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Ford is rolling out support for Siri Eyes-Free to five million vehicles dating from 2011. The feature will allow you to activate Siri on your phone using the voice-recognition button on vehicle steering wheels. It’s notfull-blown CarPlay, but hey, it’s something.

Tantalizing Hints About a Major Battle In Star Wars: The Force Awakens

And likewise, set reports from Civil War tease a big scuffle. The Flash casts another comic book villain. You’re going to have to wait a teeny bit longer for Agent Carter’s return. Plus, pictures from Doctor Who’s Christmas special, iZombie gets all superheroic, and more. Behold, spoilers! Star Wars: The Force Awakens Rolling Stone has…

How a Simple Wikipedia Edit Got a Guy Backstage Gig Passes

In the 21st century, you don’t need a record label connection or sexual favor to get backstage. All you need to know is how to edit a Wikipedia page. David Spargo was attending a gig by the dance duo Peking Duk in Melbourne, Australia on December 2nd when he decided he’d try his luck at…

New Nanoparticle Fusing Method Could Put Tiny Complex Circuits on Paper

Material scientists are able to fuse together nanoparticles into complex miniature devices, but they currently use high temperatures which can damage the materials on which they’re built. Now, a new technique which uses less energy could help print them on plastic or paper. A team of engineers from the Oregon State University has developed a…

France Plans to Build an Electric Car for Under $7,500

At the climate talks in Paris, the French government has announced a global competition which aims to create a small electric car that will sell for under $7,500. In a translation provided at the event, Madame Ségolène Royal, the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, explained that she wanted to “create an electric…

We Need a ‘Space Race’ Approach to Saving the Planet

In the late 1960s a good chunk of the world’s brightest minds and fanciest labs were devoted to one thing: space exploration. When NASA’s funding peaked in 1966 the organisation employed 400,000 people and consumed more than 4% of the US federal budget. Three years later, after less than a decade of serious investment, man…

Find Out What an Astronaut Dreams About

Astronauts have typically had a far more exciting life than most of us—but does that extend to the world of unconsciousness, too? This video explores the dreams of Britain’s first astronaut, Helen Sharman. The animation, hand-drawn by Andrew Khosravani and narrated by Sharman herself, describes a dream she has about returning to space inside the…

Report: YouTube Red Might Become More Of a Netflix Competitor

At the moment, YouTube Redis basically just regular YouTube, but with no ads and the option to save videos offline. But if a WSJ report is to be believed, YouTube is seeking streaming rights to TV series and movies, in the hopes of creating one video service to rule them all. The Journal’s sources have…

Bruce Wayne Meets Clark Kent in the Latest Batman v Superman Trailer

During Jimmy Kimmel Live, Warner Bros. premiered the newest trailer of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (still its real, long, name). In its three minutes, we see Bruce tell Clark how he feels about Superman. And it’s not a good opinion. We also spend some quality time with Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex, who is just…

A Scientific Breakthrough Brings Us Closer to a Weed Breathalyzer

Law enforcement officers around the country are anxiously waiting on the day when a portable weed breathalyzer becomes reality, so they can stop relying on the scientifically dubious roadside munchies test. Thankfully, one Californian company claims to be almost there Hound Labs has developed what they claim will be the first accurate, portable breath-based device…

Beware Exploding Hoverboards This Christmas

Self-balancing skateboards are taking the sidewalks of the U.S. by storm. But aside from the potential damage to your public image, they pose another, very real danger: burning your house to the ground. Many of the hoverboards/Swagways currently on sale for cheap have something in common: they’re made by knock-off Chinese companies that don’t pass…

Construction Permits Revoked on the Thirty-Meter Telescope in Hawaii

It’s a clash of gods, science, lava, stars, and the law for the Thirty-Meter Telescope in Hawaii. The would-be new largest telescope on the planet just had its construction permit yanked by the Hawaii Supreme Court. The construction of the 30-Meter Telescope on the flanks of Mauna Kea volcano has been the topic of fierce…

Do Digital Typefaces Really Need To Be Different Than Print? Not According To This Designer

There’s been plenty of talk lately about why certain typefaces are better (or truly awful) for our increasingly screen-based reading. A new typeface by celebrated typographer Tobias Frere-Jones is designed to elegantly bridge what is perceived to be a growing gap between print and digital worlds. After a very public split from longtime business partner…

This paper plane model of an Airbus A380 is so ridiculously detailed

Singapore Airlines got artist Luca Iaconi-Stewart to build a paper model airplane of one of their Airbus A380s and it’s so impressively detailed that all the tiny paper seats on the model airplane can do everything that the real life version can do in real life. We see how Economy seats compare to Premium Economy,…

Here’s How You Transport a 200-Foot Rocket: Very Carefully

Having an Antonov AN-124 Ruslan, one of the largest cargo airplanes in the world (only the Antonov An-225 Mriya is bigger) is a key part of this operation. This photo above, taken from a distance, shows perfectly how huge the Ruslan really is. Look at the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 stage—about 60 meters…

A Fantastic Looking Star Wars Art Exhibit Is Set to Open in France

Did you hear? There’s a new Star Wars movie coming out. And one of the ways Lucasfilm and Disney are choosing to spread awareness (along with millions in TV commercials) is officially licensed art exhibits. There was one in Los Angeles last month and, later this week, a second will be opening in France. It’s…

Android Creator Andy Rubin Reportedly Wants to Make His Own Android Phones

Andy Rubin, estranged father of the world’s most popular smartphone operating system, is reportedly gearing up to launch his own Android hardware startup. Andy Rubin making smartphones! It could happen! According to The Information, Rubin has been trying to raise money to start a hardware company to produce phones. As the report points out, the…

Millions of Climate Refugees Have Already Lost Their Homes

When your town is continually threatened by floods or your village’s fields become too dry to grow crops, there are two options: move on, or stick around and try to make things work. At the Paris climate talks, there’s a swell of opinion to encourage the latter. In a session at the Conference of Parties…

Bill Nye Explains Everything You Need to Know About Earth’s Changing Climate

You’d have to live in an underwater cave to have missed the news that human activity is warming the planet. But climate change is a really complex issue, impacting everything from our atmosphere to our oceans in ways that aren’t always obvious. Still, it’s important that we all try to understand the basics. Thankfully, a…

In This Week’s Manhattan, the Most Crucial Bomb Is the One That Doesn’t Go Off

The scheming and manipulation on the Hill intensify, just as the end of the war seems to be in sight, on this week’s episode of Manhattan. Various parties are seeking to insure their future prosperity once they return to civilian life, leading to a brilliant unexpected double-cross. Spoilers below… It’s a big day at the…