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Old Electronics Could Be More Profitable Than Literal Gold Mines
Science & Energy

Old Electronics Could Be More Profitable Than Literal Gold Mines

There's gold in them thar landfills!

Kanye West Has an Incredible Custom Tesla, of Course, and This Is What It Looks Like
Tesla

Kanye West Has an Incredible Custom Tesla, of Course, and This Is What It Looks Like

You didn't think he'd drive something straight off the lot, did you?

World’s First “Space” Democracy Struggling To Launch More Than a Satellite
Space

World’s First “Space” Democracy Struggling To Launch More Than a Satellite

Who knew it was this difficult to form a government in space?

Facebook Sought Medical Data. Yes, This Should Raise Red Flags.
Medical

Facebook Sought Medical Data. Yes, This Should Raise Red Flags.

Medical data + Facebook profiles. What could go wrong?

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars
Mars

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars

One Mars grown salad, please.

New “Iron Man” Special Forces Exoskeleton Stops Bullets With Liquid Armor
Prosthetics and Devices

New “Iron Man” Special Forces Exoskeleton Stops Bullets With Liquid Armor

We're talking Iron Man-like suits with liquid body armor, and a new high-efficiency engine.

The NYPD Wants Everyone’s Licenses for Facial Recognition. How Concerned Should You Be?
Future Society

The NYPD Wants Everyone’s Licenses for Facial Recognition. How Concerned Should You Be?

Police could use the photos of innocent drivers as well as criminal mugshots.

Flash Freezing Your Brain To Become Immortal Is Not Only Super Unrealistic, It’s Unethical, Too
Brain

Flash Freezing Your Brain To Become Immortal Is Not Only Super Unrealistic, It’s Unethical, Too

It's time to put the idea on ice.

Surprise! Quitting Facebook Could Be Bad for You.
Meta

Surprise! Quitting Facebook Could Be Bad for You.

Maybe don't *break up* with Facebook. Just take a break.

Shocker: Efforts to Make Oceans Cleaner Are Working (When You Aren’t Sabotaging Them)
Pollution

Shocker: Efforts to Make Oceans Cleaner Are Working (When You Aren’t Sabotaging Them)

Phasing out plastic bags is finally starting to work.

Russia Debuts Postal Drone, Which Immediately Crashes Into Wall
Future Society

Russia Debuts Postal Drone, Which Immediately Crashes Into Wall

The future is full of shitty drones.

Chipotle Once Delivered Burritos to Hungry College Students…Via Drone
Drones

Chipotle Once Delivered Burritos to Hungry College Students…Via Drone

It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's a burrito!

Ungrateful Google Plebes Somehow Not Excited to Work on Military Industrial Complex Death Machines
Google

Ungrateful Google Plebes Somehow Not Excited to Work on Military Industrial Complex Death Machines

Google employees are unknowingly building death machines, and they're not happy about it.

To Understand The Atmospheres Of Distant Exoplanets, Look To Your Car Engine
Science & Energy

To Understand The Atmospheres Of Distant Exoplanets, Look To Your Car Engine

Your car can't transport you to other worlds, but it could help us understand them.

What’s More Dangerous Than a Human Driving a Car? A Bored Human Not Driving an AV.
Advanced Transport

What’s More Dangerous Than a Human Driving a Car? A Bored Human Not Driving an AV.

Operating an AV is like being forced to watch the most boring road trip movie ever made on repeat.

This Crazy Gadget Helps You “Talk” To Your Computer Without Words
Internet Of Things

This Crazy Gadget Helps You “Talk” To Your Computer Without Words

It's like if Siri was stuck to your face.

USDA Announces Super-Chill Stance on Gene-Edited Crops
Future Society

USDA Announces Super-Chill Stance on Gene-Edited Crops

Gluten-free wheat, bigger tomatoes, non-browning mushrooms, sliding into your grocery store shelves.

“Prosthetic Memory Systems,” Delivered Via Electrode, Could Be Dope, If You’re Willing To Wait A While
Prosthetics and Devices

“Prosthetic Memory Systems,” Delivered Via Electrode, Could Be Dope, If You’re Willing To Wait A While

Patients' short-term memory improved by 35 percent.

With GDPR Decision, Zuckerberg Proves Yet Again He Has Learned Absolutely Nothing From the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Meta

With GDPR Decision, Zuckerberg Proves Yet Again He Has Learned Absolutely Nothing From the Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Zuck deciding whether to give all users more data privacy: Mm, no thanks.

Instagram is Trying to Make Users Feel Better Without Scaring Them Off
Future Society

Instagram is Trying to Make Users Feel Better Without Scaring Them Off

Reports of body image problems and feelings of inadequacy have Instagram scrambling to change without taking what users crave.