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Retirees living in Boca Chica, the site of a SpaceX launchpad, shared complaints about the noise and secrecy surrounding rocket tests.
SpaceX

Local Retirees Furious About Elon Musk’s New SpaceX Launch Site

It's hard to enjoy a quiet retirement living next to a SpaceX launch pad.

By Dan Robitzski

Private space agency SpaceX and NASA chose the lucky astronauts, who will be the first to ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule into space.
NASA

NASA Chooses First Astronauts to Ride SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft

An earlier version of this spacecraft exploded during an engine test in April.

By Victor Tangermann

A company called Planner 5D is suing Facebook and Princeton University, claiming that they took, used, and shared its database of 3D models and simulations.
Artificial Intelligence

A Startup Is Suing Facebook, Princeton For Stealing Its AI Data

The legal wars over AI training data are just beginning.

By Dan Robitzski

Only a single day after "Aladdin" actor Mena Massoud bought a Tesla Model 3, he crashed into a tree — allegedly due to a faulty suspension.
Tesla

The Star of “Aladdin” Says a Defect Caused His Tesla to Crash

Do Tesla's cars have a suspension problem?

By Victor Tangermann

Beneath the Pacific Ocean, at the point farthest from any landmass, lies a mass grave where used spacecraft and decommissioned space stations go to rest.
Off-World

A Look Inside the Deep-Sea Graveyard for Dead Spacecraft

"Point Nemo" harbors hundreds of decommissioned spacecrafts.

By Dan Robitzski

Rather than using a controller to command their virtual vehicles in a new Tesla racing game, drivers will use their car's actual steering wheel and brakes.
Tesla

New Tesla Racing Game Uses Car’s Actual Steering Wheel and Brakes

Elon Musk: "I mean, if you have a racing game and you have a steering wheel..."

By Kristin Houser

A Defense News investigation has revealed many problems with the military's in-development F-35 fighter jet that had previously gone unreported.
Military

US Military’s Trillion-Dollar F-35 Fighter Jet Is Almost Unflyable

One flaw causes pilots to experience excruciating ear and sinus pain.

By Kristin Houser

Experts argue that geoengineering, the umbrella term for hacking the planet to mitigate climate change, could lead to global conflict.
Climate Change

How Geoengineering Could Lead to World War III

"The atmosphere has no walls."

By Dan Robitzski

A researcher has discovered a new phase known as the "cold quasar" that could upend our understanding of galaxies' lifecycle.
Science & Energy

“Cold Quasar” Discovery Sheds Light on Galactic Death

We never knew this phase in the galactic lifecycle existed.

By Kristin Houser

Harvard geneticist George Church explains why he built a database of protective and harmful gene variations, and predicts how it could improve medicine.
Prosthetics and Devices

George Church Told Us Why He’s Listing Superhuman Gene Hacks

The "beneficial mutations" database, explained.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists from Florida State University just created the world's strongest magnetic field using a toilet paper roll-sized magnet.
Robots and Machines

A Tiny Magnet Just Created the World’s Strongest Magnetic Field

A milestone that "could potentially do for magnets what silicon has done for electronics."

By Victor Tangermann

Tyson Foods — one of the world's largest and most controversial meat producers — is launching a line of alt-meat products.
Food

Tyson Foods’ Alt-Meat Nuggets Will Hit Grocery Stores This Summer

Notorious factory farm trades tortured chickens for pea protein.

By Kristin Houser

The discovery of a huge mass of dense material near the Moon's South Pole is puzzling scientists across the globe. Where did it come from?
Moon

Scientists Are Baffled by “Huge Mass” Under the Moon’s Surface

We know it's there — but we don't know where it came from.

By Victor Tangermann

The Associated Press found that a LinkedIn profile for a "Katie Jones" was a made up cover likely belonging to a spy, and the profile photo was a deepfake.
Artificial Intelligence

A Spy Used a Deepfake Photo to Infiltrate LinkedIn Networks

The Associated Press found an example of AI-assisted espionage online.

By Dan Robitzski

A House committee has decided that the U.S. does need a space-focused military branch, but that it should be called the Space Corps and not the Space Force.
Space Force

House Committee Kills “Space Force” in Favor of “Space Corps”

The name-changing amendment passed unanimously.

By Kristin Houser

Billionaire VC Vinod Khosla predicts that music as we know it will be gone in ten years, replaced by personalized AI-generated soundtracks.
Artificial Intelligence

Billionaire: Future Music Will Be AI-Generated to Match Our Moods

The future of music might be customized personal soundtracks.

By Dan Robitzski

A new report finds that the U.S. military is the single largest producer of greenhouse gasses in the world, emitting more carbon than several countries.
Environment

The War on Terror is Murdering the Environment

"The war machine is thirsty for oil."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists successfully tested a laser that can track down cancer cells and kill them — all by simply shining a light from outside the skin.
Cancer

New Laser Zaps and Destroys Cancer Cells in Real Time

This device can scan and kill circulating tumor cells before they have a chance to metastasize.

By Victor Tangermann

Uber exec Eric Meyhofer said that the company has "seen people bully [Uber's self-driving] cars," including aggressive behavior and shouted obscenities.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Road-Raging Humans are Bullying Uber’s Self-Driving Cars

"You’re on video, but still people do bully them and that’s a fascinating thing to see."

By Victor Tangermann

Congress is worried that deepfakes, computer-generated fake videos, could undermine and severely disrupt the 2020 presidential campaign.
Future Society

Congress Is Officially Freaking Out About Deepfakes

"We are outgunned."

By Victor Tangermann