Mercedes has introduced a subscription to electric vehicles.

EQE and EQS models have their speed trimmed. Now, to unlock fast acceleration and motor power, you need to pay from $60 to $90 per month - depending on the model.

Chairs from IKEA can turn off your monitor.

The problem showed up in the popular Markus office chair. It's all about the seat fabric and/or gas suspension - one of these elements causes an electrostatic discharge, which triggers the monitor's fuses. So, if you had a similar problem, you now know the reason.

Social credit grocery stores launched in China.

In them, citizens with a high rating can receive products from the government for free - the money for this is taken from the taxes of citizens with a low social rating.

Scientists have discovered for the first time what is in the core of Mars.

They found that the core of Mars is a liquid alloy of iron with a large amount of sulfur and oxygen. This was found out from data on seismic activity on the planet, which were collected over four years.

A British engineer has developed a garbage can that can go up to 100 km/h.

He wanted to break the world record, and he himself did not expect that he would succeed. The tank is equipped with a car engine and a bicycle wheel, with the driver placed inside. After several successful attempts and one accident, the tank nevertheless returned to its usual function - garbage collection.

Monkeys are able to think carefully about decisions and choose the most optimal of them.

Monkeys are able to think long and carefully to think through complex decisions, considering various combinations of factors, including the cost of resources, the consequences and limitations of certain strategies. Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine came to these conclusions after experimenting with primates.

Space tourists will be banned from having sex during the flight.

Scientists warn about the dangerous effects of radiation on the embryo if a child is conceived. While astronauts are taught to restrain any sexual urges during extended periods in space, less prepared tourists may not be as reticent. Because conceiving a human in space poses a risk to both the unborn child and the burgeoning space tourism sector, tourists will be required to sign a waiver of in-flight sex.

One and a half thousand things Freddie Mercury will sell at auction in London.

In London, Mary Austin, a friend of Freddie Mercury, will auction 1,500 personal belongings of the musician at Sotheby's. One of the most interesting lots is a crown made in the image of the headdress of British monarchs and a red velvet mantle with faux fur and rhinestones. In this costume, Mercury performed the song God Save the Queen at his last live performance at Knebworth in 1986. Other valuable items include a manuscript with lyrics to We are the Champions, a small Tiffany silver mustache comb, and a 1975 Mercury Martin D-35 acoustic guitar in its original case. In addition, paintings and artifacts that Freddie Mercury bought during his travels will be put up for auction.

The Hunger Games are back.

The trailer for the prequel to the saga has been released, subtitled The Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds (based on the 2020 book). The plot will unfold 60 years before the main series and will tell about the early life of President Coriolanus Snow of Panem and the birth of the Hunger Games. The film itself comes out in November.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in clouds.

Canadian and French scientists have taken samples from the clouds at the top of the 1,465-meter Puy de Dome and found antibiotic-resistant bacteria in them at a concentration in which they are also present on the Earth's surface. The clouds contained between 330 and 30,000 bacteria per milliliter of water, with an average of about 8,000. And they found 20,800 copies of resistance genes. Now scientists want to limit the spread of bacterial resistance genes. To do this, they will have to figure out exactly how and where the microorganisms get into the clouds.

Xiaomi has released the smartest mop in the world.

Mijia Floor Scrubber will give advice on how to clean better. In addition, she herself sterilizes the water, determines the level of surface contamination and will indicate to you with a voice “wipe here again.” The brush is motorized and rotates, and one charge is enough to clean an area of 30 square meters. The cost starts from 2990 yuan.

The balloon telescope took its first photo of space.

The story of SuperBIT is like a joke that came true. NASA decided to reduce the cost of launching space telescopes by mounting them on balloons. To do this, built a huge ball the size of a football field. And it really works - the telescope successfully took the first photo. This is the Tarantula Nebula, and not much worse than the more expensive Hubble Space Telescope.

Global warming could release toxic substances from the permafrost.

The permafrost stores pollutants from the petrochemical industry - gasoline, diesel, as well as lead, mercury and arsenic. There you can also find radioactive waste from nuclear tests. This is not an exhaustive list, because many data about the infrastructure in permafrost regions are classified or inaccessible to scientists. According to rough estimates, 13-20 thousand points can be noted on the map of the Arctic, where military-industrial waste is buried. They were not disposed of in an environmentally friendly way, because it was believed that in the permafrost, garbage would be safely stored for centuries.

Astronomers have recorded unusual bursts of radiation in space.

The extraordinarily bright flashes of light are so powerful that radio telescopes can detect them over four billion light-years away. Perhaps they come from black holes or neutron stars. The researchers reanalyzed all previously known repetitive bursts of energy. They hope this will help lead to a definitive answer to where they come from.

Mattel has introduced a Barbie doll with Down syndrome.

So the company wants to give children with special needs a toy they can identify with. The doll has entered the inclusive line of Fashionistas, which already has dolls with prostheses, hearing aids, vitiligo and moving in a wheelchair.

The right to drink at work.

In Spain, an electrician defended his right to drink at work through the courts - it turned out that this did not prevent him from fulfilling his duties. The man worked for the company for 27 years and drank from a can to several liters of beer every day, sometimes "distracted" by wine and brandy. Once the management could not stand it and the hero of the news was fired for constant alcoholism. True, the court found the reason for dismissal unreasonable, since it did not violate labor laws and did not interfere with his work in any way. Now the electrician will be reinstated, and the company owes him 47,000 euros in compensation.

A new species of super-poisonous jellyfish has been found in China.

They swim in a pond in Hong Kong's Mai Po Nature Reserve. A creature with 24 eyes is tiny - the body length is only 2.5 centimeters, the tentacles are about ten. But it releases a toxin that can cause paralysis and death within minutes of being bitten.

ChatGPT named the 10 most promising professions.

Professions are quite unusual: • Artificial intelligence specialist • Developer of quantum computers • Genetic engineer • Cyber security expert • Alternative Energy Specialist • Robotics Specialist • Space engineer • Autonomous vehicle specialist • Biotechnologist • Data Science and big data analytics

Scientists have taught parrots to call each other via video link.

The study found that pet parrots who were allowed to make video calls to other birds felt less lonely. They behaved more socially, preening more often, singing and playing.

The editor-in-chief of the German magazine Die Aktuelle has lost her position.

This happened after the magazine published a chatbot-generated interview with Michael Schumacher. Back in 2013, the world legend was fatally injured while skiing, his relatives recently stated that he cannot move independently and fully communicate with others. And now in Germany there is a magazine with a photo of an idol on the cover and a caption, "the first interview." And already inside the magazine it is explained that the interview was written by artificial intelligence, as if Schumacher himself answered the journalist's questions. In particular, the magazine cited the idol's "quotes" that his life was "completely changed after the accident, it was a terrible time for the whole family." The rider's family was outraged, they said they were preparing a lawsuit. The owners of the publication quickly issued a statement that the article was tasteless, misleading and should never have appeared. Anna Hoffman, who had headed the magazine since 2009, was put out on the street.