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Uranus has a name that lends itself to butt jokes. But it's also immensely important to scientists, who have mixed feelings on the juvenile humor.
Science & Energy

Here’s What Uranus Scientists Think About Your Disgusting Jokes

"If the public thinks it's a joke, the next thought in that thread is 'Do they think it's a waste of money?'"

A team of scientists used AI to uncover a lost Picasso portrait painted over by the artist back in the early 1900s.
Future Society

Scientists Use AI, 3D Printing to Uncover Hidden Picasso Painting

Here's what it looks like.

China launched a hypersonic missile test in late August that took the United States government by surprise.
Future Society

US Officials Shocked by Chinese Missile Test That Went All the Way Around the Earth

"We have no idea how they did this."

Fraudsters used a deepfaked voice of a company executive to fool a bank manager to transfer the millions to their possession in early 2020.
Future Society

Bank Robbers Steal $35 Million by Deepfaking Boss’s Voice

Dubai investigators say that “deep voice” tech was used in the heist.

More Cops Have Died from COVID-19 than Guns Since Start of Pandemic
Developments

More Cops Have Died from COVID-19 than Guns Since Start of Pandemic

The pandemic has claimed five times more officer lives than guns since the pandemic's start.

Scientist Says the Solar System Is Surrounded by a Huge Magnetic Tunnel
Solar Power

Scientist Says the Solar System Is Surrounded by a Huge Magnetic Tunnel

Her model could unify two structures in the sky previously thought to be unconnected.

Avi Loeb, former chair of Harvard’s astronomy department, theorizes that the universe could have been formed in a lab by other lifeforms.
Future Society

Harvard Scientist Suggests That Our Universe Was Created in a Laboratory

It’s a compelling (and scary) theory.

WHO Honors Woman Whose Cells Were Taken Without Consent for Medical Research
Developments

WHO Honors Woman Whose Cells Were Taken Without Consent for Medical Research

Henrietta Lacks is getting recognition she justly deserves.

Tesla has mysteriously scrubbed the price and specs of the much-hyped Cybertruck from its website entirely. 
Tesla

Tesla Just Scrubbed the Cybertruck Prices, Specs from Its Website

This comes after its release was delayed to next year.

A Dutch inventor has helped create a device, dubbed "Jenny," that has collected nearly 20,000lbs of plastic from the Pacific Ocean.  
Climate Change

Huge Machine Cleans Up Vast Load of Ocean Plastic

But there are still concerns about its efficacy.

Elon Musk Meets with Creator of Iron Man-Style Suit at SpaceX Launch Site
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Meets with Creator of Iron Man-Style Suit at SpaceX Launch Site

"I request an audience with the Cyber King."

non alcoholic Kin Lightwave
Future Society

Non Alcoholic ‘Euphoric Beverages’ Let You Socially Lubricate Without Booze

Kin Lightwave tastes great and makes you feel great, but without the hangover.

Former US general Stanley McChrystal warns that AI with the power to launch lethal strikes is inevitable, even if the idea is frightening.
Artificial Intelligence

Former General Warns About Rise of Killer Robots

He says putting AI in charge of pulling the trigger is inevitable but frightening.

New research suggests that nuking an asteroid is actually a good plan for saving the planet, even if it's just months before impact.
Science & Energy

Scientists Admit That Yeah, Nuking an Asteroid Might Actually Work

Even if they launch it just a few months before impact.

Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced that its Soyuz spacecraft caused the orientation of the International Space Station to change.
Space

Russia Just Accidentally Spun the Space Station AGAIN

It's not a good look.

Ian Brackenbury Channell, the official wizard of New Zealand, has been fired after decades of service as the city of Christchurch pursues new "vibes."
Future Society

New Zealand Just Fired Its Official Wizard

In other news, New Zealand had an official wizard.

Tesla is technically up $1 billion in its Bitcoin investment, caused by Bitcoin rallying past the $60,000 mark this week.
Bitcoin

Tesla Is Up $1 Billion on Its Bitcoin Investment

Bitcoin is back — for now.

Onlookers spotted something rather strange being transported on the back of a pickup truck at SpaceX's "Starbase" testing facilities in South Texas.
SpaceX

Photo Shows Iron Man-Style Suit at SpaceX Launch Site

Elaborate android or Halloween costume?

George Takei, who was on "Star Trek" alongside Captain Kirk actor William Shatner, wasn't impressed with his costar's trip to "space" earlier this week.
Off-World

George Takei Roasts “Star Trek” Costar William Shatner After Rocket Trip

"He’s boldly going where other people have gone before."

Doctors say that a woman who refused treatment and took CBD oil instead showed a remarkable improvement and that the tumor in her lung shrank drastically.
RX and Medicine

Doctors Say CBD Oil Shrank a Patient’s Tumor

There is, unfortunately, a lot to unpack here.