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A new porn access law went into effect in Louisiana, requiring that users prove their age with a government-issued ID if they want to access adult content.
Future Society

New Louisiana Law Forces You to Upload ID to Watch Porn Online

"I thought Pornhub must have gotten hacked — why are they asking me for my personal information?"

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Washington Post columnist Geoffrey Fowler was able to impersonate US senator Edward Markey with a verified Twitter account — and it's not the first time.
Elon Musk

It’s Still Easy to Impersonate a Senator on Twitter After Elon Musk Promised Verification Was Fixed

"Under Musk’s leadership, Twitter users face a greater risk of seeing something fake and thinking it is real."

By Victor Tangermann

Paper and wood product manufacturer Stora Enso has commissioend engineers to build anodes for batteries using lignin from wood pulp.
Science & Energy

Engineers Experimenting With Batteries Made Using Wood Waste

Put those leftovers to use!

By Frank Landymore

Scientists at Caltech are about to test their Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD), which could help determine the future of space-based solar power.
Solar Power

Caltech Launches Solar Array to Test Beaming Energy Down to Earth

"No matter what happens, this prototype is a major step forward."

By Frank Landymore

It's no secret that social media use can change adult brain anatomy — but a new study suggests that it may affect adolescent brains differently.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Find Something Strange in Brain Scans of Kids Hooked on Social Media

This study is one of the first of its kind, and it's pretty fascinating.

By Noor Al-Sibai

28-year-old Georgia man Randal Reid was thrown in jail for nearly a week based on a facial recognition match that should've been obvious was false.
Future Society

Man Accuses Cops of Throwing Him in Jail Based on False Facial Recognition Match

They may end up regretting this one.

By Frank Landymore

The FDA has changed its rules to make it easier for patients to access abortion pills, which until now were difficult to get.
RX and Medicine

The FDA Will Now Allow You To Buy Abortion Pills At Normal Pharmacies

Finally, some good abortion news.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Billionaires are funding immortality tech. And in theory, such techology would allow those billionaires to compound their wealth and power forever. Gulp.
Future Society

Experts Worried Elderly Billionaires Will Become Immortal, Compounding Wealth Forever

"The longer you're around, the more your wealth compounds."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Coinbase has agreed to a $100 million settlement with New York financial regulators for failing to ensure that it can't be used for fraud, money laundering.
Blockchain

Coinbase Fined Millions for Facilitating Fraud and Money Laundering

Busted!

By Victor Tangermann

Just before his 200th birthday, scientists exhumed the remains of Gregor Mendel, the Czech friar credited with being the father of genetics.
Genetics

Scientists Think Gregor Mendel Would Be “Happy” That They Dug Up His Body to Study His Genetics

How the tables have turned!

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to officials, a man intentionally drove his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff in California in an alleged attempt to murder his family.
Tesla

Man Allegedly Drives Tesla Off 250 Foot Cliff on Purpose, But Whole Family Survives

"We were actually very shocked when we found survivable victims in the vehicle."

By Victor Tangermann

Business Insider had real hiring managers take a look at two cover letters that OpenAI's ChatGPT bot wrote, and their responses were mixed.
OpenAI

In a Fresh Horror, ChatGPT Can Apply to Jobs Now

"We would likely think this was written by a genuine candidate and follow up with a screening call."

By Frank Landymore

It appears that Twitter has taken to suspending space-watching journalists for posting rockets, which is an integral part of their jobs.
Off-World

Twitter Suspends Multiple Space Journalists for Posting Rockets

Seriously, what rules did they even break?

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new report by The Information has shed light on Apple's hotly-anticipated mixed reality headset — and it sounds like a pretty quirky device.
Virtual Reality

Apple VR Headset Will Apparently Have Display Facing Outward to Show the User’s Facial Expressions

Wait, what?

By Victor Tangermann

On New Years' Day, several Stanford scientists joined CBS' Scott Pelley on "60 Minutes" to discuss the mass extinction crisis. No one had any good news.
Climate Change

Stanford Scientists Warn That Civilization as We Know It Will End in “Next Few Decades”

"Humanity is very busily sitting on a limb that we're sawing off."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed into cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football. According to some reports, the league wanted to play on.
Developments

NFL Accused of Trying to Continue Game After Player Suffered Cardiac Arrest on Field

"Imagine a coworker/friend of yours needed CPR for 9 minutes in your office and then after your boss was like — take 5 minutes."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An international team of researchers have come up with a new theory that could allow for objects to go faster than the speed of light.
Physics

Traveling Faster Than Light Would Mean Experiencing Multiple Timelines Simultaneously

Mind blown.

By Victor Tangermann

After leaving Neuralink in 2021, Max Hodak is back with a brain-computer interface startup of his own — and his plans are pretty next-level.
Virtual Reality

Neuralink Cofounder Says New Company’s Eye Implant Could Be “Ultimate” VR Tech

"We think we see a way to create what ends up as the ultimate AR/VR display technology without meaningful surgery."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Soda and energy drink drinkers, beware — it looks like your favorite sugary drinks may be linked to male pattern hair loss.
Studies

Scientists Link Male Pattern Balding to Wildly Popular Beverage

Not that!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Neill Blomkamp, director of 2009's "District 9," was apparently shocked to discover that his Tesla had a major malfunction.
Tesla

The Director of “District 9” Says His Tesla’s Window Spontaneously Shattered For No Reason

"I’m sitting in [my] car and this just happened."

By Noor Al-Sibai