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An international team of researchers have come up with a new theory that could allow for objects to go faster than the speed of light.
Physics

Traveling Faster Than Light Would Mean Experiencing Multiple Timelines Simultaneously

Mind blown.

By Victor Tangermann

After leaving Neuralink in 2021, Max Hodak is back with a brain-computer interface startup of his own — and his plans are pretty next-level.
Virtual Reality

Neuralink Cofounder Says New Company’s Eye Implant Could Be “Ultimate” VR Tech

"We think we see a way to create what ends up as the ultimate AR/VR display technology without meaningful surgery."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Soda and energy drink drinkers, beware — it looks like your favorite sugary drinks may be linked to male pattern hair loss.
Studies

Scientists Link Male Pattern Balding to Wildly Popular Beverage

Not that!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Neill Blomkamp, director of 2009's "District 9," was apparently shocked to discover that his Tesla had a major malfunction.
Tesla

The Director of “District 9” Says His Tesla’s Window Spontaneously Shattered For No Reason

"I’m sitting in [my] car and this just happened."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A German driver has lost his license after seemingly falling asleep while his Tesla drove down the Autobahn with its Autopilot feature turned on.
Tesla

Tesla Autopilot Leads Cops on High Speed Chase While Driver Completely Passed Out

They had to chase the Tesla for 15 minutes — at speeds reaching 70mph.

By Victor Tangermann

Jeremy Renner in “Critical But Stable Condition” Following Gruesome Accident
Developments

Jeremy Renner in “Critical But Stable Condition” Following Gruesome Accident

Here's what we know.

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA administrator and former astronaut Bill Nelson is afraid that China may get to the Moon first — and claim portions of the surface as its own territory.
Moon

The Head of NASA Is Scared Chinese Astronauts Will Seize Portions of the Moon

"And it is not beyond the realm of possibility that they say, ‘Keep out, we’re here, this is our territory.'"

By Victor Tangermann

Twitter's offices in San Francisco are quickly turning into a smelly, body odor-infested rat's nest, The New York Times reported last week.
Elon Musk

Twitter HQ Marinates in Stench After Elon Musk Fires Janitors, Forces Engineers Back to Office

"You know it smell crazy in there."

By Victor Tangermann

Max Hodak started Neuralink with Elon Musk. But he later left the company and started Science Corp -- and now he's rapidly catching up.
Prosthetics and Devices

Meet the Neuralink Cofounder Who Left and Started a Competitor That’s Now Rapidly Catching Up

"Engineering the brain is really this very transcendent goal if you take it seriously."

By Simon Spichak

Chinese protest content posted to Twitter was impossible to find due to bots, ultimately rendering Elon Musk's Twitter an ineffective ally to protestors.
Future Society

An Overwhelming Number of Porn Bot Accounts “Drowned Out” Chinese Protest Content on Twitter

"Given how effective it was at drowning out other people, I wouldn’t be surprised if a government of some kind tries to use this technique in the future."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

At a certain point, everyone's gonna get tired of the internet — or so goes the argument of one of the people who pioneered the web.
Future Society

Professor Predicts That This Whole Internet Thing Will Soon Blow Over

"It's clearly already broken."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The agency will buy at least 45,000 electric "Next Generation Delivery Vehicles," plus a minimum of another 21,000 EVs provided by commercial automakers.
Electric Vehicles

US Postal Service Buying 66,000 Electric Vehicles, Plans to Only Buy EVs By 2026

"Finally we're seeing the common-sense decision to move the government's largest fleet of vehicles to all-electric, a massive win for climate and public health."

By Frank Landymore

Swatting is bad enough, but now, these sorts of dangerous trolls are using Ring cameras to make this crime that much worse.
Hacking

Fiends Allegedly Swatted Victims, Use Hacked Ring Cameras to Livestream It

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

By Noor Al-Sibai

New research suggests that stranded dolphins may be tragically suffering from Alzheimer's disease — a possible boon to the "sick leader" theory.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Have an Extremely Grim Theory About Stranded Dolphins

These poor creatures.

By Frank Landymore

While it's been touted as an affordable and easy alternative to seeing a talk therapist in person, the horror stories about online therapy are racking up.
Health & Medicine

Man Says His Online Therapist Told Him to Simply Stop Being Gay

"I needed someone to tell me I was gay and that was OK. I got the exact opposite."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Experts argue in a number of letters published by The Guardian that the recent fusion power breakthrough is too little too late.
Nuclear Fusion

Gloomy Physicists Say Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Is Too Late to Save Us

"A true fusion power station is unlikely to be running before my grandchildren turn 70."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's InSight Lander has persevered for four years, but it may actually be drawing to its final end this time, despite rumblings of its demise before.
Mars

Dramatic NASA Mars Lander Insists It’s Dying For Real This Time

"My power's really low, so this may be the last image I can send."

By Frank Landymore

George Hotz, the infamous hacker-turned-entrepeneur-turned-Twitter-intern, just left his internship role at Twitter as a direct result of Elon Musk's chaos.
Future Society

Even Twitter’s Intern Just Resigned in Disappointment

"Feel free to ban me."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The acclaimed director says he's put an end to the endless fan debate "once and for all," and that we'll soon see the results in an upcoming special.
Future Society

James Cameron Says He Commissioned a Scientific Study on Whether Jack Could Have Survived in “Titanic”

"Only one could survive."

By Frank Landymore

PepsiCo, Tesla's first Semi truck customer, plans to roll out 100 Semis next year, but is only completing 100 mile trips with beverages on board.
Tesla

Tesla Semis’ Range May Fall Drastically When Hauling Things Heavier Than Potato Chips

"Dragging a trailer full of chips around is not the most intense, tough ask."

By Victor Tangermann