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The American Cancer Society revealed on Wednesday that overall cancer death rates dropped 32 percent from its peak in 1991 to 2019.
Cancer

Good News: Cancer Deaths Have Dramatically Fallen in the Past 30 Years

But there's a catch.

Not everybody was impressed by KFC's latest plant-based chicken offerings.
Science & Energy

KFC’s Fake Chicken Isn’t Quite as Disgusting as Everybody’s Saying

It tasted fine — but it's still KFC.

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

Self-Driving Car Has Giant Airbag for When It Accidentally Plows Into Pedestrians

That's one way to make it safer.

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

Surgeon Stripped of License for Carving His Initials Into Patients’ Organs

Why did this take so long?

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

Scientists Are Testing a Vaccine to Treat Opioid Addiction

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

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

Hundreds of Medical Experts Sign Letter Condemning Joe Rogan

They're calling on Spotify to start moderating misinformation.

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

NASA Says It’s Running Out of Astronauts

This is the smallest astronaut corps in roughly 50 years.

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

9mm Handguns That Can Only Be Fired by Owners Hitting Stores in US

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

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

In Proof That Irony Is Dead, People are Trying to Make Beanie Babies NFTs

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

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

Guy Who Shamelessly Ripped Off Beloved Word Game Issues Apology

"I realize I crossed a line."

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

NASA Says Space Debris Will Definitely Slam Into the James Webb Space Telescope

It's all part of the plan.

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

CEO Born in Soviet Russia Says Metaverse Is Just Like Communist Propaganda

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

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

China Building “Artificial Moon” Facility That Simulates Low Gravity With Magnets

Chinese engineers say it can make gravity "disappear."

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

Hacker Claims to Have Seized Control of Teslas Around the World

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

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

Kim Kardashian Sued for Promoting “Pump and Dump” Crypto Scam

The lawsuit also includes boxer Floyd Mayweather.

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

Expert Says Children Will Soon Have More than Two Biological Parents

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

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

Elon Musk Conveniently Forgets to Mention He Didn’t Write a Famous TS Eliot Poem

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

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

The Oceans Are Now Hotter Than at Any Point in Recorded History, Scientists Warn

This is bad.

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

Elon Musk Skewered for Wretched Tesla Cowboy Belt Buckle

Moves to Texas one time.

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

New Katy Perry Music Video Features SpaceX Starships

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