Now that he has installed himself as “Chief Twit” running Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is desperately trying to turn his $44 billion investment into successful business venture — a Sisyphean task that’ll be anything but easy. Now, to realize his new and arguably poorly thought-out ideas for making Twitter money, Musk is leveraging some… Continue reading Elon Musk Pulling Engineers From Tesla Autopilot to Work on Twitter
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Sign Language in Virtual Reality Actually Looks Kinda Awesome
Virtual reality isn’t all about legless avatars and forgettable games. Case in point, members of the deaf community are now taking advantage of modern headsets’ increasingly sophisticated hand tracking to use sign language in virtual reality. It’s a compelling use case for the technology, allowing those who grew up with sign language as their first… Continue reading Sign Language in Virtual Reality Actually Looks Kinda Awesome
Dogecoin Surges in Value as Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter
Funny how that works. Up, Up & Away Dogecoin and related meme coins favored by Elon Musk have seen huge gains over the weekend after the mercurial entrepreneur added Twitter to his portfolio. Per analyses from the CryptoMarketCap firm, Dogecoin — you know, the only cryptocurrency Musk actually likes — has seen an appreciable 110… Continue reading Dogecoin Surges in Value as Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter
Electric Bikes Have a Small Problem: They Keep Bursting Into Flames
Electric bicycles are meant to be a boon for green transit — but their occasionally volatile batteries are causing issues both in terms of actual safety and the realm of public perception. As NPR notes in a gutting new story about the risk of e-bike battery fires, the Fire Department of New York has investigated 174… Continue reading Electric Bikes Have a Small Problem: They Keep Bursting Into Flames
Chinese Workers Jump Fence After Being Locked Inside World’s Largest iPhone Factory
Image by Stephen McDonell via Twitter Videos circulating on social media show what appear to be workers at Foxconn’s iPhone manufacturing plant in China jumping a fence, reportedly to escape a lockdown stemming from the country’s strict zero-COVID policies. As the BBC reports, the footage allegedly shows roughly a dozen workers getting away after Chinese… Continue reading Chinese Workers Jump Fence After Being Locked Inside World’s Largest iPhone Factory
Scientists Searching Mars for Good Caves for Astronauts to Live In
These nine grottos are among some of the hottest Martian real estate. Martian Real Estate In a presentation earlier this month, a team of researchers from The Geological Society of America (GSA)identified nine of what they believe to be the most livable caves on the surface of Mars — spaces large enough that they could… Continue reading Scientists Searching Mars for Good Caves for Astronauts to Live In
Large Chunk of Chinese Rocket Comes Crashing Down, Lodges in Field
Why does this keep happening? Littering Rocket Parts A gigantic piece of a Chinese Long March 2D rocket has seemingly plummeted back down to Earth and lodged itself in a crop in the northwestern province of Gansu, as seen in images shared on Chinese social media. The images show a massive metal structure lodged vertically… Continue reading Large Chunk of Chinese Rocket Comes Crashing Down, Lodges in Field
Something Unknown Seems to Blast Earth With Radiation Every Thousand Years or So
“There’s a kind of extreme astrophysical phenomenon that we don’t understand and it actually could be a threat to us.” Unknown Threat Solar flares were once thought to be responsible for historical spikes in the Earth’s radiation levels. But a new study suggests that those spikes of radiation may not be caused by solar flares… Continue reading Something Unknown Seems to Blast Earth With Radiation Every Thousand Years or So
Bizarre Shoe Attachments Claim to Make You Walk Way Faster
These “Moonwalkers” are not an April Fool’s joke. Moonwalkers A company founded by a team of Carnegie Mellon robotic engineers called Shift Robotics claims its Moonwalkers, a dorky-looking pair of shoe attachments, will increase your walking speed by up to 250 percent. In other words, you might stand a chance to get away from the… Continue reading Bizarre Shoe Attachments Claim to Make You Walk Way Faster
Potheads Sue Weed Company for Not Getting Them Stoned Enough
Be a lot cooler if their weed worked. Take Me Higher Two pissed-off potheads in California are suing a local cannabis company for allegedly fibbing about the potency of its prerolled joints — and who wouldn’t be mad about some weak flower? The lawsuit, filed last week, accused pot peddling company DreamFields Brands of false… Continue reading Potheads Sue Weed Company for Not Getting Them Stoned Enough