Zoë Roth sells "Disaster Girl" meme as NFT for $500,000
Zoë Roth, 21, will use the money from the sale of a 2005 image of her to pay her student loan......»»
Tesla Cybertruck sells for $244,000 at used-car auction, more than double sticker price
According to a Manheim auction, the Foundation Series pickup sold to Porsche South Orlando. The Cybertruck has a long waiting list of reservation holders......»»
Abandoned $10 billion Apple Car project referred to as "Titanic disaster" by employees
A report shares that "many" Apple employees considered Project Titan an inevitable failure and are happy to see it die in favor of work on artificial intelligence.Apple's work on Project Titan cost $10 billion over a decadeThe decade-long Project Tit.....»»
Emergency Planners Are Having a Moment
Governments, businesses, and even militaries pay for the help of experts to help them prepare for the worst. In a world lurching from disaster to disaster, they're doing so more often......»»
Diamonds are a chip"s best friend: Research determines spin-orbit effects on exciton complexes
Besides being "a girl's best friend," diamonds have broad industrial applications, such as in solid-state electronics. New technologies aim to produce high-purity synthetic crystals that become excellent semiconductors when doped with impurities as e.....»»
GM returns to France with full-electric Cadillac Lyriq
Cadillac already sells the Lyriq in Switzerland and will launch the EV in other European markets, starting with Germany by year-end......»»
Apple smart ring, glasses, camera-equipped AirPods rumored in wearables push
Apple has been deeply investing into wearables for years, and a report about smart glasses, smart rings, and AirPods details what the future might hold.Oura Smart RingApple already sells a number of wearable devices to consumers, including its Apple.....»»
League of Legends isn’t as big of a dating don’t as you may think
A running internet meme warns against dating League of Legends players. We asked readers what they really thought of that advice......»»
US warns of environmental disaster from cargo ship hit by Huthi rebels
A cargo ship abandoned in the Gulf of Aden after an attack by Yemeni rebels is taking on water and has left a huge oil slick, in an environmental disaster that US Central Command said Friday could get worse......»»
Snapchat isn’t liable for connecting 12-year-old to convicted sex offenders
Section 230 shields Snapchat from minor’s claims that algorithm enabled rape. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) A judge has dismissed a complaint from a parent and guardian of a girl, now 15, who wa.....»»
Cate Blanchett nails the outlaw look as Lilith in Borderlands official trailer
Welcome to the "weirdest, most dangerous, dumpster fire of a world in the universe." Cate Blanchett stars as an infamous outlaw named Lilith in director Eli Roth's Borderlands, adapted from the popular gaming franchise. The Borderla.....»»
Dyson"s Airstrait straightener just fell to a new record-low price at Best Buy, saving you $120
The Dyson Airstrait is on sale for $379.99 in the Best Buy mobile app through 6 p.m. ET (or until it sells out). That's 24% off its usual retail price of $499.99 and a new record-low price. SAVE $120: The Dyson Airstrait is now on sale for $379.....»»
Borderlands is back! Watch the full trailer for Eli Roth’s upcoming video game movie adaptation
Cate Blanchett is on a mission to find a massive treasure in Lionsgate's first trailer for Eli Roth's Borderlands......»»
Science in times of crisis: Lessons from Fukushima and WWII
Collective memory is one way to ensure that past mistakes in the evolution of science systems are not repeated after a crisis, disaster or conflict according to a University of Tokyo historian who has contributed to the International Science Council'.....»»
This overlooked 2023 disaster movie is Netflix’s newest hit right now. Here’s why you should watch it
Netflix has another hit movie this month with this previously unknown 2023 disaster flick. Find out what it is and why you should watch it as soon as possible......»»
Reddit sells training data to unnamed AI company ahead of IPO
If you've posted on Reddit, you're likely feeding the future of AI. Enlarge (credit: Reddit) On Friday, Bloomberg reported that Reddit has signed a contract allowing an unnamed AI company to train its models on the site'.....»»
Genome sequencing unveils mutational impacts of radiation on mammalian cells
The recent release of the wastewater from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster stirred apprehension regarding the health implications of radiation exposure. Classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, ionizing radiation has long been associated with various ca.....»»
Black girls" identity development and the protective role of parental socialization in educational settings
Several years ago, when Marketa Burnett asked the young Black girls who were part of her research study to talk about what it meant first to be a girl and second a Black girl, they told her the two were indistinguishable......»»
How to create safe spaces with and for Black girls
In 2018, as a graduate student, Assistant Professor Misha Inniss-Thompson worked alongside four Black girls and colleagues at Vanderbilt University to co-found the Black Girl Magic Crew, an afterschool program for Black adolescent girls aimed at supp.....»»
Diablo II streamer finds 1-in-3-million item drop, instantly sells it for laughs
Many players have never even seen a Zod rune drop over decades of play. Enlarge / Mere seconds before an epic livestreamed troll moment. (credit: Kano / YouTube) The Zod rune has a mythical place in Diablo II lore. The i.....»»
Ski like a girl: Researchers reveal hidden histories of women in Nordic sport
When Lyndsay Conrad dove into her archival research on early 20th-century ski history in Alberta, she found women were missing in the standard narratives, yet leap out in old University of Alberta yearbooks from the 1930s......»»