Tag: tech
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NASA’s ‘Air Taxi’ Looks Absolutely Intimidating In Recent Testing
NASA just released a new photo of its ‘air taxi,’ offering an exciting glimpse at its vision of airborne transportation. While NASA is often associated exclusively with space-related projects, the organization also spends a great deal of time conducting experiments here on Earth. Whether it’s trying to learn more about our atmosphere or push boundaries forward for air…
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Mercedes’ New Thought-Driving Car Was Inspired By ‘Avatar’ And It Shows
It might look like something straight out of the movie Avatar, but Mercedes-Benz recently presented their vision for the future of transportation, and it’s downright wild. Mercedes is reimagining its brand from the bottom up, bringing in wild mobility concepts across its line. The company is known for its luxury, yet conservative, high-profile cars and SUVs.…
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Watch Tesla’s Self-Driving Tech Navigate A Ridiculous San Francisco Street
In a recent nighttime drive with Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software, a Model 3 managed to flawlessly navigate a notoriously difficult street in San Francisco. This software still isn’t perfect and some errors were revealed in a second video in San Jose. Overall, however, progress is impressive and shows that Tesla’s aggressive push…
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Future Tesla Might Clean Windshield With Lasers | Screen Rant
A future Tesla vehicle might be able to clean its windshield with pulsed lasers. As outlandish and frivolous as that may sound, it really could be incredibly practical. Tesla is always looking for ways to improve the driving experience and a grubby or cloudy window can take the joy out of what is otherwise a…
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Forget Spot The Dog, This Chinese Company Wants To Build A Robot Unicorn
It seems as though XPeng Robotics plans to build a robot unicorn in the future. XPeng is one of the leading electric car companies in China and a rival to Tesla with its EVs sharing many similarities to those made by Elon Musk’s company. The G3 SUV, for example, features auto-parking and a drive assist feature similar…
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This Company Will Offset Your Carbon Footprint, For A Price
A new direct air capture plant, which sucks carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, has come online in Iceland. The Orca Plant is situated twenty miles southeast of Iceland’s capital Reykjavík. What differentiates the Orca plant from other green technologies available is that other carbon capture mechanisms prevent carbon dioxide from being released from machines that produce emissions in the first place.…
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Is Bitcoin An Environmental Nightmare? | Screen Rant
In an attempt to reverse negative public opinion caused by the environmental impact of Bitcoin, Accelerated Financial Technologies Inc. promised to plant trees to reduce its carbon footprint. The announcement is confirmation of just how bad the energy controversy is. Despite the volatile ups and downs, cryptos like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin have set new…
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SpaceX Added A Glass Dome To Its Dragon Capsule So Astronauts Can Enjoy The View
Having announced its Inspiration 4 mission back in February 2021, SpaceX has now revealed the glass dome over the Crew Dragon spacecraft that will enable the civilian astronauts to enjoy a stunning view of Earth once they make it to space. Inspiration4 is SpaceX’s first all-civilian mission to orbit, taking four lucky folks on a…
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How To Play ‘Most Likely To’ Poll Games On Messenger With Friends
Facebook users can create polls and play a fun “Most likely to” game right in the Messenger app, offering them a new way to connect with their friends. In addition to playing games and sending DMs, the Messenger app also allows users to video chat, watch movies and TV shows together, and express themselves with…