Feds Reportedly Investigating Tesla for Fraud Related to Self-Driving Claims
Tesla is reportedly under federal investigation again for claims made about its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems.
Good Luck Watching Fallout Now That Amazon Prime Video Will Have Even More Ads
Amazon is set to add even more ads to Prime Video in the form of pause ads built entirely to leverage your Prime subscription and sell you stuff. This comes after the online retail monolith just got done forcing ads on Prime Video subscribers unless they paid an extra $3 a month.
Tesla Cybertruck Door Leaves a Gash in Owner’s Leg
After a social media video circulated showing the Tesla Cybertruck’s frunk chopping veggies, we went through a week of idiots posting videos online to prove that the frunk was actually safe. Only then we saw that it wasn’t after one owner damn near got his finger broken trying to prove a point. Now, just over a day…
A Planet Just 41 Light-Years From Earth Has an Atmosphere and Is Covered in a Magma Ocean
Scientists have spotted a rocky exoplanet with a possible atmosphere, which they believe may be burbling out from a magma ocean on the distant world.
Psychedelic Toad Venom Shows Promise for New Depression Treatment
A potential depression treatment might someday come from trip-inducing toad venom. In a new study Wednesday, researchers appear to have deciphered the structural workings of a psychedelic compound derived from the Colorado River toad (Incilius alvarius). The team also tested a modified version of the compound in mice,…
Marvel Bosses Admit 2023 Was Not Their Favorite Year
For Marvel Studios, a company used to dominating the box office and igniting pop culture, 2023 was kind of a bummer. Amid mutters about “superhero fatigue,” Marvel’s releases (especially Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania; The Marvels; and Disney+ series Secret Invasion) made less of an impact than the company, and…
FTX Customers Will Get Back All the Money They Lost in the Collapse
Nearly all of FTX’s former customers will get back almost 100% of the money they lost at the time of the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse — if not more.
Wednesday Season 2 Makes Some Big Cast Changes
Get a look at the next episode of Star Trek: Discovery. The Suicide Squad adds a new member in a new clip from My Adventures With Superman season 2. Plus, the final season of Snowpiercer gets a release date. Spoilers, away!
Open-Source Cybersecurity Is a Ticking Time Bomb
In March, a software bug threatened to derail large swaths of the web. XZ utils, an open-source compression tool embedded in myriad software products and operating systems, was found to have been implanted with a backdoor.
New York Governor Apologizes for Saying Black Kids ‘Don’t Know What a Computer Is’
New York Governor Kathy Hochul managed to put her foot in her mouth this week when, amidst a business conference in California, she claimed that there are children in the Bronx who “don’t know what a computer is.”