to Become First Private Spacewalker Says He’ll Be “Surrounded by Death”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov has posted a video of himself driving a Cybertruck that has a machine gun mounted to its truck be.

Advanced Transport

Warlord Friend of Putin Shows Off Cybertruck With Machine Gun Mounted to Truck Bed

By Victor Tangermann

A bizarre-looking species of shark in Australia has been caught on video schooling on the ocean floor in a carpet formation.

Watch Thousands of Sleeping Sharks Form a “Carpet” on the Ocean Floor

By Noor Al-Sibai

Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure reveals something shocking: that the onetime Bitcoin hater is actually a crypto millionaire.

After Calling Crypto a “Scam,” Donald Trump Now Owns Millions in Crypto

By Noor Al-Sibai