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Watch out for Slotie, a "metaverse casino" that was just issued an emergency cease-and-desist order by four different US states.

Hit the Sloties

"Investing in virtual realities can leave investors virtually broke."

Shockingly, This NFT Metaverse Casino Is Already in Big Trouble

Researchers at Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University have constructed an AI-powered robot trained to kill cockroaches and other insects with a deadly laser.

Bye Bye

"If you can kill them, you can kill any pests."

Brutal Robot Kills Cockroaches Using a Powerful Laser

Bloomberg reports that the Biden administration might perform a national security review of Elon Musk, his Twitter deal, and Starlink.

Frenemies

It kind of makes sense.

Biden Administration Reportedly Considering National Security Review of Elon Musk

TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, reportedly planned to spy on the locations of specific American citizens using the popular video app's location data.

Please Don't

What the hell is TikTok up to?

TikTok Caught Planning to Spy on the Locations of Specific American Citizens

Meep Meep

It's perfect. No notes.

NASA's New James Webb Shot Is Much Better When You Put Googly Eyes on It

AI-powered music generators are here — and it looks like they're gunning for a strong position in the content-creation economy.

Content Eat Content World

It's seriously impressive tech.

AI That Generates Music from Prompts Should Probably Scare Musicians

Researchers have found that the universe is expanding at an entirely different rate than previously thought, a groundbreaking discovery.

Hubble Tension

"It certainly indicates that potentially something is fishy with our understanding of the universe."

Most Precise Measurements of the Universe Suggest That Something Is Very Wrong

On Tuesday, the feds took their first legal action against six e-cigarette companies, all of which have been accused of selling vaping products illegally.

Seditious Vapours LLC

Developments

Too little, too late?

Feds Cracking Down on Vaping Companies for "Breaking the Law"

A team of researchers at Stanford Medicine have created what they hope will one day be a life-saving treatment for brain cancer: a wireless brain implant.

Very Cool

Cancer

It literally blasts the tumors with heated up gold particles.

Doctors Test Brain Implant That Destroys Tumors

The Guardian reports that the BBC has already secretly prepared scripts to read on air in the event of energy shortages causing blackouts or empty gas reserves — a telling sign that between the war in Ukraine, growing energy uncertainty, and a fast-approaching winter, UK authorities are bracing for the absolute worst.

Always be Prepared

The BBC is preparing scripts in case there's a "major loss of power."

UK Authorities Anticipate Energy Blackouts This Winter

Canadian stoners, rejoice! If you're in Toronto and over the age of 19, you can now order some weed using Uber Eats.

It's Delivery, not DiGiorno

It's a great time to be a stoner.

Uber's Delivering Weed Now, Apparently

The Netherlands have deployed armed ground drones, marking the first time that an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) has been utilized by a NATO country.

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