Jibo, the social robot that was supposed to die, is getting a second life
Jibo was supposed to die over a year ago, yet somehow, it’s still alive. The social, lovable robot went viral on Twitter last March when it performed a jaunty dance…
A Billion More Tons of Plastic Could Blanket Earth by 2040
Often the environment, unfortunately. The modeling found that currently each year, 30 million metric tons of plastic is dumped on land. Almost 50 million metric tons are burned out in…
During Lockdowns, the Earth (Sort of) Stood Still
As the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, Planet Earth has gotten a taste of what the world might be like without humans. Greenhouse gas emissions have dropped, for one. Normally shy…
Here’s why Elon Musk is a massive nickel backer
On an investor call earlier this week, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk begged precious metal miners to dig up more nickel. But why? “Tesla will give you a giant contract for…
Asteroids may be the reason Earth is covered in water
Add a little acid, some herbs, and you have an interplanetary salad dressing Researchers assembled a mixture of water, ammonia, and carbon monoxide, which they then exposed to ultraviolet light,…
Stop counting on tools to fix your work problems
Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can…
48 hours with Zephyr, the anti-sweaty-hands gaming mouse
Urban Dictionary defines a sweaty gamer (also known as a sweat) as “a fucking try-hard that ruins the fun in any multiplayer game.” But this figure of speech also has another meaning, one a…
Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’: The Risk and Rewards of a Pandemic Album
Hello, and welcome to day, I dunno, 139 of Covid-19 lockdown. March 152nd. Revolution is in the air, and celebrities—the people who would normally be playing festivals or releasing big…
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