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Autonomous driving startup Nuro has come up with a delivery vehicle that has a giant external-facing airbag in case it ever hits a cyclist or pedestrian.
Self-Driving Vehicles

That's one way to make it safer.

By Victor Tangermann

A British transplant surgeon has finally been stripped of his medical license after infamously branding his initials into patients' organs in late 2013. 
Developments

Why did this take so long?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists are developing a vaccine that targets oxycodone addiction and are currently testing it on volunteers with substance abuse disorders.
Health & Medicine

The vaccine is currently being tested on patients with substance abuse disorders.

By Tony Ho Tran

A group of 270 doctors and educators have signed a letter calling on Spotify to start moderating misinformation, particularly on the Joe Rogan Experience.
Developments

They're calling on Spotify to start moderating misinformation.

By Victor Tangermann

A new report released by the agency’s Office of Investigator General revealed that the astronaut corp is the lowest it’s ever been since the 1970s.
NASA

This is the smallest astronaut corps in roughly 50 years.

By Tony Ho Tran

Two US companies are launching 9mm handguns that can only be fired by verified users this year — and it has some second amendment activists worried.
Robots and Machines

But some are worried that it’ll bring increased government regulations.

By Tony Ho Tran

Beanie Babies collectors are still going nuts over the little animals, but this time, some of them hoping to turn them into NFTs — what else?
NFTs

"There’s a lot of parallels between what’s going on with NFTs now versus Beanie mania in the 90s."

By Victor Tangermann

Wordle, a popular word-guessing game that skyrocketed in popularity this month, was immediately ripped off by a different developer called Zach Shakked.
Future Society

"I realize I crossed a line."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is officially fully deployed, but it's not out of the woods just yet, because of space junk.
James Webb Space Telescope

It's all part of the plan.

By Victor Tangermann

Phil Libin, founder of note-taking app Evernote who grew up in the Soviet Union, says that Meta's Metaverse is like communist propaganda.
Metaverse

"You know, you can smell a bad idea before it's fully built."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers in China are developing an "artificial Moon: facility that can simulate the gravity of the lunar surface with the help of magnets.
Science & Energy

Chinese engineers say it can make gravity "disappear."

By Tony Ho Tran

David Colombo, a 19-year-old IT specialist, claims to have uncovered a software vulnerability that allows him to take control of 25 Teslas around the world.
Tesla

"Yes, I potentially could unlock the doors and start driving the affected Teslas."

By Victor Tangermann

Kim Kardashian was sued for promoting a cryptocurrency that allegedly made its creators very wealthy at the expense of its investors.
Cryptocurrency

The lawsuit also includes boxer Floyd Mayweather.

By Tony Ho Tran

One of the world's predominant futurists believes that we're not too far off from breaking the genetic mold.
Gene Editing

The applications for reproductive tech at this scale would be endless in every direction.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk has been repeatedly paraphrasing the great author TS Eliot's famous poem "The Hollow Men" -- and not giving credit.
Elon Musk

For his next trick, the world's richest man is going to claim he wrote "Invictus."

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to a recent study, the globe's oceans experienced another record year in 2021 — "the hottest ever recorded by humans."
Climate Change

This is bad.

By Victor Tangermann

The latest cringe Tesla accessory is here, and boy is it a doozy.
Elon Musk

Moves to Texas one time.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Eagle-eyed viewers watching Katy Perry's latest music video for her single “When I’m Gone” might have noticed an interesting cameo: SpaceX’s Starship.
Starship

The Starship makes an unmistakable appearance in the music video for her new single.

By Tony Ho Tran

Facebook's iteration of the metaverse is set to get a lot less glitchy — and have a lot more privacy concerns.
Virtual Reality

The implications could be huge.

By Noor Al-Sibai

For the first time ever, a team of US surgeons have transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a living human — a huge milestone.
Gene Editing

"It was either die or do this transplant."

By Victor Tangermann