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Israeli biotech company BioHarvest claims to have grown a powerful THC substance inside a bioreactor that is 12 times more potent.
Developments

Scientists Grow Superpowered THC Substance Inside Bioreactors

It's 12 times more potent than traditionally grown cannabis.

By Victor Tangermann

Someone made an amazing, horrific deepfake of President Joe Biden singing "Baby Shark" and calling it our "national anthem."
Artificial Intelligence

Creepy Deepfake Shows Biden Sing the “National Anthem”: Baby Shark

This is equal parts terrifying and hilarious.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Dozens of France's nuclear reactors remain offline following a series of troubling outages believed to be caused by stress-induced pipe corrosion.
Nuclear Fusion

France Discovers Ominous Cracks in Dozens of Nuclear Reactors

And the timing couldn't be worse.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Saudi Arabia has broken ground on its gigantic and controversial 100-mile skyscraper city called The Line, which is meant to house up to 9 million people.
Future Society

Saudi Arabia Says Its 100 Mile Skyscraper Will Have a Population of 9 Million

If it ever gets completed.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new report, TikTok is absolutely terrible at filtering out harmful misinformation and disinformation regarding elections and politics.
Future Society

Research Confirms TikTok Is a Cesspool of Misinformation

"If the TikToks of the world really want to fight fake news, they could do it."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists have destroyed the previous data transmission record by achieving a speed of 1.84 petabits per second using only a single light source.
Science & Energy

Scientists Managed to Transmit as Much Data as the Entire Internet’s Bandwidth

You'll never buffer again.

By Frank Landymore

The likes of Elon Musk, Tom Cruise, and Leonardo DiCaprio are among some of the biggest names on the planet who are getting deepfaked into ads.
Future Society

Companies Are Deepfaking Celebs Into Ads Without Their Permission

"We're having a hard enough time with fake information. Now we have deepfakes, which look ever more convincing."

By Frank Landymore

Researchers claim to have built a "decoder" algorithm that can reconstruct what somebody is thinking just by monitoring their brain activity using MRI.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out a Way to Read Thoughts Using an MRI Machine

This is seriously impressive.

By Victor Tangermann

An upstate New York sheriff is irked that people around the US are 3D printing firearms to turn into gun buyback programs for cold, hard cash. 
Future Society

Assistant Sheriff Expresses Concern About People 3D Printing Guns for Firearm Buyback Programs

"You can’t guarantee that those guns will never be used to harm someone."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey criticized Meta-formerly-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's infamous doubling down on the metaverse.
Metaverse

Founder of VR Company That Facebook Bought Roasts Zuckerberg’s Metaverse

"It's not good, it's not fun."

By Victor Tangermann

Every cat person has suspected that their cats are ignoring them — and now, researchers seem to have proven that they're right. 
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover That Cats Simply Do Not Give a Crap

Yes, your cat knows you're talking to it — it just doesn't care.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Fyre Fest island has reached its only natural next form: a luxury real estate colony for the crypto elite, where homes will be bought and sold via NFTs.
Cryptocurrency

Developers are Transforming the Fyre Fest Island Into an Exclusive Colony for Crypto Millionaires, Because of Course They Are

"We bought this property because we see its future, not its past."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Onlookers have been puzzled by the weird look in the eyes of the astronauts selected for SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, and there's a cool reason why.
Off-World

There’s a Fascinating Reason These Astronauts’ Eyes Look So Strange

Not your average piece of eyewear.

By Frank Landymore

A tech entrepreneur was shocked not only to find that he was charged crazy Uber fees for taking a car between cities, but also that he went viral for it.
Advanced Transport

Tech Guy Shocked That Uber From NYC to Philly Is Expensive

You can't get mad when you go viral like this, dude.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Who needs robot claws or imitations of the human hand when you can just throw a bunch of tentacles at a problem and see what sticks instead?
Robotics

Tentacle Robot Can Use Its Gangly Grippers To Pick Up Fragile Cargo

Gross... but practical?

By Frank Landymore

Astronomers have discovered a neutron star that is far lighter than previously thought possible, undermining our understanding of the evolution of stars.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Puzzled by Extremely Peculiar Object in Deep Space

It's made of... what?

By Victor Tangermann

Last year, Elon Musk was crowned the world's richest person in history. Fast forward a year later, and $100 billion of his historic net worth has vanished.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Has Lost $100 Billion in Under a Year

Yikes.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The International Space Station had to ignite its thrusters for over five minutes to dodge pieces of the satellite Russia intentionally blew up last year.
Off-World

Space Station Forced to Perform Huge Swerve to Avoid Debris From When Russia Blew Up a Satellite

It's going to keep happening.

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers at open-source hardware company Adafruit have created the ultimate candy bar — that can literally run the videogame "Doom."
Computers

Mad Genius Hides Computer Playing Doom Inside Candy Bar

Parents beware.

By Victor Tangermann

A powerful Meta-Formerly-Facebook investor has some advice to get his company's mojo back — but it's doubtful that Mark Zuckerberg wants to hear it.
Metaverse

Facebook Investor Warns Zuckerberg That Metaverse Investments Are “Terrifying”

"People are confused by what the metaverse even means."

By Noor Al-Sibai