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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

Driver Dies After Tesla Crashes and Bursts into Flames

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Christophe Gateau / picture alliance via Getty Images A driver died in the city of Buckeye, Arizona after the Tesla they were driving crashed and burst into flames, according to local station Fox10 Phoenix — a horrific accident that again mars the already dubious safety record of CEO… Continue reading Driver Dies After Tesla Crashes and Bursts into Flames

CEO of Roblox Says Child Predators on the Platform Are an “Opportunity”

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Jerod Harris / Getty Images for Vox Media Though the children’s gaming platform Roblox has notched over 200 million daily users at its peak, they’re not all there for fun and games. Active since 2006, the extremely popular online game has become a haven for bad actors, like… Continue reading CEO of Roblox Says Child Predators on the Platform Are an “Opportunity”

India’s EV market still dependent on Chinese imports; only 13% models qualify for PLI benefits

These components form the backbone of EV powertrains and electronics. India’s electric car market continues to rely heavily on Chinese imports, with the vast majority of models failing to meet the domestic value-addition thresholds mandated under the government’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. According to a Times of India report, only six out of 46 electric… Continue reading India’s EV market still dependent on Chinese imports; only 13% models qualify for PLI benefits

CAQM revises GRAP framework; several Stage II, III and IV measures to kick in earlier

CAQM issued clarifications emphasising that Stage IV measures had not been enforced. The air quality remained severe (Stage III), but not at the emergency level requiring Stage IV, it said. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday issued an order revising the implementation schedule of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for the… Continue reading CAQM revises GRAP framework; several Stage II, III and IV measures to kick in earlier