A Tesla Model S owner in Finland decided to blow up his electric car with dynamite after it needed a battery replacement, which Tesla said was going to cost $22,000. There’s not a lot of information about how much an electric car, or especially Tesla vehicle, battery replacement costs. It’s a hard question to answer… Continue reading Tesla owner blows up his Model S with dynamite over $22,000 battery replacement
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Tesla applies to install Supercharger stations in Texas with CCS connectors
Tesla has applied to install Supercharger stations in Texas with CCS connectors, which would be a first in the US. The move comes as Tesla is planning to open its Supercharger network to other automakers. The Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP) is a program that uses the settlement from the Dieselgate scandal to fund… Continue reading Tesla applies to install Supercharger stations in Texas with CCS connectors
The Wealthy Are Suddenly Hoarding Safe Rooms and Bulletproof Cars
Sounds like a nightmare. Crime Wave A rising number of burglary and homicide cases in LA is causing rich celebrities to stockpile bulletproof cars, reenforce windows, add barbed wire to their fencing and even install safe rooms inside their homes, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The report found that private security firms have seen a… Continue reading The Wealthy Are Suddenly Hoarding Safe Rooms and Bulletproof Cars
Scientist Invents Screen That Creates Flavors When You Lick It
“It’s sweet like a chocolate sauce.” Taste the TV A professor in Japan has created a prototype TV screen that generates flavors when you lick it. The bizarre invention, dubbed “Taste the TV” (TTTV), allows you to taste whatever you’re watching through a disposable hygienic film that covers a TV screen, Reuters reports. In other… Continue reading Scientist Invents Screen That Creates Flavors When You Lick It
Man Hates His Tesla So Much He Blows It Up With 60 Pounds of Dynamite
Kaboom!! Big Bang Tesla owner Tuomas Katainen got so fed up with expensive repair costs, error messages and poor customer service that he blew up his 2013 Model S with 60 pounds of dynamite. A YouTube channel that regularly posts videos of large explosions shared footage of the Model S destruction late last week, and… Continue reading Man Hates His Tesla So Much He Blows It Up With 60 Pounds of Dynamite
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Microplastics in Your Gut
Image by Getty Images Plastic Problem Scientists around the world have been ringing alarm bells about microplastics, tiny particles now found in pregnant people’s bodies, in the deepest reaches of the Earth’s oceans and unfortunately, your gut. For years it’s been unclear how these tiny pollution particles affect human health, but continued research is starting… Continue reading Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Microplastics in Your Gut
CES 2022 seemingly falling apart: Lenovo joins T-Mobile, Amazon, AT&T and others in bailing out
CES, the world’s largest technology show, appears to be in jeopardy due to rising COVID-19 cases in the United States. On Wednesday evening, exhibitor Lenovo announced that it would “suspend all on-site activity in Las Vegas,” following announcements from T-Mobile, Amazon, Meta, and others that they’d be ditching as well, and despite CES organizers’ statements… Continue reading CES 2022 seemingly falling apart: Lenovo joins T-Mobile, Amazon, AT&T and others in bailing out
No one asked for lickable TV, and yet…
Never mind smelling what’s on screen — would you like to taste what you see? Probably not, but one scientist is pressing forward anyway. ASCII and Reuters report Meiji University professor Homei Miyashita has presented Taste the TV, a set you can lick to get the flavor of whatever’s on-screen. The prototype sends electrical signals… Continue reading No one asked for lickable TV, and yet…
Lenovo joins growing list of companies that won’t attend CES 2022 physically
Lenovo has become the latest company to announce it won’t have a physical presence at CES 2022. On Wednesday evening, the consumer and enterprise electronics manufacturer said it wouldn’t have on-site personnel at the event to protect the health of its employees and customers. “After closely monitoring the current trends surrounding COVID, it is in… Continue reading Lenovo joins growing list of companies that won’t attend CES 2022 physically
The first text message is now a $150,000 NFT
Vodafone has turned the first text message into a non-fungible token (NFT). It sold at a Paris auction house this week for €132,680 ($150,000) worth of Ether. The company will donate the proceeds to the United Nations Refugee Agency to support forcibly displaced people. [embedded content] Just over 29 years ago, Richard Jarvis, then a… Continue reading The first text message is now a $150,000 NFT