The Federal Trade Commission has launched an antitrust suit against alleged robot Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta-formerly-known-as-Facebook, blocking — at least for now — the company’s purchase of the VR startup Within, The New York Times reports. This case could be a major bump in the road for Zuck’s Metaverse vision, especially coming in tandem with the… Continue reading Gov Files Antitrust Suit to Stop Facebook From Buying VR Company
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Expert Finds Compelling Explanation for Mysterious Red Glow in Ocean
It’s not what you think. Saury About That It wasn’t a “Stranger Things” portal opening to another dimension, like many social media users speculated online this week. In reality, it sounds like the mysterious red glow that pilot Dustin Maggard captured in photos and video of the Pacific Ocean was perfectly human in origin. Yesterday, CNN… Continue reading Expert Finds Compelling Explanation for Mysterious Red Glow in Ocean
Best Android Games in 2022
Considering how powerful Android phones and tablets are, it’s only natural to use them to play the best Android games. While the Nintendo Switch and the Steam Deck may be more synonymous with portable gaming, the device you use to call your mom or share memes also packs plenty of great gaming possibilities in it.… Continue reading Best Android Games in 2022
Scientists Puzzled by Strange Row of Holes on Ocean Floor
What in the world? Hole Story Over the weekend, a team of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ocean explorers came across something seriously unsettling lining the Mid-Atlantic ocean floor: a series of holes dug into the sandy seabed at seemingly regular intervals, as seen in footage taken by the NOAA’s remotely operated submarine. “These holes… Continue reading Scientists Puzzled by Strange Row of Holes on Ocean Floor
Jupiter’s Moons Accused of Sucking Up the Planet’s Rings
Talk about the vacuum of space! Left Out Have you ever wondered why Saturn has those giant, gorgeous rings, while the even larger Jupiter doesn’t? They’re both neighboring gas giants, so what’s the deal? You wouldn’t be the first, and scientists now think they know the answer. The lack of rings, according to a new… Continue reading Jupiter’s Moons Accused of Sucking Up the Planet’s Rings
New Analysis Finds That Blocky Cybertruck Has Enviable Wind Resistance
Not bad! Jankless While Tesla CEO Elon Musks’s oddly-shaped, historically janky Cybertruck might not look particularly efficient, a new independent analysis suggests that the much-delayed addition to the company’s lineup of electric vehicles is surprisingly aerodynamic. Aleix Lázaro Prat, a computer fluid dynamics engineer for a company called Numeric System, simulated the cyberpunk pickup’s wind… Continue reading New Analysis Finds That Blocky Cybertruck Has Enviable Wind Resistance
Chinese Rocket Officially Plummeting Down to Earth
“Due to the uncontrolled nature of its descent, there is a non-zero probability of the surviving debris landing in a populated area.” Space Junkie A massive piece of Chinese space junk is slowly making its descent back down to Earth — and nobody is entirely sure where it will fall. The 25-ton Long March 5B… Continue reading Chinese Rocket Officially Plummeting Down to Earth
Tesla Cuts Car’s Range By 30%, Demands $4,500 to Get It Back
Buying a used Tesla comes with some inherent risks. A major one is that you can’t count on being able to access all of the features the car was originally sold with, in an unfortunate side effect of the increasingly internet-connected vehicles that Tesla itself pioneered. In the latest example, a motorist who bought a used 2013… Continue reading Tesla Cuts Car’s Range By 30%, Demands $4,500 to Get It Back
Videos Show Meteor So Bright It Lit the Entire Sky
“I’ve never seen anything like what I just saw.” Fire in the Sky In the earliest hours of Saturday morning, residents of Indiana and several surrounding states — or at least their video-enabled doorbells — were treated to an awe-inspiring surprise: a massive meteor, hurtling through the atmosphere and so spectacularly bright that it lit… Continue reading Videos Show Meteor So Bright It Lit the Entire Sky
Coolest Back-to-School Gear for Elementary School Kids
Just like they have for decades, right now elementary schools are sending parents a list of demands, supply lists populated with the usual suspects of pencils, erasers, spiral notebooks, and so on. Move beyond the basics with our new and improved back to school list. Here’s all the stuff we wished existed back when we… Continue reading Coolest Back-to-School Gear for Elementary School Kids