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The iconic hamburger chain McDonald's could start serving up high-tech meatless burgers alongside its Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets. 
Science & Energy

McDonald’s Exec: “We’re Keeping Our Eye” on Meatless Burgers

The iconic burger chain is considering fake meat.

By Jon Christian

VRgineers's $5,800 virtual reality headset called XTAL features a pair of quad HD displays and a generous 180 degree field of view.
Virtual Reality

This New $5,800 Headset is the Rolls Royce of Virtual Reality

And it's an absolute beast.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that launched in 2009 could assist future commercial and international lunar landers.
Moon

NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Could Assist Commercial Missions to the Moon

And it has plenty of fuel left in the tank.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study from scientists at Stony Brook University found that moon dust particles could react with human cells — and potentially lead to cancer.
Moon

Breathing in Moon Dust Could be Even More Toxic Than We Thought

"It’s a major health concern for future astronauts."

By Victor Tangermann

California became the first state to mandate that all new mass transit buses have to be electric by 2029. All buses will have to electric in 2040.
Advanced Transport

All New Public Buses in California Have to Be Electric by 2029

And it's a big step in the right direction.

By Victor Tangermann

The SEC Is Letting a Company Treat Your Genetic Code as Currency
Health & Medicine

The SEC Is Letting a Company Treat Your Genetic Code as Currency

LunaPBC knowns your health data is valuable.

By Kristin Houser

BMW and Porsche's new 450 kW "FastCharger" can allegedly give your EV a 100 km range boost in just three minutes of charging.
Tesla

Porsche and BMW’s New EV Chargers Are 3x Faster Than Tesla’s

In the future, charging an EV could be as fast as filling up at the gas pump.

By Victor Tangermann

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command
Bacteria

Biologists Engineered An Assassin Virus to Kill Bacteria on Command

“It’s brilliant and insidious!”

By Kristin Houser

A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To
Advanced Transport

A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To

This guy spilled the beans.

By Kristin Houser

This week, scammers have started emailing hoax bomb threats to schools and hospitals, demanding bitcoin payments in exchange for not setting off explosives.
Bitcoin

Scammers Sent Hoax Bomb Threats Worldwide Demanding Bitcoin

Email: "If you are late with the transaction, the bomb will explode."

By Victor Tangermann

In an interview with CNBC's Making It, billionaire Richard Branson said that three or four day weekends could be a reality for "most people" in the future.
Future Society

Richard Branson: Future of Work Is “Three and Even Four Day Weekends”

All work and no play makes Rich a dull boy.

By Victor Tangermann

Followers of SpaceX's every move have spotted a second Falcon Heavy side booster en route to the company's testing facility in Texas.
Falcon

Looks Like SpaceX Is One Step Closer to Launching Another Falcon Heavy

A second side booster has left the company's factory.

By Kristin Houser

The United States should devote more resources to nuclear fusion research and build an ambitious prototype fusion power plant, according to a new report.
Science & Energy

Experts: United States Should Build a Prototype Fusion Power Plant

They say the U.S. should boost fusion research by $200 million per year.

By Jon Christian

MIT Figured out a Way to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale
Science & Energy

MIT Figured out a Way to Shrink Objects to Nanoscale

Honey, I shrunk the objects!

By Kristin Houser

Israeli startup Aleph Farms has unveiled what appears to be the world's first lab-grown steak, a cut of meat produced from cells taken from a live animal.
Future Society

For the First Time, a Startup Grew a Steak in a Lab

It reportedly smells and tastes like a regular steak.

By Kristin Houser

At a May 2018 concert, pop start Taylor Swift used facial recognition technology to scan the crowd for any signs of her many known stalkers.
Facial recognition

Even Taylor Swift Is Using Facial Recognition Tech Now

She used the tech to hunt for stalkers at a May concert.

By Kristin Houser

British self-driving-car software startup Wayve has figured out a way to teach an AV how to drive exclusively using a simulation — not real world streets.
Self-Driving Vehicles

An Autonomous Car Learned How to Drive IRL Inside a Simulation

That's a lot safer than testing it on real world streets.

By Victor Tangermann

Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceplane VSS Unity just reached an altitude of 82.7 km. But can we really call that space?
Space

Did Virgin Galactic’s Spaceplane Reach Space? Depends Who You Ask

There's no one line where space begins.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Wanders Tesla Factory, Firing Workers in Wild Mood Swings

"Everyone in Tesla is in an abusive relationship with Elon."

By Jon Christian

Bluetooth Smart Pill Pairs With Your Phone From Inside Your Stomach
Health & Medicine

Bluetooth Smart Pill Pairs With Your Phone From Inside Your Stomach

It can release drugs and even monitor body temperature.

By Kristin Houser