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Tesla has made some changes under the hood via an over-the-air software update to prevent future collisions with emergency vehicles.
Tesla

Amazing! New Tesla Autopilot Update Will Avoid Crashing Into Emergency Vehicles

It will automatically slow down if it detects emergency lights at night.

A massive study on over 1.1 million blood samples found that half of American kids under the age of 6 could have lead in their blood.
Studies

Half of American Kids Have Lead in Their Blood, Doctors Say

"These findings confirm that we still have a long way to go to end childhood lead poisoning in the United States."

A raven in Canberra, Australia, decided it had enough of a local business sending coffee to a customer in the area via a Google delivery drone.
Drones

Watch a Raven Attack a Google Coffee Delivery Drone

"They think it's Terminator or something."

A team of scientists that developed climate projects for the year 2,500 is warning of an earth so different it's "alien to humans."
Climate Change

The Climate Projection for 500 Years From Now Is Unbelievably Bad

Researchers warn of an earth that's "alien to humans."

After the web host Epik, popular among the far-right, was hacked, Nazis and other far-right extremists are being unmasked by researchers and activists.
Science & Energy

Nazis Exposed After Their Web Host Gets Hacked

"This is like the mother of all data lodes."

China has officially banned any children's cartoons and TV shows that make any mention of violence, vulgarity, or pornography.
Future Society

China Cracks Down on Violent Cartoons

Channels must limit broadcasts to "excellent cartoons with healthy content and promote truth, goodness and beauty."

Pulmonologist Matthew Trunsky says that most the antivaxxer patients he recently vented about have since died of their coronavirus infections.
Viruses

COVID Patients Tell Doctor Coronavirus Is Fake, Then All Die

A pulmonologist who previously wrote about combative patients says most have now died.

The Indian state Rajasthan shut off the internet for about 8.5 million people on Sunday in order to prevent anyone from cheating on a standardized test.
Future Society

Indian State Cuts Off Internet for 8.5 Million to Prevent Students Cheating on Standardized Test

Millions had their internet service cut off as a result.

A Pennsylvania-based holding company called Stronghold Digital Mining bought a coal waste power plant over the summer to power 1,800 mining computers.
Science & Energy

Bitcoin Mining Company Buys Entire Coal Power Plant

The company is burning through 600,000 tons of coal per year.

Former Navy SEAL Mark Matzeldelaflor founded Guardian Grange after he had a life-changing magic mushrooms trip with a friend.
Future Society

Former Navy SEAL Takes Shrooms, Decides to Save Nearly-Extinct Butterfly

He's also using nature to help veterans cope with PTSD and trauma.

Researchers are studying the effects of spaceflight on the human body by placing women in water tanks for five days. 
Future Society

Scientists Are Putting Women in Giant Waterbeds to Study Outer Space

The women will spend five days in waterbeds.

Hamster Trades Cryptocurrencies, Outperforms Warren Buffett
Cryptocurrency

Hamster Trades Cryptocurrencies, Outperforms Warren Buffett

His portfolio is up 24 percent since he began trading in June.

Space Tourist Toilet Issues Were So Bad That They Set Off an Alarm
Future Society

Space Tourist Toilet Issues Were So Bad That They Set Off an Alarm

Luckily, the crew managed to keep a cool head when the alarm went off.

Researchers have discovered how an ancient species of all female beetle has survived without having sex. 
Future Society

Scientists Discover Creature That Never Has Sex

Here’s how it has kept reproducing for so long.

Okay, These Jokes About Elon Musk and Grimes Breaking Up Are Pretty Funny
Elon Musk

Okay, These Jokes About Elon Musk and Grimes Breaking Up Are Pretty Funny

We can have a little schadenfreude, as a treat.

Researchers are developing a pill they say might allow people to treat their COVID-19 while limiting its transmission to others. 
Health & Medicine

Scientists Say They’re Almost Ready With a Pill to Treat COVID

It might be ready by the end of the year.

A teenager on TikTok disrupted thousands of scientific studies when she posted a video telling her users to use a survey platform for extra money.
Future Society

Thousands of Scientific Studies Disrupted by TikTok Teen

Here’s how she did it.

Britney Spears' father allegedly hired a security firm to constantly monitor her text messages, phone calls, and capture audio recordings from her bedroom.
Future Society

Britney Spears’ Dad Allegedly Bugged Her Phone and Recorded Her Bedroom

"It really reminded me of somebody that was in prison."

Canadian police are searching for a man they say punched a female nurse in the face after she gave his wife the COVID-19 vaccine without his permission.
Developments

Man Punches Nurse for Giving His Wife the COVID Vaccine “Without His Consent”

Police are still on the lookout for him.

German researchers working on a research initiative to decarbonized the steel industry unveiled a modified hydrogen Tesla that runs on synthetic fuel.
Tesla

German Researchers Converted a Tesla Model Y Into a Hydrogen Car

There's a lot to unpack here.