“Web3 is not the web at all.” Web of Lies The man who literally invented the form of the internet we all use believes the future of it lies in decentralization. That man is Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist who’s widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web back in 1989. However, Berners-Lee thinks… Continue reading The Guy Who Invented the World Wide Web Thinks We Should “Ignore” Web3
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Guy Discovers a Way to Unlock Any Pixel Phone Without the Passcode
“My hands started to shake at this point…” Skeleton Key David Schütz, a bug hunter, discovered a clever way to unlock any Google Pixel phone without a passcode — and the vulnerability may affect swaths of other Android phones as well. According to a post on Schütz’s blog, the vulnerability is exploited by using another… Continue reading Guy Discovers a Way to Unlock Any Pixel Phone Without the Passcode
Scientists Discover That Money Actually Can Buy Happiness
It’s official: money can, in fact, buy you happiness. , as NBC reports An experiment, described in a new paper published in the journal PNAS this week, was simple: researchers gave 200 people a one-time sum of $10,000 — sourced from two anonymous donors — and asked them to rate their happiness on a monthly basis.… Continue reading Scientists Discover That Money Actually Can Buy Happiness
Professors Warn of “Horrifying” Self-Destruction of Human Civilization
“Why do we condemn today’s children and future generations to live on a dangerous and hostile planet?” Self Destruct Button We live in a technologically advanced global society and we’ve known about climate change for decades. So why, as a group of professors posit in a damning essay for The Conversation, are we “choosing to destroy”… Continue reading Professors Warn of “Horrifying” Self-Destruction of Human Civilization
Residents Furious at Neighbor Testing Super Loud Rocket Engines
Hey, cut that out! Rocket Racket Rockets are big, loud, explosive, and notoriously cool to witness in action. But tell that to the residents of a town that have to hear them all the time. SpaceRyde is a Canadian rocket startup with a facility in Trent Hills, Ontario — and it hasn’t been earning the… Continue reading Residents Furious at Neighbor Testing Super Loud Rocket Engines
Tesla Reportedly Canceling Solar Roof Installations Across the Country
Sun’s out, funds out. The Sun Sets Eager customers of Tesla’s solar roof program have been left holding the bag as the EV automaker says it’s nixing operations in numerous markets, Electrek reports. The cancellations underscore the degree to which the program has never really taken off. By Elecktrek‘s estimates, Tesla only installed its solar… Continue reading Tesla Reportedly Canceling Solar Roof Installations Across the Country
Elon Musk Might Get Thrashed by Lawsuit From Heavy Metal Drummer
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s just might get shredded this time. Richard Tornetta, a former metal drummer who made a small investment in Tesla, sued CEO Elon Musk and the company’s board in what is called a “shareholder derivative lawsuit” back in 2018, Reuters reports. The case survived a 2019 motion to dismiss and is set… Continue reading Elon Musk Might Get Thrashed by Lawsuit From Heavy Metal Drummer
Disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried Steps Down as CEO of FTX
Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, whose empire collapsed in a matter of hours, this week, has officially stepped down. It’s been a tumultuous week for his former cryptocurrency exchange, which just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US, wiping out a $32 billion valuation in a matter of days. The exchange bottomed out earlier this week,… Continue reading Disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried Steps Down as CEO of FTX
Chinese Space Debris Crashes Down in the Philippines
This keeps happening. Not Again It happened again. ABC News reports that Chinese space debris from another one of the nation’s heavy lift Long March 5B rockets was just discovered at sea off the Philippines’ coastline. The rocket remains are believed to be those of the Long March 5B that launched from the Wenchang Space… Continue reading Chinese Space Debris Crashes Down in the Philippines
Unexploded Shell Removed From Soldier’s Chest by Surgeons Wearing Body Armor
Image by TASS A Russian soldier was rushed to the ER. His diagnosis? An unexploded shell lodged so deep in his chest it was almost touching his spine. The soldier, junior sergeant Nikolay Pasenko, probably should’ve been dead already from either the impact or the impending detonation. But instead, defying all expectations, he lived —… Continue reading Unexploded Shell Removed From Soldier’s Chest by Surgeons Wearing Body Armor