Chinese automaker BYD continues to leave Tesla in the dust. BYDs stock rose on the news to reach a market value of roughly $158 billion. It is up approximately 58% so far this year. BYD claims new battery system can charge an electric vehicle in five minutes.CFOTO There are also concerns about how such charging could strain electrical grids. It alsoassembles iPads for Apple. Fast-charging capabilities could placate drivers who do not want to sit at chargers for a long time....

For example,Red Noticeanother star-studded, expensive, blockbuster-bang out filmhad 75.6 million views in its first week. (Of note, Netflix counts views as total hours viewed, divided by the runtime.) So where does 25.2 putThe Electric State? Milly Bobby Brown in The Electric State.Image: Netflix Not exactly the best company. Its only five slots behind after its first week. Anything is possible, right? Well, a first week on Netflix is like an opening weekend in theaters....

The stage is set forStar WarsCelebration Japan. Nevertheless, there will be plenty of fun to be had. Here are the 11 panels were most excited for atStar WarsCelebration Japan. The Mandalorian and Grogu are flying into Star Wars Celebration Japan.Image: Lucasfilm When: Friday, April 18 from 10-11 a.m. local time. But the description also says it will include a sneak peek at whats to come. Sounds like whatever Lucasfilms next animated series is after the conclusion ofThe Bad Batchwill be announced here....

The war in Ukraine is one of robots and horses. Its WW1-style trench warfare with modern killing machines. Aerial drones have long been a critical component of Russias war in Ukraine. A Ukrainian soldiers operates a drone.© Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. Both sides employ them to monitor the battlefield and kill the enemy. In the past few months, ground drones have entered the mix in a big way. The UAVs provided targeting information as the UGVs barrel forward, cleared out enemy positions, and sometimes exploded....

During a recent appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live,Snow WhitestarRachel Zeglerchatted about the upcoming live-actionDisney Princessfeature film. You basically do three different versions of every scene, she explained. We still shudder while thinking of the dead-eyed Flounder, Sebastian, Lumiere, and Cogsworth. © Disney It could have been aLabyrinthJim Henson-esque Muppet fairytale adaptation? Screw it, they could have even made them the Muppets and it would have been much more exciting. Instead our triple threat girl had to put triple the amount of work into the scene....

A valid question in regard to this decision to remove blog posts would be: Why? Deleting them only serves to cause confusion, which very well might be the point. But usually, that doesnt just get straight-up deleted. A sign outside the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) headquarters© Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Consider deleting the FTCs past criticisms of Big Tech as a possible olive branch. News from the future, delivered to your present....

The White House has announced plans to use federal lands to create more affordable housing. Interior will identify locations that can support homes while carefully considering environmental impact and land-use restrictions. This partnership will cut through the bureaucracy. © Andrew Harnick/Getty Images HUD will ensure these projects align with affordability goals and development needs. Its a strategic effort to use our resources responsibly while preserving our most beautiful lands. On the one hand, America needs more affordable housing....

New research, however, suggests a solution to these discrepancies: microlightning. Namely, small drops tend to carry a negative charge, while large drops usually gain a positive charge. The team photographed the microlightning with high-speed cameras. Researchers demonstrated that the electricity caused by splashing water would have been enough to form organic molecules in early Earth.© wirestock via Freepik I think this overcomes many of the problems people have with the Miller-Urey hypothesis....

While hunting in West Texas, a deer hunter spotted a strange object in a creek bed. Suspecting it might be a fossil, he took a photo and showed it to a ranch manager. I was skeptical, O2 Ranch manager Will Juett said in a Sul Ross State Universitystatement. Team members preparing the tusk for transport.© Devin Pettigrew/CBBS An interdisciplinary team of researchers identified it as a mammoth tusk, an incredibly rare find for West Texas....

We may have just found an easy-to-swallow cure for one of the deadliest diseases out there. Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch led the study,publishedFriday in the journal Science Advances. Ebolais due to several related strains of viruses (formally called orthoebolaviruses). A colorized version of the Ebola virus seen under a microscope.© Studio_3321 via Shutterstock But it can also spread between people through close contact with bodily fluids, including blood andsemen....

AmazonsAI-enhanced Alexa assistantis going to need all your voice recordings, and theres nothing you might do about it. Amazon claims it will delete the recordings once its done processing your request. If you do not take action, your Alexa prefs will automatically be updated to Dont save recordings. Amazon shows off Alexa+’s ability to order food on users' behalf with a single prompt. Just know your inane recipe ideas are being heard aloud by Amazon....

Ever wondered what would happen if you fell into a black hole? In quantum mechanics, time as we understand it cannot end as systems perpetually change and evolve. In a white hole, matter and time dont end. A black hole simulation.© Ute Kraus, Physics education group Kraus, Universität Hildesheim, Space Time Travel, (background image of the milky way: Axel Mellinger), CC BY-SA 2.0 DE (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en), via Wikimedia Commons As the theoretical opposite of a black hole, it could be where time starts....

Youre gaming with smooth renders, negligible latency, and blistering frame rate. If you own one of9000 series RDNA 4 GPUsthats not the case except for a select few games. That includes popular titles likeDiablo IVandSilent Hill 2. ©Photo: High Yield/X And if you own an older AMD card, youre S.O.L. as theres no word if your hardware will get FSR 4 anytime soon or at all. However, according toPCWorld, a solution does exist if you own one of the 9000 series cards....