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German FAZ: “It was stressful as hell”010270

Thanks to the first Las Vegas pole position of his Formula 1 career, Lando Norris’ bad mood after his afternoon nap was wiped away. “When I woke up from my nap before qualifying, I wasn’t too happy because it was raining,” reported the World Cup leader. Rain, poor visibility and a lack of grip made… Continue reading German FAZ: “It was stressful as hell”010270

German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010270

It’s not a good time for experts and futurists in Formula 1. At the third-to-last race of the season this Saturday (local time, 5 a.m. CET in the F.A.Z. live ticker for Formula 1 and on Sky), Lando Norris will start from pole position; he could be another step closer to the world title. But… Continue reading German FAZ: “We only hear rumors from the competition”010270

Scientists Say Huge Structures Inside Earth Are Related to the Origin of Life

Sebastian Noe/ETH Zurich Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth’s mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades, defying reigning theories of how our planet came to be. In a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience, a team of researchers led by Rutgers University geodynamicist Yoshinori Miyazaki has… Continue reading Scientists Say Huge Structures Inside Earth Are Related to the Origin of Life

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Caught Hiding Toxic Waste Pond in Vegas

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Chesnot / Getty Images After deploying one of the world’s most inefficient “transit systems” in Las Vegas, Elon Musk’s Boring Company has a gift for the local populace: a large waterfeature in the form of a pond, free of charge. There’s just one little hitch, namely, that Elon… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company Caught Hiding Toxic Waste Pond in Vegas

New Startup Harvests Bacon Without Killing Pig

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Pork might be cheap, fatty, and flavorful, but pig farming isn’t without its downsides. For starters, pigs are highly social creatures — capable of displaying distinct personality traits as well as emotions like stress and fear — and considered the fifth most intelligent animal in the… Continue reading New Startup Harvests Bacon Without Killing Pig

Something Disturbing Happens When You “Learn” Something With ChatGPT

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are replacing the search engine. Instead of letting you suffer the laborious task of looking up sources of information, these powerful large language models will simply concoct an answer for you, with the minor risk that it might be totally made… Continue reading Something Disturbing Happens When You “Learn” Something With ChatGPT

Inside the Skoda factory that’s bigger than Monaco

Breaks, then, are rather better if scheduled. There’s a half-hour break during each shift but, while there is a canteen (I couldn’t tell you if it serves whatever the local equivalent of Volkswagen’s currywurst is), the size of the place means that most of the workers wouldn’t be able to walk there and back, let… Continue reading Inside the Skoda factory that’s bigger than Monaco

Cupra Formentor VZ5

Sure enough, the Formentor VZ5’s stacked exhausts make an appealing noise; although, funnily enough, arguably not quite enough of it if you’re expecting a really menacing, effusive combustive persona. The car adopts the 2.5-litre, ‘EA855’ five-cylinder turbo petrol engine also seen in the Audi RS3 Sportback (and rumoured to be fitted soon into a special-edition… Continue reading Cupra Formentor VZ5