Each of the Past 12 Months Broke Temperature Records
June 2023 did not seem like an exceptional month at the time. It was the warmest June in the instrumental temperature record, but monthly records haven’t exactly been unusual in …
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Oral-B Sold a $230 Alexa Toothbrush—and Then Pulled the Plug
As we’re currently seeing with AI, when a new technology becomes buzzy, companies will do almost anything to cram that tech into their products. Trends fade, however, and corporate priorities …
How a Samsung Washing Machine Chime Triggered a YouTube Copyright Fiasco
To address this, YouTube did not expedite the dispute process, which still allows up to 30 days for rights holders to respond. Instead, it expedited the appeals process, which happens …
You Can Buy a Used Tesla for Cheap. Just Be Careful If You Do
The launch of a new electric vehicle these days is invariably met with a chorus of “this car is too expensive”—and rightfully so. But for used EVs, particularly used Teslas, …
The Unitree G1 Is a Short Humanoid Robot That Costs Just $16,000
Does anyone want to buy a humanoid robot for $16,000? The latest product from Unitree hopes that you will: Meet the Unitree G1, a “Humanoid agent AI avatar,” aka a …
Spotify Will Brick Every ‘Car Thing’ It Ever Sold
Owners of Spotify’s soon-to-be-bricked Car Thing device are begging the company to open source the gadgets to save some the landfill. Spotify hasn’t responded to pleas to salvage the hardware, …
A Warp Drive Breakthrough Inches a Tiny Bit Closer to ‘Star Trek’
A team of physicists has discovered that it’s possible to build a real, actual, physical warp drive and not break any known rules of physics. One caveat: The vessel doing …
Wegovy Can Keep Weight Off for at Least 4 Years, Research Shows
A large, long-term trial of the weight-loss medication Wegovy (semaglutide) found that people tended to lose weight over the first 65 weeks on the drug—about one year and three months—but …
Boeing Faces Criminal Charges Over Over 737 Max Crashes
After being hit with a raft of high-profile problems through the rollout of its new 737 Max aircraft, including deadly crashes, faulty door plugs and fuselage issues, Boeing could now …
Despite Bird Flu Risk, Raw-Milk Drinkers Are Undaunted
To drink raw milk at any time is to flirt with dangerous germs. But, amid an unprecedented outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy cows, the risks have ratcheted …