Or, at the very least, it bought us crucial time. Amazing Foresight Back in 1987, world leaders came together to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are the chemicals associated with the gigantic, gaping hole in the ozone layer that persisted for decades. And it’s a good thing that they did. Research published in the journal Nature… Continue reading Study: A 1987 Chemical Ban Saved the Planet
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Scientists Just Grew These Grotesque Mini Brains With “Eyes” in a Lab
Image by Elke Gabriel/Cell Scientists have successfully grown brain organoids — tiny, three-dimensional tissue cultures that mimic the real thing — each with their own set of ‘eyes,’ Live Science reports. According to a study published this week in the journal Cell Stem Cell, researchers created their mini brains using human induced pluripotent stem cells… Continue reading Scientists Just Grew These Grotesque Mini Brains With “Eyes” in a Lab
The Army Plans To Build Balloons That Can Jam Communications From Above
Lone Starr strikes again. Space Jam The US Army recently unveiled plans to develop, test, and deploy high-altitude systems that can fly over other countries to surveil them — and jam enemy communications from up on high. The system doesn’t quite reach space (unless you adhere to the same definition of space as Jeff Bezos… Continue reading The Army Plans To Build Balloons That Can Jam Communications From Above
Magic Tricks Can Fool Birds, Say Scientists With Nothing Better To Do
This next trick is for the birds! Bird-Brained In an astounding scientific feat, a team of psychologists from the extremely prestigious University of Cambridge has proven that they’re capable of fooling birds — with your run-of-the-mill, souvenir-magic-kit sleight of hand. That’s right! Eurasian jays (part of the notoriously clever Corvidae family of birds, to be… Continue reading Magic Tricks Can Fool Birds, Say Scientists With Nothing Better To Do
Senators ask FTC to investigate Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ promises
Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have asked new Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan to investigate Tesla’s marketing of its advanced driver assistance system, Autopilot. The Senators are particularly concerned with how Tesla has been charging customers thousands of dollars for what it refers to as “Full Self-Driving capability,” despite the fact… Continue reading Senators ask FTC to investigate Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ promises
Apple’s been playing it too MagSafe
It’s been almost a year since Apple first debuted the iPhone 12 lineup, and introduced its MagSafe accessory system. So where are all the MagSafe chargers? Don’t get me wrong. There are plenty of accessory developers making cases, wallets, car mounts, desk stands, and even magnetic Qi chargers and battery packs that work with MagSafe… Continue reading Apple’s been playing it too MagSafe
How the minds behind Rez and Death Stranding turned virtual worlds into physical spaces
When you build a procedural tree of life, there are going to be branches. This was a learning process for the Irish artist David OReilly, whose existential simulation games started making their way into galleries around the world. Everything, which was long-listed for an Academy Award, was launched in the San Francisco Museum of Modern… Continue reading How the minds behind Rez and Death Stranding turned virtual worlds into physical spaces
Waymo Via is scaling up autonomous trucking operations in Texas, Arizona, California
Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving arm, is building a dedicated trucking hub in Dallas and partnering with Ryder for fleet management services in a two-pronged move to seriously scale up its autonomous trucking operations across Texas, Arizona and California. This news comes just a couple of months after Waymo announced a $2.5 billion raise that it would… Continue reading Waymo Via is scaling up autonomous trucking operations in Texas, Arizona, California
Canada Drives raises $79.4 million to expand online car purchasing and delivery platform
Canada Drives, an online car shopping and delivery platform, announced $79.4 million ($100 million CAD) in Series B funding that it will use to expand its service across Canada. It was founded in 2010 as a car financing company but launched an e-commerce platform for new and used vehicles last year. Canada Drives currently operates… Continue reading Canada Drives raises $79.4 million to expand online car purchasing and delivery platform
Waymo is building a hub for its autonomous trucks in Texas
Waymo announced plans to build a hub for its autonomous semi-trailer trucks on a nine-acre site near Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The Alphabet-owned company also said it is partnering with rental truck company Ryder on fleet management as it looks to grow the delivery and logistics portion of its business. The hub in South Dallas will… Continue reading Waymo is building a hub for its autonomous trucks in Texas