PepsiCo is taking a step to reduce plastic waste in landfills. The beverage company announced they will be making a switch from bottled water to canned water. Pepsi says that “LIFEWTR” will be packaged in 100% rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate) and “bubly” will no longer be packaged in plastic. Soon the company’s brand “AQUAFINA” will […]
For its next mission in our solar system, NASA plans to fly a drone helicopter to Saturn’s largest moon Titan in search of the building blocks of life, the space agency said on Thursday. The Dragonfly mission, which will launch in 2026 and land in 2034, will send a rotorcraft to fly to dozens of […]
Public transportation is the circulatory system of any urban area, and it’s a better choice for the planet than driving your own vehicle. But let’s face it: no one wants to deal with late buses and crowded subways. Now Google wants to warn you about these hassles. An update to Google Maps rolling out today […]
It’s in Amazon’s interest to make it as painless as possible to get your orders, which is why the company has gone so far as to open your door to place boxes inside. Now, there’s another way to get your latest box of Amazon junk. With Amazon Counter, you can pick up shipments from staffed […]
While on the East Coast for Falcon Heavy’s third launch, also described as SpaceX’s most difficult launch yet, CEO Elon Musk dropped by the company’s Florida Starship campus and recorded a small acceptance speech for his 2019 Stephen Hawking Medal. On the very same day, at the very same site, a lone Raptor was effectively […]
The United States and China have agreed to a tentative truce in their trade dispute ahead of a meeting between leaders of the two nations at the G20 summit this weekend, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday, citing sources. Details of the agreement, which would halt the next round of U.S. tariffs on […]
Technology isn’t always foolproof, as about 100 Colorado drivers learned when Google Maps offered them a supposedly quick way out of a traffic jam. A crash on Peña Boulevard, a road leading to Denver International Airport, prompted the app to take drivers on a detour on Sunday. But it was too good to be true. […]
Tesla is developing the means to manufacture its own battery cells, according to five current and recent employees, something that the electric vehicle maker has relied on Panasonic to do since the companies signed an extensive partnership deal in 2014. The move could help Tesla offer cheaper, higher-performance electric vehicles than it does today, without […]
For the first time, astrophysicists have used artificial intelligence techniques to generate complex 3-D simulations of the universe. The results are so fast, accurate and robust that even the creators aren’t sure how it all works. “We can run these simulations in a few milliseconds, while other ‘fast’ simulations take a couple of minutes,” says […]
FedEx Corp. posted weak quarterly results in its core express business and warned Tuesday that its profit in the year ahead will be hurt by slowing growth in the world economy and the decision to drop a contract with retail giant Amazon. The delivery company reported a quarterly loss of nearly $2 billion. After adjusting […]
On Tuesday, July 2, a lot of ocean and a few tiny bits of land will lie under a moon-blackened sun. A total solar eclipse will take place that day … the first total eclipse of the sun since the Great American Total Eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017. On that day, the long, thin finger […]
Elon Musk sent out one of his signature “everybody” emails on Tuesday, which are circulated to tens of thousands of Tesla employees. In it, the CEO rallied employees to work hard to hit the company’s aggressive vehicle production and delivery goals for the second quarter. It is typical for Tesla execs, and Musk, to push […]
