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Groundbreaking, surprising research reveals that the joy of swallowing, not just taste or aroma, drives our eating habits.
Studies

The findings could have potentially massive implications for the way we eat.

A core component of NASA's Gateway lunar space station just passed a grueling round of pressure tests, a big win for the project.
NASA

This is big!

NASA is planning on growing habitable structures out of fungus — also called mycotecture — for space colonies on the Moon and then Mars.
Moon

Just add water!

In preparation for the first crewed Moon mission in 50 years, NASA is prototyping a new Moon rover that looks a lot like a tractor/golf cart.
NASA

Get in loser.

While seeking re-election, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro is making a huge campaign promise: free Ozempic for all.
RX and Medicine

"Everyone will be taking Ozempic."

The notoriously unreliable "AI Overviews" that Google forces to the top of search results will now come with sponsored ads.
Google

Oh great.

The battle over remote work continues — and it looks like CEOs are overwhelmingly willing to take extreme measures to get folks back to the office.
Future Society

It's back to the office — or else.

Starting in January, Californians will be able to enjoy cannabis Euro-style thanks to a newly-passed bill legalizing weed cafes. 
Future Society

People in the US will be able to "smoke in a restaurant for the first time in 30 years."

Elon Musk's plans to fly to Mars grow more ambitious every year — but it's unclear whether he'll live long enough to actually see it happen.
Mars

He's only getting older.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a newfound sense of, er, style — and his fellow techsters are very into it.
Future Society

"He’s living his best life."

AI might be worsening carbon emissions, but at least we have this fake video of Mark Zuckerberg leg-pressing chicken nuggets, we guess.
Meta

Please make it make sense.

Meta has just announced Movie Gen, its new AI-powered video generation tool, and to show it off, it's flaunting an AI-generated baby hippo.
Meta

Long live the real Moo Deng.

No, Donald Trump didn't wade through Hurricane Helene-caused flooding in blue jeans. That "photo" you saw was AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Get a grip.

After digging up a weird rug buried in her backyard, an Ohio woman began experiencing some unexplained goings-on.
Future Society

"What if there really is a body?"

Though he's been very active in support of Donald Trump in 2024, it appears that Elon Musk has been donating big to GOP candidates for years.
Elon Musk

He's been funnelling cash through "dark money" groups to stay hidden.

Character.AI was forced to delete the chatbot avatar of murder victim Jennifer Crecente — while the world remains outraged.
Artificial Intelligence

The billion-dollar valuation boasting ChatGPT competitor has a very real problem on their hands.

Veterinary researchers have devised a solution to head off feline resistance to brain scans: hiding the electrodes underneath crocheted hats.
Science & Energy

"You get creative."

In the simulations, aliens keep dying from climate change because of the heat produced by energy demands, even if they rely on renewables.
Climate Change

But that won't happen to us... right?

Billionaire Elon Musk thinks that the ancient and famously difficult to master game of chess is dumb. Why? Because space lasers. Obviously.
Elon Musk

Sore loser much?

Pro-Trump influencers including close Trump ally Laura Loomer were fooled by an AI-generated image of an alleged victim of Hurricane Helene.
Artificial Intelligence

Can you tell that it's fake? They couldn't.