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These Active Scene Floors Will Make Your Home Feel Like a Living Dream

Forget boring old floors that just sit there doing nothing. Active scene floors are here to turn your space into a mesmerizing, ever-changing visual

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I saw a programme about these a few years ago. They were using them in Japanese trains/subways. Problem was, they kept scaring the **** out of people when they thought they were falling/drowning/on fire.

 

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AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years

The lead researcher has told the BBC he was so astounded he assumed his computer had been hacked.

www.bbc.co.uk

Probably a bit disingenuous because the AI probably was trained on current data and methodology which wasn't available to the scientists, nevertheless still impressive.

 

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Tesla sales almost halve in Europe as Musk faces criticism over Trump ties

Tech billionaire, a close adviser to the US president, is a vocal supporter of Germany’s far-right AfD party

www.theguardian.com

 

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Tesla sales almost halve in Europe as Musk faces criticism over Trump ties

Tech billionaire, a close adviser to the US president, is a vocal supporter of Germany’s far-right AfD party

www.theguardian.com

Funny thing is a large number of the Teslas sold are made in China

Tesla takes EU to court over tariffs on EVs made in China

Elon Musk’s company still imports large number of cars into Europe from its Shanghai factory

www.theguardian.com

Mush is suing the EU over tariffs on Chinese vehicles.

 

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Been put up by Lions led by donkeys on a lot of London bus stops. Just goes to show need more choice when it comes to EVs instead of putting money in the pocket of this Nazi.

 

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Been put up by Lions led by donkeys on a lot of London bus stops. Just goes to show need more choice when it comes to EVs instead of putting money in the pocket of this Nazi.

Already happening

Tesla shares slump after European sales fall

Shares in the US electric carmaker dropped after European sales halved in January.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Which Tyler]

Yeah, there's plenty of non-Tesla electric cars available

 

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Yeah, there's plenty of non-Tesla electric cars available

Aren't most of the imported Teslas coming from China?

 

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Apple AI tool transcribed the word 'racist' as 'Trump'

Experts have questioned the company's explanation that it is due to the two words being similar.

www.bbc.co.uk

This, I admit, made me laugh

 

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Best of the Babylon Bee: Trump fired for forgetting to reply to Elon and more hilarious headlines

Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day. Want more of a chuckle? Be sure to click the link…

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Microsoft announces shut down of major service used by 2bn people

Microsoft has announced it is shutting down the popular video calling service Skype. Its 2 billion users will no longer be able to access their accounts starting in May 2025.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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China finds 'limitless' energy source that could 'power the country'

China has discovered an 'endless' energy source that could supply enough fuel to power the country for 60,000 years, geologists in Beijing have claimed.

www.dailymail.co.uk

This will p.iss trump right off.

 

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Mice experiment as step to create mammoth-like elephants

Experiments on mice could see hairy, genetically modified elephants living in the Arctic, a US company claims.

www.bbc.co.uk

Not sure whether to laugh at this or not

 

[BrokenWing]

Don’t worry about considering the ecological impact.

 

[Deleted member 90256]

We're one step closer to jurassic park.

 

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Nuclear fusion fuel facility to be built in Oxfordshire - BBC News

The facility will be used to recover tritium - a key component in nuclear fusion.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth

Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Tesla's challenges run deeper than controversy around Elon Musk

The company is still valued at more than 100 times its earnings - but it faces problems that experts say go beyond questions around its CEO

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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Tesla's challenges run deeper than controversy around Elon Musk

The company is still valued at more than 100 times its earnings - but it faces problems that experts say go beyond questions around its CEO

www.bbc.co.uk

It is grossly overvalued and has risen the wave of being in a niche market. Now the market is beginning to saturate with other EVs, it will need to compete more.

Regardless of opinions on Musk and Trump, the vandalism of Teslas is unacceptable. Boycott the company if you disagree with it but don't destroy their property or some owner who is completely innocent.

The issue for Musk is he is heavily leveraged using the value of Tesla to enable his other activities like buying Twitter. If Teslas value falls too far and Twitter continues to just be a money sink, he could be in difficulties soon.