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Neuralink co-founder and co-CEO Elon Musk had twins with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis last year, a decision that may have brokencorporate policies.
Elon Musk

Experts Say Elon Musk Messed Up by Having Secret Children With His Employee

Breaking rules or not, It's pretty messed up.

A team of scientists in the UK have created "synthetic" mouse embryos without egg or sperm cells. It's a breakthrough in the field of genetic engineering.
Gene Editing

Scientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryos Without Sperm or Eggs

"The next milestone in this field very likely will be a synthetic stem-cell based human embryo."

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made the first "clear detection" of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, according to NASA.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Spots “Clear Evidence” of CO2 in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet

Yet another spectacular discovery.

Your Doppelganger May Have Strikingly Similar Genes, Habits
DNA

Your Doppelganger May Have Strikingly Similar Genes, Habits

Two peas from different pods.

Joe Rogan recently sat down with Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to chat about some of the privacy implications of the company's hardware.
Future Society

Joe Rogan Just Casually Obliterated Mark Zuckerberg

That has GOT to hurt.

Tesla is calling new videos that show its vehicles mowing down child mannequins while on Autopilot defamatory — and has sent a cease-and-desist letter.
Tesla

Hurry Up and Watch These Videos Tesla Wants Removed From the Internet

"Mr. Free Speech Absolutist, just a crybaby hiding behind his lawyers."

More than 900 people are dead and 50,000 more are homeless in Pakistan following record-breaking amounts of rain. Flooding has also impacted crops.
Climate Change

At Least 900 Dead, 50K Homeless in Pakistan After Summer Floods

"This is a climate-induced humanitarian disaster of very epic proportion."

NASA's former second-in-command is once again warning that the public may be in for some major surprises with the SLS launch next week.
Moon

Former NASA Official: Moon Launch This Month May Be “Embarrassing”

"There is not another test flight planned if this doesn't go perfectly."

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has had enough of people pointing out the many bugs in the company's unfinished driver-assistance software.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Snaps at Guy Who Pointed Out Bug in Tesla’s Beta FSD

Wait, isn't that the whole point of a beta?

The American Heart Association released a new report that details early symptoms of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases.
Developments

New Report Lists Early Warning Signs of Heart Failure

"Early and subtle symptoms also can be harbingers of worsening [heart failure]."

The Pennsylvania vegetable wars between Dr. Oz and John Fetterman have reached a crescendo — but was what the Oz campaign said about Fetterman's stoke true?
Developments

Dr. Oz’s Campaign Criticized for Making Fun of Opponent’s Stroke

Shaming life-threatening medical conditions? Very uncool.

A team of university researchers says watching TV as a sedentary activity is more likely to cause dementia than other activities, like computer use.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Link TV Watching to Developing Dementia

They're saying it's the worst leisure activity.

An international team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a "ocean planet" exoplanet orbiting a star some 100 light-years from Earth.
Off-World

Astronomers Discover Apparent “Ocean Planet” 100 Light-Years From Earth

The next step? Aim the James Webb at it.

Hong Kong is putting street lights on the ground at crosswalks to warn pedestrians distracted by looking down at their phones of the danger.
Future Society

Hong Kong Puts Street Lights On The Ground Because People Won’t Stop Looking At Their Phones

"Some of these pedestrians are distracted."

North Carolina drivers who own a Ford Lightning F-150 may get paid to provide power to the local energy grid. It could prevent grid failures.
Climate Change

Ford F-150 Lightning Drivers Who Boost the Power Grid Might Get Paid in North Carolina

It's turning Fords into vigilante backup power sources.

Keith Crawford and David Odusanya, two former Nike marketers, are trying to reinvent the cremation business, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) pivot.
Future Society

Direct-to-Consumer Companies Are Trying to Disrupt the Cremation Industry

"We went from sneakers to death."

Less than two weeks after its signing by Capitol Records and a recent wave of social media backlash, the major label says its "severing ties" with FN Meka.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Rapper Dropped By Label After Being Slammed As Racist Caricature

"An amalgamation of gross stereotypes."

One of Elon Musk's ex-girlfriends is auctioning off photos and memorabilia from their time together at the University of Pennsylvania.
Elon Musk

Newly Unearthed Photos Show Elon Musk Goofing Off in College

Some of these are incredible!

Binance CCO Patrick Hillman claims cybercriminals have been using a deepfake to take meetings with — and money from — a number of eager crypto projects.
Cryptocurrency

Scammers Deepfake Crypto Exec to Steal Money From People

Is anyone surprised?

A new viral video that has been viewed well over 12 million times shows a robot in Poland miserably failing at putting a weiner in hot dog bun.
Robot Dogs

Internet Loses Mind When Robot Miserably Fails to Assemble Hot Dog

"Can’t wait for AI to take over the world."