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The Pennsylvania vegetable wars between Dr. Oz and John Fetterman have reached a crescendo — but was what the Oz campaign said about Fetterman's stoke true?
Developments

Dr. Oz’s Campaign Criticized for Making Fun of Opponent’s Stroke

Shaming life-threatening medical conditions? Very uncool.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A team of university researchers says watching TV as a sedentary activity is more likely to cause dementia than other activities, like computer use.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Link TV Watching to Developing Dementia

They're saying it's the worst leisure activity.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

An international team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a "ocean planet" exoplanet orbiting a star some 100 light-years from Earth.
Off-World

Astronomers Discover Apparent “Ocean Planet” 100 Light-Years From Earth

The next step? Aim the James Webb at it.

By Victor Tangermann

Hong Kong is putting street lights on the ground at crosswalks to warn pedestrians distracted by looking down at their phones of the danger.
Future Society

Hong Kong Puts Street Lights On The Ground Because People Won’t Stop Looking At Their Phones

"Some of these pedestrians are distracted."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

North Carolina drivers who own a Ford Lightning F-150 may get paid to provide power to the local energy grid. It could prevent grid failures.
Climate Change

Ford F-150 Lightning Drivers Who Boost the Power Grid Might Get Paid in North Carolina

It's turning Fords into vigilante backup power sources.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Keith Crawford and David Odusanya, two former Nike marketers, are trying to reinvent the cremation business, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) pivot.
Future Society

Direct-to-Consumer Companies Are Trying to Disrupt the Cremation Industry

"We went from sneakers to death."

By Victor Tangermann

Less than two weeks after its signing by Capitol Records and a recent wave of social media backlash, the major label says its "severing ties" with FN Meka.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Rapper Dropped By Label After Being Slammed As Racist Caricature

"An amalgamation of gross stereotypes."

By Frank Landymore

One of Elon Musk's ex-girlfriends is auctioning off photos and memorabilia from their time together at the University of Pennsylvania.
Elon Musk

Newly Unearthed Photos Show Elon Musk Goofing Off in College

Some of these are incredible!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Binance CCO Patrick Hillman claims cybercriminals have been using a deepfake to take meetings with — and money from — a number of eager crypto projects.
Cryptocurrency

Scammers Deepfake Crypto Exec to Steal Money From People

Is anyone surprised?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new viral video that has been viewed well over 12 million times shows a robot in Poland miserably failing at putting a weiner in hot dog bun.
Robot Dogs

Internet Loses Mind When Robot Miserably Fails to Assemble Hot Dog

"Can’t wait for AI to take over the world."

By Victor Tangermann

A Louisiana woman has been denied abortion access, despite the fact that the fetus, diagnosed with acrania, has no skull and will die shortly after birth.
Developments

Brutal Abortion Law Forces Woman to Carry Fetus That Will Definitely Die After Birth

"...I'm carrying it to bury it."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Remember when John McAfee died last summer? According to one of his exes, that didn't really happen, and he's still alive today.
Future Society

John McAfee Faked His Death and Is Still Alive, Ex-Girlfriend Claims

"I got a call from Texas: ‘It’s me, John. I paid off people to pretend that I am dead, but I am not dead.'"

By Noor Al-Sibai

A "skeleton" Starship will only pale in comparison to the eventual spacecraft that will carry a crew to the Moon during NASA's Artemis 3 mission.
Moon

NASA: SpaceX Only Has to Prove It Can Land Astronauts on Moon, Not Bring Them Home Again

"It’s going to be a skeleton because it just has to land. It does not have to take back off."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers may have discovered a new and effective way of stimulating and improving memory in older humans — and all they need to do is wear a headset.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Say This Headset Significantly Improves Elders’ Memory

"It's sort of connecting to the so-called language of the brain..."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Historic inflation means that raising a child will be more expensive too, and a new Brookings Institution estimate puts the cost well over $300,000.
Future Society

Raising One Kid Now Costs a Third of a Million Dollars

"A lot of people are going to think twice before they have either a first child or a subsequent child because everything is costing more."

By Frank Landymore

Scientists Say Future Wind Turbines Could Be Recycled Into Delicious Gummy Bears
Wind

Scientists Say Future Wind Turbines Could Be Recycled Into Delicious Gummy Bears

It's a mouthwatering prospect.

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk's Tesla has seen a string of high-profile legal counsel departures in recent years, and twelve have quit just this year.
Tesla

A Whole Bunch of Tesla’s Lawyers Are Quitting for Some Reason

I mean, can you blame 'em?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The infamous MoviePass — best known for ripping off its own customers — returns next month as a beta app, and it we're not really sure why.
Future Society

Sigh… MoviePass Is Back From the Grave Yet Again

The sequel that nobody asked for.

By Frank Landymore

An AI that predicts crime before it happens is being implemented in several US cities — but it's founder says that he forsees no police abuse of the system.
Future Society

Professor Says He Foresees No Issues With His AI That Predicts Crimes Before They Happen

This feels like a recipe for disaster.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Dogs literally cry tears of joy when they see their owners after they've been away, scientists have found in the first study of its kind.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover That Dogs Cry Tears of Joy When Reunited With Owners

Here come the waterworks.

By Noor Al-Sibai