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The company formerly known as Facebook has finally begun working on an algorithm to block unsolicited photos on Instagram. 
Artificial Intelligence

Instagram Working on AI to Block Unsolicited D**k Pics

Better late than never.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Per a new study, administering the drug rapamycin to mice everyday for the first 45 days of their lives % extends life expectancy by an average 10 percent.
Science & Energy

Giving Baby Mice This Drug Makes Them Live 10 Percent Longer

A new study from Harvard and MIT raises interesting questions.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Combing through over 400 previous SETI surveys of our stars,scientists find that our telescopes pick up way more useful information than once thought,
Exobiology

New Project Scanning Old Data for Signs of Alien Civilizations

This could be big.

By Frank Landymore

Google's crackdown continues, and according to internal audio obtained by CNBC, the tension between Googlers and their CEO, Sundar Pichai, is growing.
Future Society

Google CEO Incredulous at Employees Mad About Loss of Perks

"I remember when Google was small and scrappy," he lamented.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

At least several churches coerce members into installing spyware or "shameware" apps that allow them to see almost everything members do on their phones.
Future Society

Churches Using “Shameware” Apps to Make Sure Members Don’t Watch Porn

They can see everything.

By Frank Landymore

NASA revealed that Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope will observe the agency's DART test, the first asteroid redirection attempt in history.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Aiming James Webb at Asteroid as DART Prepares to Smash It

Get your popcorn!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The brave little Mars lander that could is keeping on' keepin' on — even though it was supposed to die earlier this year. 
Mars

NASA’s Mars Lander Refuses to Die Even Though It’s Supposed To

The little lander that could is on its last legs, but it hasn't let go just yet.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Starlink's internet connection has gotten way slower — and analysts are blaming it on the Elon Musk-owned satellite internet service's popularity.
SpaceX

SpaceX Has a Major Problem With Its Starlink Internet Connections

Are customers gonna stand for this?

By Noor Al-Sibai

American car giant Ford has come up with a puzzling new way to ensure pedestrians aren't run over while crossing the street — a smartphone app.
Advanced Transport

Ford Wants Pedestrians to Download an App So Its Trucks Don’t Run Them Over

What were they thinking?

By Victor Tangermann

According to Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the devastating crypto bear market is ultimately good — "healthy," even — for the market.
Cryptocurrency

Binance Guy Says the Crypto Crash is Good, Actually

Uh, sure.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China's Mars orbiter and rover have together captured potential evidence of an ancient ocean on the planet's surface as we learn more about Martian water.
Mars

Chinese Rover Discovers Evidence of Ancient Ocean on Mars

We keep learning more and more about the water that once flowed on the Red Planet.

By Noor Al-Sibai

JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic just inked multi-year contracts with a sustainable startup called Air Company, which turns recaptured CO2 into usable jet fuel.
Advanced Transport

JetBlue, Virgin Strike Deal to Buy Jet Fuel Made From Recaptured CO2

"... a game-changer for our industry..."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla says it's recalling over one million cars due to bug that's causing its windows to fail to detect obstacles in it paths.
Tesla

Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window

Owie!

By Frank Landymore

An AI artist unexpectedly discovered that private medical photos from over ten years ago were included in the AI training image database LAION.
Medical

Woman Horrified To Discover Her Private Medical Photos Were Being Used To Train AI

A disgusting invasion of privacy.

By Frank Landymore

Imagine if your car was able to not only tell if you were driving drunk, but could also literally stop the vehicle if you were too out of it.
Advanced Transport

Volvo’s New Electric Car Won’t Drive if It Detects That You’re Drunk

Go home, you're drunk.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Saudi Arabia inked a deal with private spaceflight company Axiom earlier this year to fly two of the country astronauts to the ISS.
International Space Station

Saudi Arabia Just Bought Two SpaceX Tickets to the International Space Station

Don't have a rocket, but want to launch some astronauts into space?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Everyone has pondered the conundrum of space sex — but the nerds at NASA are apparently more concerned about sex's side effects than the act itself. 
NASA

NASA Reportedly Concerned That Astronauts Will Get Pregnant in Space

And there's a good reason for that.

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you've ever wondered what a meteoroid sounds like when it slams into another planet, NASA says they've recorded just that — for the first time ever.
Mars

NASA Releases First-Ever Audio of Meteoroids Smashing Into Mars

Going out with a bloop!

By Frank Landymore

As part of the ongoing "Voyage to the Ridge 2022" expedition, scientists exploring the ocean floor have stumbled across an unidentified "blue goo" organism.
Science & Energy

Bizarre “Blue Goo” Organism at Bottom of Ocean Stumps Scientists

What in the world?

By Frank Landymore

The company formerly known as Facebook is planning to cut expenses by reducing staff and reorganizing existing teams and departments. 
Future Society

Facebook Reportedly Plotting Cost-Cutting Layoffs

"We’ve been public about the need for our teams to shift to meet these challenges."

By Noor Al-Sibai