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A team of MIT scientists behind the biotech firm Frequency Therapeutics has developed a new type of regenerative therapy that can reverse hearing loss.
Treatments

MIT Scientists Say They’ve Invented a Treatment That Reverses Hearing Loss

Reversing hearing loss could soon become "similar to Lasik surgery, where you’re in and out in an hour or two."

An AI artist who moonlights as a parody account of the uber-popular @dril account reminds us that online can still be fun.
Artificial Intelligence

Welcome to “Robot Hell”! Meet the Deranged Genius Who Created an AI Version of @Dril

"Sorry to anyone who’s about to have their heart broken..."

After hyping up the company's brand new factory in Texas, Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off the latest prototype of the Cybertruck. And it looks really bad.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Prototype Mocked for Looking Extremely Janky

Why would they choose to show this off to the public?

After years, the US government has confirmed Harvard researchers' hypothesis that an interstellar object crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Off-World

US Government Confirms That Interstellar Object Crashed Into the Earth

"It was hiding in plain sight."

SpaceX Watchers Spot Starship Cargo Bay Doors at Launch Facility
Starship

SpaceX Watchers Spot Starship Cargo Bay Doors at Launch Facility

It's getting real.

Ukrainians are using state-of-the-art 3D modeling technologies on their smartphones to preserve cultural heritage sites — before being destroyed by Russia.
Future Society

Ukraine Is 3D Scanning Its Precious Artifacts Before Russia Destroys Them

"Destroying a country’s cultural heritage is the fastest way to erase their national identity."

A super weird worm-like cloud photographed in Alaska has locals scratching their heads.
Science & Energy

Locals Spotted Something Bizarre in the Sky Over Alaska Mountain

Wait, what *is* that?

A viral video of police officers pulling over a self-driving taxi is as dystopian as it is hilarious.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Video Shows Confused Police Pulling Over Self-Driving Taxi

That's a new one!

Sunday evening, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted that Tesla CEO Elon Musk told him "that he will no longer be joining the board."
Elon Musk

After Suggesting a Bunch of Bizarre Ideas, Elon Musk Suddenly Says He’s Not Joining the Board of Twitter

"He seems mad."

Judging by the footage of Pythom engineers running away from a dangerous cloud of smoke, their safety protocols leave something to be desired.
Off-World

Video Shows Workers Running for Cover as Experimental Rocket Ignites

"This video is a masterclass in how not to do rocket science."

A guy got a tattoo created by OpenAI's DALL-E2 program, which creates realistic images and art from human language and AI machine learning.
Artificial Intelligence

Man Gets Tattoo of Art Created by Neural Network

"I did add a cross below the original to nullify any unholy juju."

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter people should get verified for buying Twitter Blue and supported the edit button feature.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Has a Lot of Plans for Twitter

He says people should pay for a checkmark.

Soldiersfrom Russia tracked radioactive material all over Chernobyl after taking control of the nuclear disaster site from Ukraine.
Science & Energy

Ukraine Says Idiot Russian Soldiers Tracked Radiative Material All Over Chernobyl, Then Abandoned It

"They went everywhere."

Humans eat a lot of microplastics every week. Here's our favorite memes about microplastic to lighten the situation a little.
Pollution

The Most Darkly Hilarious Memes About Our Bodies Being Filled With Horrifying Microplastics

The best medicine is plastic.

A Texas woman was placed under arrest Thursday for either having or helping someone have an abortion. Police set a $500,000 bond and few other details.
Health & Medicine

People Are Starting to Risk DIY Abortions

They said this would happen.

New York City's newest skyscraper is also the world's skinniest and the second tallest in the Western Hemisphere, on Billionaire's Row.
Future Society

They Just Finished the World’s Thinnest Skyscraper and It’s Slightly Terrifying

"Price of admission to the observation deck? Buy or rent a unit."

SpaceX successfully landed the first all-private crew on the International Space Station as part of Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission earlier today.
SpaceX

SpaceX’s First All-Private Space Crew Just Landed on the ISS

They made it!

Oxitech is planning to release millions more of its controversial gene-hacked mosquitoes in California to reduce disease and population.
Environment

California Prepares to Release Millions of Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes

That's a lot of Frankenskeeters!

A study published in Science said 400 scientists came to the conclusion that the standard model might be wrong. It could change how the universe works.
Future Society

Physicists Shocked by New Finding About How the Universe Works

"It’s a huge deal."

Elon Musk Suggests Tesla Might Start Mining Lithium
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Suggests Tesla Might Start Mining Lithium

"There is no shortage of the element itself, as lithium is almost everywhere on Earth."