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Tesla Sued Over Elon Musk’s Feud With Elizabeth Warren

Let him pay! Twitter’s Main Character Elon Musk’s celebration for receiving TIME’s “person of the year” award might’ve been cut short this week after a new lawsuit was filed against Tesla on Thursday. Musk wasn’t named as a defendant in the case, according to Bloomberg, but the suit — filed in Delaware Chancery Court by… Continue reading Tesla Sued Over Elon Musk’s Feud With Elizabeth Warren

Professor Hides Location of Free Cash in Syllabus, Zero Students Find It

The Devil’s in the details. Cashing In You really should be reading your college syllabus, and not just because professors harp about it at the beginning of each semester. It might actually pay cold, hard cash! Kenyon Wilson, associate head of performing arts at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, wanted to give students a… Continue reading Professor Hides Location of Free Cash in Syllabus, Zero Students Find It

Scientists Say the Laws of Physics May Be Changing

You know the old saying: the only thing constant is change. But we’d wager most people don’t think that line applies to the actual rules of the universe itself. As it turns out, though, researchers at Microsoft, along with scientists at Brown University and even one expert who consulted for Disney’s “Wrinkle in Time” think the… Continue reading Scientists Say the Laws of Physics May Be Changing

Autonomous Weapons Are Here, but the World Isn’t Ready for Them

This may be remembered as the year when the world learned that lethal autonomous weapons had moved from a futuristic worry to a battlefield reality. It’s also the year when policymakers failed to agree on what to do about it. On Friday, 120 countries participating in the United Nations’ Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons could… Continue reading Autonomous Weapons Are Here, but the World Isn’t Ready for Them

5 Apps That Are Better on the Desktop Than in Your Browser

Many of us use browser tabs to run our most frequented apps: media players, instant messengers, office suites, and more. But while this often means we can take our favorite services anywhere without installing anything, the web version of an app is not necessarily better. Here are five programs that are just as good—or better—in… Continue reading 5 Apps That Are Better on the Desktop Than in Your Browser

‘Hades’ is the first video game to win a Hugo Award

Months after the finalists were announced, a video game has won a Hugo Award for the first time. Gizmodo reports Supergiant Games’ Hades has won the one-time award for Best Video Game, beating out the likes of Animal Crossing and The Last of Us: Part II (among others). Creative director Greg Kasavin gave a virtual… Continue reading ‘Hades’ is the first video game to win a Hugo Award

Listen to the ‘sound’ of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede thanks to the Juno probe

You’d think moons would be quiet compared to their host planets, but that’s not entirely true — if you know how to listen. The principal investigator for NASA’s Juno mission, Scott Bolton, has produced an audio recording of magnetic field activity around Jupiter’s moon Ganymede as the Juno spacecraft flew past on June 7th, 2021.… Continue reading Listen to the ‘sound’ of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede thanks to the Juno probe

Tesla provides free off-peak Supercharger use during the holidays

Tesla owners are already grappling with overcrowded Supercharger stations at times, and the company is taking extra steps to minimize those long lines during the Christmas travel period. According to Electrek, Tesla has made Supercharging free at some stations during off-peak hours (7PM to 10AM local time) between December 23rd and December 26th. The stations… Continue reading Tesla provides free off-peak Supercharger use during the holidays

SG’s Contour bags additional $4.9m in Series A+ funding from Japan’s TIS, others …

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to… Continue reading SG’s Contour bags additional $4.9m in Series A+ funding from Japan’s TIS, others …