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Scientists Say They May Have Just Figured Out the Origin of Life
How did the building blocks of life come together to spawn the first organisms? It’s one of the most longstanding questions in biology — and scientists just got a major clue. In a new study published in the journal Nature, a team of biologists say they’ve demonstrated how RNA molecules and amino acids could combine,… Continue reading Scientists Say They May Have Just Figured Out the Origin of Life
New Paper Finds Evidence That AI Is Already Killing the Job Market
If you’re struggling to sort the AI hype from reality, you’re not alone. The seemingly breakneck pace of AI development makes it tough to sort headlines from fantasy, with a constant flood of new products and incremental improvements to old ones combining into a rhetorical mess. Arguably the main economic risk of developing artificial intelligence… Continue reading New Paper Finds Evidence That AI Is Already Killing the Job Market
Why the New York Times Claimed Life Had Been Found on Mars
If you followed news about either the media industry or space exploration back in 2021, you probably remember when the New York Times accidentally published a story claiming that watermelons had been found on the planet Mars. “Authorities say rise of fruit aliens is to blame for glut of outer space watermelons,” read the story,… Continue reading Why the New York Times Claimed Life Had Been Found on Mars
Why do Waymos keep loitering in front of my house?
Transportation Inside the algorithm that gives Waymo its marching orders between rides. by Rachel Kraus Aug 30, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC Transportation Inside the algorithm that gives Waymo its marching orders between rides. by Rachel Kraus Aug 30, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC When a Waymo pulls up and parks in front of her home on… Continue reading Why do Waymos keep loitering in front of my house?
Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) Launches in Australia to Overwhelmingly Positive Response004164
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Last Updated on: 29th August 2025, 05:00 pm This is not a review of Tesla’s Full Self Driving (Supervised), henceforth abbreviated to FSDS. I will embed a couple of videos for those who want a virtual experience. This article is my reaction to the way… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) Launches in Australia to Overwhelmingly Positive Response004164
Police Arrest Man With Almost Zero Resemblance to Actual Perpetrator Because AI Told Them To
The New York Police Department is one of the most heavily equipped police forces on the planet. With over 48,000 full-time staff and a budget nearing $6 billion, the NYPD’s access to immense resources put it closer to the military force of entire countries like the Philippines and Iraq than a municipal agency. With that… Continue reading Police Arrest Man With Almost Zero Resemblance to Actual Perpetrator Because AI Told Them To
Electricity Is Becoming Unbelievably Expensive as the US Power Grid Decays Into Ruin
The US electrical grid is facing a stress test like never before. Thanks to a perfect storm of AI power consumption, climate crisis, crony capitalism, and a president bent on uprooting perfectly good energy infrastructure, the country’s already-struggling power system is rapidly crumbling as costs balloon into the stratosphere. A recent analysis by Bloomberg underscores just how… Continue reading Electricity Is Becoming Unbelievably Expensive as the US Power Grid Decays Into Ruin
SSA Whistleblower’s Resignation Email Mysteriously Disappeared From Inboxes
On Friday, the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, Chuck Borges, sent an email to agency staff claiming that he had been forcibly removed from his position after filing a whistleblower complaint this week accusing the agency of mishandling sensitive agency data. Minutes after the email went out, it disappeared from employee inboxes, two SSA… Continue reading SSA Whistleblower’s Resignation Email Mysteriously Disappeared From Inboxes
Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization
California lawmakers struck a deal with Uber and Lyft that will allow app-based drivers to form unions and could make ride-hail fares more affordable. The agreement is a win for gig workers who have long been classified as independent contractors, and thus, ineligible for certain protections that employees receive, like the right to collective bargaining.… Continue reading Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization