Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s businesses have greatly relied on government funds, rescuing them from certain doom on several occasions. A prominent example was in early 2010, when Tesla received a $465 million loan through the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office that allowed it to establish crucial supply lines for its Model S production… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Shutting Down the Part of the Government That Helped Him Save Tesla
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Scientists Successfully Grow Human Tooth in Lab, With Aim of Implanting in Humans
Image by Getty / Futurism Scientists at King’s College London say they’ve successfully grown a human tooth in a lab for the first time. As detailed in a paper published in the journal ACS Macro Letters, the team said it uncovered a potential way to regrow teeth in humans as a natural alternative to conventional… Continue reading Scientists Successfully Grow Human Tooth in Lab, With Aim of Implanting in Humans
Scientists Scanned the Brains of Authoritarians and Found Something Weird
Image by Getty / Futurism People who support authoritarianism on either side of the political divide have, according to a new study, something weird going on with their brains. Published in the journal Neuroscience, new research out of Spain’s University of Zaragoza found, upon scanning the brains of 100 young adults, that those who hold… Continue reading Scientists Scanned the Brains of Authoritarians and Found Something Weird
New Bionic Hand Can Detach From User, Crawl Around and Do Missions on Its Own
Image by Open Bionics A UK startup called Open Bionics has just unveiled the world’s first wireless bionic arm, called Hero — and it’s so advanced that the hand can fully detach and amble about on its own, like the Addams Family’s Thing. 19-year-old influencer Tilly Lockey, a double-amputee who’s been using Open Bionics’ arms… Continue reading New Bionic Hand Can Detach From User, Crawl Around and Do Missions on Its Own
NASCAR Now Showing Off Fully Electric Racecar
A flashy new advertisement by multinational engineering company ABB shows off what could one day be the future of American auto racing body, NASCAR: a sleek, all-electric racecar. While NASCAR, which is considered one of the top ranked motorsports organizations in the world, is broadly speaking associated with tailgating rural culture — and seminal pieces… Continue reading NASCAR Now Showing Off Fully Electric Racecar
Experts Concerned That AI Is Making Us Stupider
Artificial intelligence might be creeping its way into every facet of our lives — but that doesn’t mean it’s making us smarter. Quite the reverse. A new analysis of recent research by The Guardian looked at a potential irony: whether we’re giving up more than we gain by shoehorning AI into our day-to-day work, offloading so many… Continue reading Experts Concerned That AI Is Making Us Stupider
Top Chatbots Are Giving Horrible Financial Advice
Watch out. Wrong Dot Com Despite lofty claims from artificial intelligence soothsayers, the world’s top chatbots are still strikingly bad at giving financial advice. AI researchers Gary Smith, Valentina Liberman, and Isaac Warshaw of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence posed a series of 12 finance questions to four leading large language… Continue reading Top Chatbots Are Giving Horrible Financial Advice
Uber Is Being Accused of Something Incredibly Sleazy
When it comes to trailblazing skeevy new business models, no one does it quite like Uber. The company hasn’t just modernized management — it’s automated it, all while using legal loopholes and psychological tricks to create an entire new class of hyper-exploited workers. It’s also breaking new ground in consumer violations as well, according to… Continue reading Uber Is Being Accused of Something Incredibly Sleazy
Government Banning Dye That Gives “Flamin’ Hot” Cheetos Their Distinctive Color
Image by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP / Dennis McColeman / Getty Images From Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and Fruit Loops to Gatorade and Mountain Dew’s Baja Blast flavor, bizarrely-hued junk food favorites will soon lose their color thanks to a new artificial food dye ban. As NPR reports, Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert F. Kennedy announced… Continue reading Government Banning Dye That Gives “Flamin’ Hot” Cheetos Their Distinctive Color
Man Tries to Perform Exorcism, Instead Allegedly Murders His Mother
Image by David Wall / Getty Images When it comes to battling demons trapped inside your loved ones, maybe it’s best to leave it to the professionals. Take that from Alexander Valdez, a 23-year-old man accused of murdering his mother in a botched DIY exorcism in Fort Worth, Texas last week. Police rolled up to… Continue reading Man Tries to Perform Exorcism, Instead Allegedly Murders His Mother