The Global Helium Shortage Has Gotten So Bad, Party City Is Closing 45 Stores
Helium is an essential chemical element used in MRI scanners, rocket fuel tanks, and floating party balloons. It’s also a finite natural resource, and a global...
A brief history of Uber’s bumpy road to an IPO
It’s been nine years since UberCab made its first appearance on the WordPress pages of this website. In the ensuing years, the startup has grown from...
Stop Brushing Your Teeth With Charcoal Toothpaste
Trendy toothpastes made with charcoal are likely a worse option for your teeth than traditional toothpaste, according to some British dentists. In a new paper, they...
Virgin Galactic is ‘coming home’ to Spaceport America in New Mexico
Aspiring space tourism outfit Virgin Galactic has just announced its readiness to shift its operations to New Mexico’s Spaceport America, from which the company’s first commercial...
Congratulations to Uber, the Worst Performing IPO in U.S. Stock Market History
Rideshare unicorn Uber doesn’t do anything small. When it was in the game of raising money, it raised close to $25 billion. When it loses that...
Elon Musk will go to trial for calling British rescue diver a ‘pedo guy’
Elon Musk will soon find himself in court once again thanks to his tweets. According to court documents filed on Friday, a judge is allowing the...
Netflix Is Finally Opening Up With Lists of Its Most Popular Shows
Netflix is notorious for not giving a single shit about ratings. It does not report viewership numbers to investors, entertainment reporters, Hollywood, or fans—a fact that...
Pornhub searches for Tesla surge thanks to *that* video and some Elon Musk tweets
A video of a couple having sex in a moving Tesla Model X has sent users scrambling to Pornhub in search of kinky, self-driving car porn....
Elon Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ defamation case is going to trial
A defamation case filed last year against Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk after he repeatedly called a British cave diver “pedo guy” will go to...
Software Update Caused Hundreds of Police Ankle Monitors to Go Dark
Like a scene out of a dystopian police state film, a failed software update caused hundreds of ankle monitoring devices in the Netherlands to go dark...
