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A team of Cambridge scientists say dyslexia encourages creativity and innovation and could lead to humanity's success as we evolve.
Studies

Dyslexia Actually Grants Special Powers, Researchers Say

"The deficit-centered view of dyslexia isn’t telling the whole story."

Seattle-based startup Zap Energy also says that its approach to fusion energy is far simpler and cheaper tan other approaches.
Energy

Startup Says It’s Honing in on Simple Solution for Practical Fusion Power

Critics say it's "propaganda," too good to be true. Who do we believe?

Tesla brought back its Enhanced Autopilot feature this week for $6,000. Full Self Driving mode now only includes one additional feature and costs $12,000.
Future Society

Tesla Brings Back Enhanced Autopilot, in Clever Scheme to Extract Even More Money From Drivers

"I’m not convinced $6k is worth it."

NASA Spots Location Where Derelict Rocket Smashed Into the Moon
Moon

NASA Spots Location Where Derelict Rocket Smashed Into the Moon

One more crater!

For the first time, SpaceX has managed to lift and place its Super Heavy rocket booster onto its launch pad using its "chopsticks"-wielding launch tower.
SpaceX

SpaceX Finally Lifts Super Heavy Booster Using Giant Robot Arms

It finally did the thing!

Close those tabs! Scientists in China have created a prototype AI device that knows when a man is watching porn — by "reading his mind."
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Develop Head-Mounted Device That Detects When You Watch Porn

Talk about an invasion of privacy!

18-year-old Ricky da Luz, for instance, figured out people go absolutely hog wild over physical representations of their Bored Ape NFTs.
Blockchain

Teen Makes $700,000 Selling Action Figures of Bored Apes to Adult Children

This 18-year-old is putting the fun in non-fungible.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk lamented that global supply chain issues and EV battery woes are causing the company's new Gigafactories to bleed cash — fast.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says New Tesla Factories Are Wasting “Billions of Dollars”

"It should be like a giant roaring sound which is the sound of money on fire."

The US Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that will have devastating effects for roughly 40 million women and girls.
Developments

Supreme Court Strikes Down Right to Abortion, in Horrifying Public Health Disaster

Unconscionable.

AI researcher Blake Lemoine raised the stakes in a new interview with Fox News, claiming that LaMDA could escape its software prison and "do bad things."
Google

Google Insider Says Company’s AI Could “Escape Control” and “Do Bad Things”

"It’s a person. Any person has the ability to escape the control of other people."

A vegan subscription service has a lot of explaining to do after a number of people reported intense stomach issues and even organ failure.
Developments

Vegan Snack Linked to Organ Failure

You might wanna check your freezer.

Russian President Vladimir Putin happily announced the country's so-called "Satan-2" rocket is ready for deployment this year.
Nuclear Fusion

Putin Brags That “Satan II” Nuclear Missile Almost Ready for Launch

It could hit the US in two hours from launch.

Space weather experts are monitoring a growing sunspot that's pointing straight towards Earth, USA Today reports — but there's "no need to panic."
Space

Scientists Say “No Need to Panic” as Sunspot Pointed at Earth Doubles in Size Again

"This is what sunspots do."

Many fear that Martian samples could contain unknown, life-threatening interplanetary pathogens, and in a public NASA forum, they let the agency know.
NASA

Scientists Worried NASA Will Infect Earth With Deadly Martian Pathogens

"Are you out of your minds? Not just no, but hell no."

In her new book," former NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver has some juicy details about the early days of Elon Musk's rocket venture SpaceX.
SpaceX

Elon Musk Reportedly Started SpaceX After Russian Engineer Spat on Him

And the rest is history.

A drone crashed into an oil refinery in Russia on Wednesday, creating a huge explosion with no casualties. Outlets say the drone could be Ukranian.
Drones

Drone Crashes Into Russian Oil Refinery, Explodes

Okay, but who was flying it?

A Nigerian senator and his wife were arressted in the UK for trying to harvest organs from a child. Human organ harvest is common globally.
Developments

Police Arrest Two for Plan to Harvest Child’s Organs

The unnamed child is safe.

As predicted, the US Food and Drug Administration has ordered e-cigarette maker JUUL off the US market, a notable turning point in the regulation of vaping.
Developments

US Government Bans JUUL

It's official.

A hacker found that Jacuzzi's SmartTub app leaves users susceptible to data theft — and, could allow a bad actor to turn the tub into disgusting soup.
Robots and Machines

Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Set Hot Tub Temp to Anything They Want

Beware of liquid terror!

Amazon is planning to allow its Alexa smart speaker to mimic the voices of deceased loved ones, arguably a rather crass failure to read the room.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Shows Off Tech That Lets Alexa Copy Voice of Dead Relatives

They actually thought this was a good idea.