Futurism Newsletter

 

The Future Is Video Games As A Reasonable Substitute For Driver’s Ed.

1 NOVEMBER 2022

TOP STORY

Manslaughter Case Has a Strange Twist: Tesla That Killed Couple Was on Autopilot

Here’s the issue: Is the driver at the center of the case as liable as they’d normally be without the autopilot? Or can Tesla — the car’s manufacturer — be held liable, as the purveyor of an ostensibly trusted feature of the car?

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HEADLINES FROM TODAY

ONEProbe Detects “Unknown Features” Inside Martian Moon Phobos

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TWODogecoin Surges in Value as Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter

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THREEMany Facebook Shareholders Wish They Could Fire Mark Zuckerberg

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OF INTEREST

Sign Language in Virtual Reality Actually Looks Kinda Awesome

Yes, we’ve all had fun at the expense of the metaverse and its fancy legs, but — but! — the metaverse also might have some things going for it. Some surprising things, no less. Take, for example? Sign language.

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NEWS IN QUOTES

“ I never knew it would actually work. 

NASCAR driver Ross Chastain, who learned that move from a video game.