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Clean Technica: Miami Jury Finds Tesla Liable For Deadly Crash — Awards $329 Million In Damages004132

It was a truly horrific accident. On the night of April 25, 2019, George McGee, a resident of Key Largo, Florida, was driving his 2019 Tesla Model S on a secondary road near his home. That road ended at a T intersection with Card Sound Road. At that intersection were a stop sign and a… Continue reading Clean Technica: Miami Jury Finds Tesla Liable For Deadly Crash — Awards $329 Million In Damages004132

Surveillance-Minded Parents Can Now Hide AirTags In Kids Shoes

We interrupt your regularly scheduled doomscrolling to bring you a new development from the blossoming world of child surveillance: the sneaker brand Skechers is selling new kids shoes that come with a hidden AirTag compartment, enabling parents to quietly track their meandering progeny at all times. Readers, we’re officially Skech’d out. According to the sneaker… Continue reading Surveillance-Minded Parents Can Now Hide AirTags In Kids Shoes

Google Has Quietly Been Detecting Earthquakes by Sensing Rumbling in Android Phones For Years

Google has for years been harnessing the power of its Android smartphones to detect and measure tens of thousands of earthquakes. In a new paper published in the journal Science, researchers from the search giant described how they used motion sensors from its two billion-strong network of phones running Android between the years 2021 and 2024… Continue reading Google Has Quietly Been Detecting Earthquakes by Sensing Rumbling in Android Phones For Years

New IVF Startup Claims It Can Predict an Embryo’s IQ

The 21st century has seen startups rise from a relatively niche business approach to a multi-trillion-dollar phenomenon. Between 2021 and 2023, startups generated an estimated $7.6 trillion in global value. From 2019 to 2023 — a rocky period for the economy overall — the number of startups in the US still increased by 16 percent. But with… Continue reading New IVF Startup Claims It Can Predict an Embryo’s IQ

Women Take Peptide Injections at “Age Reversal” Event, End Up Leaving in Ambulances

Image by Getty / Futurism Two women who attended an event in Las Vegas called “Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival” — please bask in the red flags that have already appeared in this sentence — received peptide injections at a booth organized by an unlicensed physician specializing in “age reversal” therapies. As ProPublica reports,… Continue reading Women Take Peptide Injections at “Age Reversal” Event, End Up Leaving in Ambulances

Peacock Feathers Are Stunning. They Can Also Emit Laser Beams

Peacock feathers are greatly admired for their bright iridescent colors, but it turns out they can also emit laser light when dyed multiple times, according to a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports. Per the authors, it’s the first example of a biolaser cavity within the animal kingdom. As previously reported, the bright iridescent… Continue reading Peacock Feathers Are Stunning. They Can Also Emit Laser Beams

One of the Biggest Sources of Microplastics Will Make You Mad as Hell

Microplastics are so pervasive that they’re now found in our bloodstreams, bones, and — according to one alarming study — even our brains in enough quantities to make a plastic spoon. But where do they all come from? One of the biggest sources may surprise you: car tires. Or maybe it isn’t that surprising, now… Continue reading One of the Biggest Sources of Microplastics Will Make You Mad as Hell

Surprise! Random Cans of Celsius Energy Drink Actually Contain Vodka After Factory Accident, Company Admits

This is quite the mixup. Bottlenecked The next time you need an energy boost, you might end up getting tipsy instead. In a recall notice that’s both bizarre and unintentionally comical, the Food and Drug Administration is warning that some 12-packs of High Noon vodka seltzer may contain mislabeled cans of Celsius — a non-alcoholic… Continue reading Surprise! Random Cans of Celsius Energy Drink Actually Contain Vodka After Factory Accident, Company Admits