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Google has used its Android smartphones to detect earthquakes for years — and now, the company is admitting to a massive misstep.
Environment

Google Has Quietly Been Detecting Earthquakes by Sensing Rumbling in Android Phones For Years

This early warning system can save lives — as long as it gets the algorithm right.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A troubling new IVF startup claims it can predict a child's IQ and risk of disease based on the parent's race and genetic testing.
Brain

New IVF Startup Claims It Can Predict an Embryo’s IQ

"From a market perspective, having children is one of the few times that people think seriously about genetics."

By Joe Wilkins

Two women, who attended the "Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival" in Las Vegas, received peptide injections, had to be hospitalized.
Treatments

Women Take Peptide Injections at “Age Reversal” Event, End Up Leaving in Ambulances

They were hospitalized and left in critical condition.

By Victor Tangermann

A leading source of the ubiquitous microplastics infesting the planet and our bodies is so obvious that it will make you furious.
Science & Energy

One of the Biggest Sources of Microplastics Will Make You Mad as Hell

There's no escaping it.

By Frank Landymore

Thanks to a production snafu, the next Celsius energy drink you imbibe may result in a very different kind of buzz.
Food

Surprise! Random Cans of Celsius Energy Drink Actually Contain Vodka After Factory Accident, Company Admits

This is quite the mixup.

By Noor Al-Sibai

New research out of Northwestern University found evidence that memories in the brain may be moving around in response to stimuli.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Find Evidence That Memories in Brain Are Physically Moving Around

"I was sure that the memory was going to look more stable over days — and that's not what we found."

By Joe Wilkins

Children who got smartphones before the age of 13 are, per a new study, far more likely to suffer mental health problems down the line. 
Studies

A New Paper Just Found Something Horrifying About Kids Who Get Phones Early in Life

This is quite alarming.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Workforce reductions are no longer an admission that companies are struggling — CEOs are using them to boast about their investments in AI.
Artificial Intelligence

CEOs Are Publicly Boasting About Reducing Their Workforces With AI

"I don’t think that’s good news for the American worker."

By Victor Tangermann

Levels of the chemical byproduct TFA have multiplied rapidly over the past few years, as researchers scramble to catch up.
Environment

Almost All Rain Drops Contain the Same Weird Chemical

And the best part: it's here to stay.

By Joe Wilkins

A Miami jury has found the Tesla Autopilot software to be partially at fault for a horrendous fatal collision in 2019.
Tesla

“This Will Open the Floodgates”: Tesla In Trouble as Jury Orders It to Pay $329 Million After Autopilot Death

This is seismic.

By Frank Landymore

President Donald Trump's new European tariffs may spell bad news for Novo Nordisk, maker of Ozempic and Wegovy.
RX and Medicine

A Side Effect of Trump’s Tariffs: Making Ozempic Way More Expensive

Things just keep getting worse for Novo Nordisk.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of scientists have confirmed that their quantum computer is now in orbit around Earth aboard a satellite.
Quantum Computing

Scientists Just Launched the First Quantum Computer Into Space

It's the first — but will it last?

By Frank Landymore

Terrifying video footage going viral on social media shows an amusement park ride splitting in half and collapsing in western Saudi Arabia.
Robots and Machines

Horrifying Video Shows Amusement Park Ride Breaking Apart Mid-Ride

Thankfully, nobody died.

By Victor Tangermann

It appears that Tesla's new Los Angeles diner is about as sturdily made as a Cybertruck — which is to say, not at all.
Tesla

Tesla Diner Patio Covering Collapses, Smashes Mother on Head and Barely Misses Baby

Tesla is not beating the "sloppiness" allegations.

By Noor Al-Sibai

In an impressive new demo, humanoid robot company Figure founder Brett Adcock showed off a robot effortlessly loading a washing machine.
Robotics

Wild Video Shows Humanoid Robot Loading a Washing Machine Pretty Well

"First time seeing a humanoid robot actually doing a task in a home."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers are alarmed after noticing a significant drop in the number of vocalizations from blue whales.
Science & Energy

Scientists Alarmed as Whales Suddenly Going Silent

"When you really break it down, it’s like trying to sing while you're starving."

By Victor Tangermann

Many proud Cybertruck owners have discovered that their ultra-expensive rolling tanks are aging like room-temperature milk.
Tesla

The Cybertruck Is Aging Like Fast Fashion on Temu

"Make sure not to use your CyberTruck for truck things."

By Joe Wilkins

A federal judge in Mississippi delivered a ruling that was riddled with factual errors, raising concerns that he was using AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Judge Accused of Using AI to Issue Garbled Ruling

"I feel like I’m Alice in Wonderland."

By Victor Tangermann

As thousands of employees leave the agency, NASA is warning its remaining staff to prepare for a dramatic escalation of physical security.
NASA

NASA Announces It Will Be Randomly Searching Employees

Talk about a space probe.

By Joe Wilkins

Zuckerberg is dreaming up a utopia in which superintelligent AIs benevolently stop short of taking over everybody's jobs, critics say.
Meta

There’s a Very Basic Flaw in Mark Zuckerberg’s Plan for Superintelligent AI

"Just entirely devoid of ambition and imagination."

By Victor Tangermann