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Historic inflation means that raising a child will be more expensive too, and a new Brookings Institution estimate puts the cost well over $300,000.
Future Society

"A lot of people are going to think twice before they have either a first child or a subsequent child because everything is costing more."

Scientists Say Future Wind Turbines Could Be Recycled Into Delicious Gummy Bears
Wind

It's a mouthwatering prospect.

Elon Musk's Tesla has seen a string of high-profile legal counsel departures in recent years, and twelve have quit just this year.
Tesla

I mean, can you blame 'em?

The infamous MoviePass — best known for ripping off its own customers — returns next month as a beta app, and it we're not really sure why.
Future Society

The sequel that nobody asked for.

An AI that predicts crime before it happens is being implemented in several US cities — but it's founder says that he forsees no police abuse of the system.
Future Society

This feels like a recipe for disaster.

Dogs literally cry tears of joy when they see their owners after they've been away, scientists have found in the first study of its kind.
Science & Energy

Here come the waterworks.

It's been a banner month for billionaire crypto whisperer Sam Bankman-Fried — and now, he's showing his hand and hinting at his next moves.
Cryptocurrency

"We want to do what we can to stem contagion..."

Citizen scientist Judy Schmidt of Modesto, California, collaborated with NASA to create a new image of Jupiter — and it's stunning.
James Webb Space Telescope

"We hadn’t really expected it to be this good, to be honest."

Facebook restricted a post on Planned Parenthood of Michigan's Facebook page about ordering the abortion pill online and getting an abortion.
Meta

Terrible.

Capitol Records signs FN Meka, a virtual rapper with over ten million followers on TikTok. It's a move that's not been received well.
Future Society

"Now we can literally custom-create artists using elements proven to work."

SpaceX debris keeps being found on Australian cattle farms — but at least the latest rancher to find a piece has a good sense of humor. 
SpaceX

"We haven't slept for the past week, because we don't know what's going to hit the roof or fall through it."

Companies in the shipping industry are using cargo sail boats because of delays and the cost of fossil fuel. Shipping via sail boat is more eco-friendly.
Climate Change

"It's actually more expensive and takes more time to ship by container ship."

Ocean Builders has unveiled the SeaPod, a rounded, two-person luxury pod home that hovers above the ocean by way of buoyant, air-filled steel tubes.
Science & Energy

"Every SeaPod that goes in the water gets us one step closer to restoring a marine ecosystem."

Neuralink cofounder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk allegedly approached Synchron, a company that manufactures chips that can be implanted in patient's brains.
Elon Musk

Oof.

A new "accent translation" startup's technology sounds a lot like the premise of Boots Riley's 2018 masterpiece "Sorry To Bother You."
Artificial Intelligence

We've seen this movie before.

The spotted lanternfly, though invasive and devastating to grape vines and fruit trees, is beautiful. But does that mean it deserves mercy?
Science & Energy

It's beautiful — but does that mean it deserves mercy?

The latest chapter in Elon Musk's endless Twitter-buying drama saw him subpoenaing Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, who supported his bid to buy the website.
Elon Musk

This is the biggest face slap since this year's Oscars.

A haunting AR mask of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's cursed Horizon Worlds avatar now exists, and anyone with snapchat can try it on for size.
Metaverse

"...I was kinda horrified and immediately thought of Leatherface..."

US-based Bitcoin mining company Stronghold Digital Mining is facing an uncertain future following the devastating cryptocurrency crash that rocked the industry this year.
Bitcoin

Sign of the times.

Do not panic when you read the following sentence: there are now walking sharks who have come out of the ocean to walk on land.
Science & Energy

Land sharks!