An image of a suspect, created from a sample of his DNA? It sounds like dystopian sci-fi, but experts say it’s even worse — it’s tech that cops are already rolling out, even though it almost certainly doesn’t work. Alberta, Canada’s Edmonton Police Section (EPS) took to Twitter on Tuesday to share an image created… Continue reading Cops Upload Image of Suspect Generated From DNA, Then Delete After Mass Criticism
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Godfather of Self-Driving Cars Says the Tech Is Going Nowhere
There’s tons of enthusiasm over self-driving cars. But nearly twenty years and some $100 billion since the first demos, the technology just isn’t there yet. In fact, it may be further off from being fully — and safely — autonomous than we’re led to believe. “You’d be hard-pressed to find another industry that’s invested so many… Continue reading Godfather of Self-Driving Cars Says the Tech Is Going Nowhere
Hackers Steal Over Half a Billion Dollars From World’s Largest Crypto Exchange
Why does this keep happening? Another Hack Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange in trading volume, has been hacked yet again — and this time, the losses are genuinely staggering. Hackers got away with around $570 million worth of the exchange’s own BNB token, CNBC reports. “The issue is contained now,” Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao… Continue reading Hackers Steal Over Half a Billion Dollars From World’s Largest Crypto Exchange
United Airlines Says It’ll Use Electric Planes for Flights Under 200 Miles
Is this the future of short-haul flights? Getting Airborne United Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the world, has shared preliminary plans to get an electric fleet of planes airborne at CNBC‘s ESG Impact Virtual Conference on Thursday. The aviation giant is optimistic about the endeavor and is projecting it could have electric powered… Continue reading United Airlines Says It’ll Use Electric Planes for Flights Under 200 Miles
Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Could Move Through Water Faster With a Propeller
“You’d need an electric propeller mounted on the tow hitch to go faster than a few knots.” Going Amphibious Last month, in the face of a devastating hurricane, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised that its long-awaited Cybertruck pickup would technically be an amphibious vessel. “Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat,… Continue reading Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Could Move Through Water Faster With a Propeller
Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why ATP Powers All Life on Earth
Image by Getty Images If there’s one thing that most folks will remember from even just high school biology class, it’s that the mitochondria is the “powerhouse of the cell.” Why? Because it creates ATP, a cellular chemical that gives every life form on Earth, humans included, their energy. But while humans have been aware… Continue reading Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out Why ATP Powers All Life on Earth
Tesla Delivering First Semi Truck to Pepsi in December, Elon Musk Says
Pepsi’s getting a Semi. Semi Delivery Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company is finally delivering its first all-electric Semi truck this winter. And while Musk has made plenty of promises in the past without making good on them, this time he’s willing to name a customer — which is none other than… Continue reading Tesla Delivering First Semi Truck to Pepsi in December, Elon Musk Says
Facebook Leak: Metaverse So Glitchy Not Even Employees Use It
“Why don’t we love the product we’ve built so much that we use it all the time?” Now or Never Facebook parent company Meta, at the behest of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has poured billions of dollars into its Horizon Worlds, the Quest headset app that, for now, forms the backbone of the company’s metaverse efforts. But… Continue reading Facebook Leak: Metaverse So Glitchy Not Even Employees Use It
Elon Musk Has a Big Problem on His Hands
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s disastrous attempt to back out of an ill-advised bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion is backfiring spectacularly — and his car company Tesla could be along for the ride. According to a recent New York Times report, Musk went as far as to beg for a 30 percent discount during… Continue reading Elon Musk Has a Big Problem on His Hands
Oops! Facebook Tells Interns It Already Hired That It Can’t Afford Them Anymore
Sorry, kids! Fake News Amid reported layoffs, a hiring freeze, and its stock plummeting by an astonishing margin, Meta — Facebook’s rebranded parent company — has stumbled yet again in its efforts to balance the budget with an unusually cruel decision: withdrawing internships en masse, according to the New York Post. Bright eyed, would-be-interns with gigs… Continue reading Oops! Facebook Tells Interns It Already Hired That It Can’t Afford Them Anymore