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California has a history of megafloods occuring every one to two hundred years, and now scientists say the odds of one happening again are twice as likely.
Climate Change

Scientists Warn of Megaflood That Could Drown California

Climate change has doubled the likelihood.

Though the company has yet to make a public announcement, embattled cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com is reportedly set to make another round of layoffs.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto.com Reportedly Doing More Layoffs After Promising It Wouldn’t

The crypto bloodbath continues.

Ever wanted to hear William Shatner absolutely eviscerate fellow Canadian Elon Musk on The Daily Show? Well, now's your chance.
Elon Musk

William Shatner Blasts “Supervillain” Elon Musk

"He's part Thomas Edison, part Iron Man, part annoying dude in the group chat."

During a spacewalk outside of the ISS, cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was instructed by mission control to "drop everything and start going back right away."
Off-World

Cosmonaut Told to “Drop Everything” and Return to Airlock

This is terrifying to watch.

Mark Cuban, billionaire and Dallas Mavericks governor, is the target of a class action lawsuit aimed at himself and Stephen Ehrlich, CEO of Voyager Digital.
Cryptocurrency

Mark Cuban Sued for Promoting Crypto Exchange That Exploded

"...an unregulated and unsustainable fraud, similar to other Ponzi schemes..."

Stay out of the water, because Fukui city officials warn of an aggressive dolphin that's attacked and injured at least six people so far.
Science & Energy

Furious Dolphin Bites At Least Six Beachgoers in Japan

What the heck!?

NASA has finally rolled its massive Moon-bound rocket to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida — and ahead of schedule for once.
Moon

NASA Rolls Mega Moon Rocket Onto Launchpad

Destination: Moon.

Google's DeepMind neural network has demonstrated that it can create short videos from a single image frame with its new AI, Transframer.
Google

Google Scientists Create AI That Can Generate Videos From One Frame

This could be epic.

UK doctors have been able to successfully change the blood type of three donor kidneys from the rarer blood type B to "universal donor" type O.
Studies

Doctors Say They’ve Figured Out How to Switch an Organ’s Blood Type

"This research offers a glimmer of hope to over 1,000 people from minority ethnic groups who are waiting for a kidney."

Amazon and MGM are teaming up to air a TV show made from funny, viral Ring camera clips, that will be hosted by Wanda Sykes. It does not sound promising.
Future Society

New TV Show Made From Viral Ring Camera Surveillance Footage

It's like "America's Funniest Home Videos," but far more creepy.

Hubble Gives JWST a Run for Its Money With Gorgeous “Celestial Cloudscape” Photo
Off-World

Hubble Gives JWST a Run for Its Money With Gorgeous “Celestial Cloudscape” Photo

Hubble's still got it.

An FDA ruling issued this Tuesday ushers in a new class of over-the-counter hearing aids that can be bought without a prescription at a local retailer.
Future Society

Hearing Aids Will Be Available Over-The-Counter Starting This Fall, FDA Says

No doctors, no wait.

Robot Dogs

Russia Straps Rocket Launcher to Robot Dog at Putin Event

"When used in combat, the robotic dog can also be engaged in target designation, patrolling and security."

New Jersey has revealed that it used a newborn DNA sample to charge the child's father with a crime from 1996, which begs the question — what next?
DNA

Cops Use Newborn Baby’s DNA to Nail Dad for Crime from the 90s

Unsettling.

Private space company Redwire Corporation has announced plans for "the only commercially owned and operated spaceflight-qualified" greenhouse.
International Space Station

Plans Announced for Full Greenhouse on International Space Station

And you'll never guess what it's growing first.

Infamous Pharma Bro Martin Shrekli supposedly sold a huge chunk of his own crypto token, Martin Shkreli Inu, and left customers with worthless currency.
Cryptocurrency

Update: Martin Shkreli Says He Was Hacked, Didn’t Sell Off His New Crypto Token

"This is the most shocking thing since Squid Game token."

In a new video, Engineered Arts' Ameca humanoid takes 12 new actuators for a spin as it stares into a mirror, contorting its face into new expressions.
Robotics

The Robot With Amazing Facial Expressions Is Back and It’s Giving Us New Nightmares

Dear god, that's creepy.

For the better part of the last century, one question has dogged humanity: if and when nuclear war breaks out, what will happen next? 
Nuclear Fusion

Horrific Simulation: Nuclear War Would Kill Five Billion People

Unbelievable devastation.

Tesla’s "full self-driving" (FSD) may have to come to a full stop because the California DMV isn’t a fan of the feature’s misleading marketing.
Self-Driving Vehicles

California Wants Tesla to Stop Calling Half-Finished System “Full Self-Driving”

This could be really bad for Tesla.

Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, the missing founders of bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), likely have caused the domino-like crypto market crash.
Cryptocurrency

Two Blockchain Sleazebags May Have Crashed the Entire Crypto Market

"We firmly believe they committed fraud."