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French authorities say Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested for failing to moderate content pertaining to child sexual abuse material.
Future Society

Warrant Against Telegram CEO Linked to Crimes Against Minors

Yikes.

By Victor Tangermann

Anthony Fauci, who became synonymous with the American government's response to the COVID pandemic, was struck with the rare West Nile virus.
Viruses

Dr. Fauci Hospitalized With Rare Disease

Cue the conspiracy theories.

By Sharon Adarlo

The first-ever private spacewalk will involve depressurizing the entire SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule because it has no airlock.
SpaceX

SpaceX Preparing to Drain All Air From Spacecraft While Astronauts Are Inside

"We have some pretty ambitious objectives."

By Victor Tangermann

Boeing Starliner's malfunctioning thrusters are attached to the service module, which is designed to separate and burn up.
Boeing

When Boeing’s Starliner Comes Back Empty, It’ll Destroy the Malfunctioning Thrusters, Making It Impossible to Study What Went Wrong

Boeing can't catch a break.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's decision to return Boeing's Starliner capsule with no crew on board has been a major blow to morale for employees.
Boeing

Boeing Employees Humiliated That SpaceX Will Rescue the Astronauts Stranded by Starliner

"We hate SpaceX. We talk s**t about them all the time, and now they’re bailing us out."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk amplified a plagiarized article bylined by a fake writer. The original source? An alt-right website riddled with conspiracies.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Tweets Plagiarized Article Bylined by Fake Writer

The article was bylined by a fake writer — and plagiarized word-for-word from an alt-right conspiracy website.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A gastroenterologist did not wear his hearing aids during a colonoscopy and couldn't hear a patient screaming.
Health & Medicine

Elderly Doctor Was Apparently Unable to Hear Patient’s Screams Because He Wasn’t Wearing Hearing Aids

Never a good sign when your patient is screaming.

By Sharon Adarlo

AI technology is becoming so advanced that researchers propose people start using personhood credentials to verify they are human.
Artificial Intelligence

CAPTCHAs Becoming Useless as AI Gets Smarter, Scientists Warn

More human than human.

By Sharon Adarlo

German airline Lufthansa is adding a sharkskin-like material to four more of its planes, which it says will reduce carbon emissions.
Advanced Transport

Airline Covers Passenger Jets in Synthetic Sharkskin for Aerodynamic Boost

An ingenious trick.

By Frank Landymore

This AI company says its helping lower advertising costs for underfunded progressive campaigns. Its product feels anything but progressive.
Artificial Intelligence

Democratic Startup Proposes Flooding the Web With AI-Generated Political Ads

"Voters may not be able to easily spot or detect AI-generated content," the company bragged.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

AI CEO Proud of Chatbot for Convincing Woman to Euthanize Her Dog
Artificial Intelligence

AI CEO Proud of Chatbot for Convincing Woman to Euthanize Her Dog

"Your dog is at the end of his life. I recommend euthanasia."

By Victor Tangermann

A judge who tossed out a huge settlement against Boeing admitted he had traded and sold Boeing stock while he in charge of the case.
Future Society

Judge Who Overturned Huge Boeing Verdict Admits He Was Trading Boeing Stock at the Time

Will this impact the appeal process?

By Sharon Adarlo

The microscope uses electron pulses at the speed of a single attosecond to get a clear look at moving electrons.
Science & Energy

New Microscope So Absurdly Fast It Can See Electrons In Motion

It captures images at one *quintillionth* of a second.

By Frank Landymore

Eating both red and processed meats increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, with eating ham increasing your chances even higher.
Studies

Scientists Reveal Grim Results of Eating Two Slices of Ham Per Day

Put down that ham sandwich!

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA has officially made the decision to have Boeing's plagued Starliner spacecraft return without a crew on board.
Boeing

It’s Official: NASA Will Rescue Its Stranded Astronauts With SpaceX, Not Boeing’s Plagued Starliner

Well then.

By Victor Tangermann

The bug affects iPhones running the latest version of iOS 17, and causes the home screen app to abruptly crash.
Future Society

Typing These Four Characters Causes iPhones to Crash

Huh.

By Frank Landymore

Researchers made a surprising discovery while analyzing over 300-year-old, preserved brains found in a burial site in Milan: cocaine.
Developments

Scientists Open Up 17th Century Cadavers, Discover Good Old Fashioned COCAINE

Europeans were chewing on the leaves of the coca plant "for recreational purposes" over 300 years ago.

By Victor Tangermann

Of the many features boasted by Google's new Pixel 9 smartphones, the option to digitally photobomb inside the camera app is quite hilarious.
Google

Google Uses Magic of AI to Let You Insert Yourself Into Other People’s Family Photos

This feature might need some work.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers found that the vast majority exchange-traded funds that used AI to pick stocks did worse than the S&P 500.
Artificial Intelligence

AI’s Hyped Up Attempts at Picking Stocks Are Completely Faceplanting

Total botch jobs.

By Frank Landymore

The untimely passing of "Friends" star Matthew Perry was a complex tragedy with many players — most of whom were major sketchballs.
Health & Medicine

The People Selling Matthew Perry Ketamine Before It Killed Him Were Sketchy Beyond Absolute Belief

This is the tale of the "Ketamine Queen."

By Noor Al-Sibai