Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Android users can now share live video with 911 operators. The telecommunicator initiates the request. The feature is available on devices with Android 8 or higher. Calling 911 can be stressful, and effectively communicating details… Continue reading You can send live video to 911 from your Android phone in seconds now – here’s how
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Scientists Say the Time Has Arrived to Land Astronauts on Mars
The goal of sending astronauts to the surface of Mars has been a major point of contention, with the likes of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arguing that we should skip the Moon entirely in favor of the Red Planet — despite NASA already being deeply invested in returning astronauts to the lunar surface for the… Continue reading Scientists Say the Time Has Arrived to Land Astronauts on Mars
Baby delivered in Waymo continues proud tradition of not making it to the hospital
A pregnant woman in San Francisco gave birth inside a Waymo robotaxi Monday night en route to UCSF Medical Center, marking the latest milestone in the driverless car saga that no one saw coming — except everyone with more than six months of experience behind the wheel of a ride-share vehicle. According to The SF… Continue reading Baby delivered in Waymo continues proud tradition of not making it to the hospital
Librarians Dumbfounded as People Keep Asking for Materials That Don’t Exist
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Librarians, and the books they cherish, are already fight a losing battle for our attention spans with all kinds of tech-enabled brainrot. Now, in a further assault to their sanity, AI models are generating so much slop that students and researchers keep coming into libraries and… Continue reading Librarians Dumbfounded as People Keep Asking for Materials That Don’t Exist
Brace for Disaster as the Washington Post Launches an AI-Generated Podcast
Getty / Futurism The podcast format has largely remained the same since its inception in the early 2000s: short shows recorded by hosts and distributed digitally to entertain or bring listeners up to date on the news. But with the advent of AI, tech companies are keen to stomp the essence out of what makes… Continue reading Brace for Disaster as the Washington Post Launches an AI-Generated Podcast
True Classic Tees Deals for the 2025 Holidays: 25 Percent Off Crew Necks
This includes me. I’ve been wearing the heck out of True Classic’s black crew-neck, in the belief that the shirt makes a virtue out of a life well-enjoyed. And it apparently also includes WIRED senior editor Jeremy White. “To my shame,” averred White, “the ‘dad bod’ fit is perfect and the neck size is not… Continue reading True Classic Tees Deals for the 2025 Holidays: 25 Percent Off Crew Necks
Eufy’s Best Robot Vacuum Is $405 Off (2025)
Robot vacuums have improved in nearly every feature, and that includes the price. While you can expect to pay anywhere between $1,000 to $1,500 for a brand-new, fully-featured robot vacuum mop, you can snag last year’s models for pretty incredible prices. That includes our current best robot vacuum, which is last year’s Eufy X10 Pro… Continue reading Eufy’s Best Robot Vacuum Is $405 Off (2025)
Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination
Most Democratic-led states say they will continue to universally recommend and administer the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, despite new guidance against it issued last week by a federal vaccine advisory panel handpicked by Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Northeast Public Health Collaborative and the West Coast Health Alliance, which… Continue reading Many States Say They’ll Defy RFK Jr.’s Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination
EV incentives climb as prices soften heading into late 2025
Electric vehicle prices edged lower and incentives jumped in November, but the month still saw a sales slowdown as the US EV market continues to hunt for a new normal. Initial estimates from Kelley Blue Book show that EV sales came in at just over 70,000 units in November, more than 40% lower than a… Continue reading EV incentives climb as prices soften heading into late 2025
Elon Musk finally realizes the thing we all told him before his political misadventure
Tesla CEO Elon Musk went on a podcast this week to express regret over the time he spent trying to destroy the American government, claiming that he wouldn’t do it again. In the first half of this year, Musk took a position advising convicted felon Donald Trump (who cannot legally hold office in the US)… Continue reading Elon Musk finally realizes the thing we all told him before his political misadventure