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Starlink satellite internet connection is helping artillery gunners in Ukraine accurately hit Russian targets and stay connected.
Future Society

US General Says SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Have “Destroyed” Russia’s Efforts to Control Info

"We’ve got more than 11,000 Starlink stations and they help us in our everyday fight on all the fronts."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Nnicotine doesn't have to make it to your lungs to cause injury. Cigarette and e-cigarette residuals can cause skin damage by contact alone.
Studies

Cigarette Smoke Damages Your Skin Just by Touching It, Scientists Say

E-cigarettes aren't off the hook, either.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

If you're out of Sriracha, you're out of luck because that the manufacturers of the classic hot sauce say their shortage might last through the summer.
Science & Energy

“Severe” Sriracha Shortage Threatens Spiceless Summer

"The apocalypse is nigh."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Microplastics have reached some of the most remote parts of Antarctica, one of the last natural strongholds against human development.
Pollution

Even Antarctica Isn’t Safe From Microplastics, Researchers Confirm

Such a bummer.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists have discovered another uber-powerful, repeating radio burst from space — and it's getting them one step closer to unlocking a huge mystery.
Physics

Astronomers Discover Another Mysterious, Repeating Radio Transmission From Space

We still have no idea what caused it.

By Noor Al-Sibai

After being trapped in Tesla's Giga Shanghai factory for months, CEO Elon Musk is finally letting workers go back home later today.
Future Society

Hooray! Tesla Lets Workers Leave Factory Where They’ve Been Trapped for Months

Finally.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, is being sued by the parents of a young man who died during a fire caused by a 3D printer sold by the retailer. 
Future Society

Lawsuit Claims That 3D Printer Caught Fire and Killed a Man

This case could set a huge legal precedent.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Japanese scientists have analyzed asteroid dust collected the by the country's Hayabusa2 spacecraft and found "clues to the origin of life on Earth
Off-World

Japanese Scientists: This Asteroid’s Samples Contain “Clues to the Origin of Life”

An incredible discovery of epic proportions.

By Victor Tangermann

The Department of Transportation is now looking so deeply into Tesla Autopilot crashes that it's probing almost every car the company has sold in the US.
Tesla

Tesla Now At Risk of Massive Recall Over Autopilot Crashes

This is bad.

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you've ever eyed at a Moon rover and thought, "that thing should look like a four-legged humanoid spider crab," you're in luck.
Moon

Why Does This New Moon Rover Look Vaguely Terrifying

Might talk about this in therapy.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A typo in the New York Times was tweeted out by Twitter bots called New New York Times and NYTfirstsaid Context. The typro was "crytpo" instead of "crypto."
Future Society

In Hilarious Typo, New York Times Complains of “Crytpo” Miners

Funny typo, crappy reality.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

China has created a map of the Moon's surface more detailed, and at a greater scale, than any single map that came before it.
Moon

China Publishes the Most Detailed Map of the Moon Ever Made

Who doesn't want to know every nook and cranny of the Moon?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Congress maay actually regulate crypto after the market's latest crash that wiped out $40 billion in crypto assets. It may regulate stablecoins completely.
Cryptocurrency

Congress Moves to Regulate Crypto After Meltdown Wipes Out Investments

Is it time?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Actor Seth Green has been reunited with his pet Bored Ape NFT less than a month after losing it to an anonymous scammer, BuzzFeed News reports.
Blockchain

Family Guy Actor Pays Huge Ransom for Stolen Bored Ape

Well, that didn't take long.

By Victor Tangermann

If the latest reports on social media re to be believed, Tesla may have scrapped its safety score requirements for the Full Self-Driving beta.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Reportedly Giving Full Self-Driving Beta to Basically Anybody Now

What could possibly go wrong?

By Victor Tangermann

Researcher Yannic Kilcher trained an AI bot using millions of 4chan post from the Politically Incorrect board "/pol/." He called the bot "vile" on YouTube.
Artificial Intelligence

Guy Trains Particularly Horrible AI Bot Using Millions of 4Chan Posts

"The model is quite vile, I have to warn you."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's Office of Inspector General has released the final audit of the agency's efforts to build the Mobile Launcher 2 — and it doesn't pull any punches.
Moon

Scathing Report Admits NASA Is Years Behind Moon Landing Schedule

Brutal.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at the University of Tokyo have created a fleshy and "slightly sweaty" robotic finger that is covered in a pink layer of living skin.
Robotics

Scientists Create Robot “Finger” With Living Skin That Looks Like, Um

Well, that's terrifying.

By Victor Tangermann

Anthony Hopkins appears to be getting into crypto and NFTs – but there may be a deeper reason the actor has taken on his cringiest role yet. 
NFTs

There’s an Interesting Theory About Why Anthony Hopkins Is Suddenly Shilling NFTs

Eat your heart out!

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has announced it is commissioning a study to examine reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), events in the sky that cannot be explained.
NASA

NASA Says It’s Officially Investigating UFO Reports

Interesting!

By Victor Tangermann