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Astronomers have traced a mysterious and extremely rare type of signal called a long period transient to a dead star in a binary system.
Off-World

Mysterious Signal Coming From a Dead Star and Its Companion

Morbidly fascinating.

One Cybertruck driver in California accidentally discovered a unique new mode to park his pickup truck of the future.
Elon Musk

After Elon Musk Promised Cybertrucks Could Function as Boats, One Fell Into a Harbor for a Perfect Test

Splash.

Scientists are warning that microplastics could undermine the world's food supplies by undercutting plants' ability to photosynthesize.
Future Society

Scientists Just Discovered Something Absolutely Horrifying About Microplastics

This doesn't bode well.

A new study suggests our observable universe may be trapped inside a black hole after examining a James Webb Space Telescope survey.
Black Holes

Scientist Says He Found Evidence Our Entire Universe Is Trapped Inside a Black Hole

Turns out this whole universe sucks!

Recent research proposes a new form of dark matter that may actually be lighter in mass than other dark matter candidates.
Dark Matter

Scientists Find Evidence of a New Form of Dark Matter Swirling at Center of Our Galaxy

Weird.

Recently uncovered documents have revealed a NASA purchasing order for a license to use Clearview AI, a contentious surveillance startup.
Artificial Intelligence

NASA Caught Purchasing Controversial AI Surveillance Software

Wait, but why?

RFK Jr. ascribes to conspiracy theories linking poppers to AIDS — and now, the FDA is cracking down on them under his watch.
Future Society

The FDA, Which is Run By A Homophobic Conspiracy Theorist, Has Raided a Poppers Company

First they came for my poppers, and I said nothing.

Yale Law Scholar Suspended After AI Calls Her a Terrorist
Future Society

Yale Law Scholar Suspended After AI Calls Her a Terrorist

"Empowered by AI capabilities."

Bill Burr might not seem like an obvious choice for man of the people — but when it comes to Elon Musk, he's a bonafide antifascist.
Elon Musk

Bill Burr Has Been Absolutely Destroying Elon Musk

"Why are we so afraid of this guy who can’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag?"

As Elon Musk's DOGE continues to plunder the federal government, even the TSA's bomb-sniffing K9 units aren't safe.
Future Society

Elon Reportedly Orders Government to Stop Feeding the Bomb-Sniffing Dogs

"Vet visits, kenneling, dog food" are "put on hold."

Trump's Tesla showroom stunt in front of the White House highlights his major flip-flopping on his support for electric vehicles.
Advanced Transport

Trump: “Crooked Joe Sold Them Down the River With His Ridiculous All Electric Car Hoax”

For Trump, there's a big difference between being pro-Musk and pro-EV.

Elon Musk's latest move as DOGE Czar wasn't a cut, but a massive new TV for his government-office gaming setup.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Has a Gaming Rig in His Government Office Where He’s Firing Workers for Being Lazy

He's working hard for America.

Elon Musk retweeted a post that blamed the atrocities committed by Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong on public sector workers.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Defends Hitler, Mao and Stalin

"Elon Musk’s disgusting defense of Hitler, Stalin and Mao is deranged."

The Trump administration is massively rolling back environmental protection policies, accelerating an already heated race to the bottom.
Pollution

Trump Changes EPA Rules to Allow Vastly More Pollution

"Today marks the most disastrous day in EPA history."

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed to give AI models of the future the ability to hit an "I quit this job" button.
Future Society

Anthropic CEO Suggests That AI Deserves Workers’ Rights

Bill Gates is quietly ending his green energy policy and advocacy organization, laying off employees throughout the US and Europe.
Future Society

Bill Gates Gives Up on Climate Change

That's enough of that.

RFK Jr., the anti-vaxxer in charge of America's health, is now suggesting that getting measles is the best way to not get measles.
Health & Medicine

RFK Jr. Suggests That Everyone Just Catch Measles

"The measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection."

Facebook has won arbitration preventing a whistleblower who authored a new memoir from promoting her book.
Future Society

Facebook Is Desperately Trying to Keep You From Learning What’s in This Book

"We are appalled by Meta's tactics to silence our author."

Stuck in cramped cells for days and weeks at a time, incarcerated people are being whisked away to beautiful worlds through the magic of VR.
Future Society

What Are the Ethics of Strapping VR Headsets on Inmates in Solitary Confinement?

You read that right.

A ten-year-old girl undergoing brain cancer treatment was removed from the country when her parents were detained and deported.
Cancer

US Deports 10-Year-Old Girl Who Was Partway Through Brain Cancer Treatment

"The authorities have my children's lives in their hands."