Space is a messy place. An estimated 34,000 pieces of junk over 10 cm in diameter are currently orbiting Earth at around 10 times the speed of a bullet. If one of them hits…
Tesla short sellers have lost $27B betting against Elon Musk this year
Intel stock is trading at its lowest point since May 2019. Bad news for shareholders, sure, but the company’s short sellers are likely over the moon — unlike Tesla’s. Intel stock fell nearly…
Hushed is the second private phone number you’ve always wanted. And it’s on sale
Back in the 20th century, the whole point of having a phone number was so that people who needed to reach you could find you. But once phone numbers turned into easy…
Why countries need to work together to bring digital health into the future
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the speed and scale of adoption of digital health technologies in a way that’s hard to imagine under normal circumstances. Innovations like telemedicine and chatbots designed to…
Dear Nissan, why won’t you replace this lovely Canadian’s Leaf battery?
Over the course of this week, a story from across the pond in Canada has been gathering pace. It’s highlighting the potentially dangerous future we could head towards if we don’t take…
NASA says this planet is just too damn hot to exist
The exoplanet LTT 9779b is far more massive than our own world, and the world is nearly five times larger. Temperatures on its surface put Venus — the hottest planet in our…
With 1M global charge points, what’s next for EV charging?
This article was originally published by Michael Coates on Clean Fleet Report, a publication that gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy,…
How AI is helping Indian cotton farmers reduce pesticide use
There are more than 5.8 million cotton farmers in India according to the country’s Textile Ministry. Every year, they face heavy losses due to pests attacking their crops. In 2017, farmers in…
Watch this self-driving race car hilariously smash into a wall
Autonomous vehicles will save us all! Self-driving cars are the future! …or, so I thought until I watched the following clip. Before we get to that, a bit of background. The video…
QAnon conspiracy bots are taking over Twitter
Americans who seek political insight and information on Twitter should know how much of what they are seeing is the result of automated propaganda campaigns. Nearly four years after my collaborators and…