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A cat is said to have jumped on a VA technician's keyboard, deleting a trove of US government-held medical data.
Future Society

VA Department Staffer Blames Cat Jumping on Keyboard for Server Outage

US government versus... kitty.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The city of Denver, Colorado gave out monthly payments from $50 to $1,000 to 800 unhoused residents, and the results were promising.
Future Society

Denver Gave Homeless People $1,000 Per Month and It Got Them Off the Streets and Working Full-Time

"Nothing helps you out of poverty when you live in a capitalist society like money in your pocket."

By Victor Tangermann

The food industry is apparently in a tizzy over the appetite-suppressing semaglutide — and even the megastore Walmart is feeling the burn. 
Food

Walmart Spies on Ozempic Patients’ Shopping Habits, Finds They’re Buying Less Food

What a time to sell drugs *and* groceries.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk hopes that SpaceX's Starship won't explode again next time it attempts to launch into orbit — but he's tempering his expectations.
Starship

Elon Musk Expresses Hope Starship Won’t Explode Next Time He Launches It

This is a very expensive gamble indeed.

By Noor Al-Sibai

New evidence shows that a set of ancient footprints in New Mexico pre-date when scientists believed humans populated the Americas.
Evolution

Scientists Surprised by Footprints From Before Humans Were Supposed to Be in America

"This opens up a whole new chapter in our understanding of the peopling of the Americas."

By Frank Landymore

DNA tests promise to detail customers' ancestry — but in some cases, what the companies report is far more surprising than expected.
Gene Editing

DNA Tests Have a Nasty Side Effect: Discovering Your Parents’ Secrets

"I didn't even think my mom had ever met a Jewish person before."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Space startup Axiom Space is getting a hand from luxury fashion brand Prada to design its spacesuit for NASA's upcoming lunar mission.
NASA

Prada Is Officially Working on NASA’s Lunar Spacesuit

Okay, we're intrigued.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers have found a sad but unsurprising statistic: that nearly 10% of folks who use AI chatbots are doing so for horny purposes.
Artificial Intelligence

One in Ten Chatbot Users Are Big Time Horndogs, Researchers Find

This isn't exactly shocking.

By Noor Al-Sibai

For more than a decade, cops have tried to use "predictive policing" to presage where crimes will happen — but they seem not to work at all.
Artificial Intelligence

Study Finds That Police “Crime Predicting” AI Fails Miserably at Predicting Crimes

Who could have seen this coming?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have long known that Mercury shrank — but new research suggests that that process is ongoing, and leaving wrinkles behind. 
Off-World

Mercury Has Wrinkles Because It’s Shrinking, Scientists Say

It's kind of like the wrinkles that form on an old apple.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Car tires are leaching hundreds of chemicals and microplastics, including known carcinogenics, into the ocean, worrying scientists.
Science & Energy

Your Evil Car Is Filling the Ocean With Microplastics, Scientists Say

They're a disaster for the environment in more ways than you think.

By Victor Tangermann

Neuralink scientists kept the monkey alive even thought it was clear that it was already terminal from its severe brain swelling.
Neuroscience and Brain

Autopsy Found That Neuralink Implant “Ruptured” Monkey’s Brain

And Neuralink really doesn't want you to see the photos.

By Frank Landymore

A growing number of container ships are using sails and even kites to propel themselves across the ocean, saving fuel and cutting emissions.
Energy

They’re Putting Sails on Giant Container Ships

"Wind is free fuel."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from MIT found that subjects, who were "primed" for a specific AI experience almost always ended up having that experience.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Chatbots Are Only Useful If You Think They Are, Scientists Find

"AI is a mirror."

By Victor Tangermann

You can now purchase an NFT of Starbucks' famous pumpkin spice latte, though of course, you won't be able to taste it.
NFTs

Starbucks Is Now Selling Pumpkin Spice NFTs

How is this still a thing?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Videos show Tesla's Cybertruck slowly driving down a road, with a second-stage Raptor Vacuum on a trailer behind it.
Advanced Transport

Awesome Video Shows Cybertruck Towing Gigantic Starship Engine

It can definitely tow a trailer.

By Victor Tangermann

Sam Bankman-Fried's old college roommate testified that the ex-FTX CEO would only take "occassional naps" on his Bahamian bean bag.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Friend Says He Was Exaggerating How Much He Slept on His Bean Bag Chair

Et tu, bean bag?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

X owner Elon Musk is confused about why users aren't enthusiastic about not being able to see headlines anymore.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Baffled About Why People Would Want to See Headline Before Clicking Article

Headlines? Who needs em!

By Frank Landymore

The first generation "Editions" line of Apple Watches which came encrusted in 18 karat gold are being left out to dry.
Future Society

Apple Says Its $17k Gold-Plated Watch Is Obsolete

Money well spent.

By Frank Landymore

Seattle is to pay nearly $2 million in the death of William Yurek, who may have survived a heart attack were it not for poorly kept paperwork.
Developments

Man Died After 911 Put His House on a “Blacklist” and He Had a Heart Attack

A paperwork mishap may have cost a Seattle man his life.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré