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Social media giant Facebook issued an apology on Friday after their AI labeled a group of Black men in a video as “primates."
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Apologizes for Racist AI That Labeled Black Men as “Primates”

It's another example of racist AI in action.

By Tony Ho Tran

The UN scientist who helped pen the dire report on climate change said that the impact of man made climate change is already being felt in ways unimagined.
Climate Change

UN Scientist Warns That Climate Destruction Is Entering “Uncharted Territory”

"The climate we’ve been living in, is not going to be the climate we are living in right now."

By Tony Ho Tran

The Dead Internet Theory states that the Internet as we know it actually died sometime between 2016 and 2017 — and is now filled with mostly bots.
Artificial Intelligence

Creepy Conspiracy Theory Claims the Internet “Died” Years Ago

Not only that, but everything online is generated by bots.

By Tony Ho Tran

Lyft’s CEO Logan Green announced on Friday via Twitter that the company would “cover 100% of legal fees” if their drivers are sued under Texas’ SB 8 law.
Future Society

Lyft and Uber Vow to Fight Texas Abortion Ban

"This is an attack on women’s access to healthcare and on their right to choose."

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists might have discovered a rare and (frankly) unsettling cosmic event: a black hole eating a star from the inside out and causing a supernova. 
Science & Energy

Parasite Black Hole Eats Gigantic Star from Inside Out

It might be evidence of a rare type of supernova.

By Tony Ho Tran

Elon Musk Reportedly Planning $25,000 Tesla with No Steering Wheel
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Reportedly Planning $25,000 Tesla with No Steering Wheel

The car would be fully autonomous (in theory).

By Tony Ho Tran

A new molecule-sized "camera" helps scientists watch individual chemical reactions in real-time, and they say it could lead to better solar panels.
Chemistry

Scientists Build Molecule-Sized “Camera” To Watch Chemical Reactions in Real-Time

The nanoscale device revealed never-before seen compounds.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of physicists demonstrated that a nuclear fusion device called a stellerator could manage heats up to twice the temperature of the Sun's core.
Nuclear Fusion

Scientists Thrilled at Important Step Toward Practical Nuclear Fusion

The Wendelstein 7-X device in Germany can manage temperatures twice as hot as the Sun's core.

By Dan Robitzski

A pseudonymous hacker named MG is selling a USB cable that contains a tiny computer to capture and transmit every single key you type.
Computers

New USB Cable Contains Tiny Computer That Spies on Everything You Type

A pseudonymous security researcher says they're already mass producing the cables.

By Dan Robitzski

The topic of women's reproductive rights seems to be of very little concern to Musk, who "would prefer to stay out of politics."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Carefully Says Nothing About Texas Abortion Ban

Musk would rather "stay out of politics."

By Victor Tangermann

Apple has announced that it is delaying the rollout of its controversial plans to scan iPhones for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), The Verge reports.
Future Society

Apple Is Delaying Plans to Scan Phones for Child Abuse Material

The company is actually listening for once.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA says that its Perseverance rover has finally collected samples of Mars rocks, but the photo offered up as proof doesn't show too much.
Mars

NASA Claims Rover Collected Mars Rock, But We Wanna See Proof

Perseverance reportedly triumphed, but NASA has wrongfully declared success before.

By Dan Robitzski

Rocket startup Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket experienced a bit of an anomaly during its launch on Thursday — an unfortunate end to its first launch.
Off-World

Rocket Explodes Spectacularly During Launch

That's one massive explosion.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has added a glass dome to its Crew Dragon spacecraft that will carry the first all-civilian astronaut crew around the Earth later this month.
SpaceX

SpaceX Shows Off Beautiful Dome for Next Month’s Space Tourists

The views are going to be incredible.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk seems to be singing a different tune when it comes to the dangers of AI. "The robots are coming anyway, as Boston Dynamics videos clearly show."
Tesla

Elon Musk: Tesla Making a Robot Because “Robots Are Coming Anyway”

"I will not be able to ensure that robots made by other companies are safe, but I can try my best to do so at Tesla."

By Victor Tangermann

A growing number of girls and young women are developing Tourette's-like tics just from watching videos of them on TikTok.
Developments

Doctors Say Social Media May Be Giving Young People Strange Tics

"It's an epidemic within the pandemic."

By Dan Robitzski

The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding Virgin Galactic until further notice, following a troubling report about Richard Branson's maiden voyage.
Off-World

FAA Grounds Virgin Galactic Indefinitely Following Reports of Chaotic Flight

The FAA wants to approve the "final mishap investigation report" first before letting SpaceShipTwo fly again.

By Victor Tangermann

Prominent podcaster Joe Rogan has tested positive for the coronavirus and is "throwing the kitchen sink" at the virus to treat the disease.
Developments

Joe Rogan’s Fans Are Shredding Him for Being a Moron About COVID

Easier yet, he could just get vaccinated.

By Victor Tangermann

Climate change is here, and it's posing a very real threat. If you want proof, look no farther than Hurricane Ida's horrific destruction.
Climate Change

Last Night’s Hurricane Devastation Shows That Climate Change Is Here

No more abstractions.

By Dan Robitzski

Instead of taking extra years to develop and test a new rocket, China's space program may modify existing, flight-tested rockets for a crewed Moon mission.
Moon

Chinese Official Says Rocket For Human Moon Landing Already Built

The new lunar Space Race is on!

By Dan Robitzski