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Thanks to an array of electrodes implanted in their brains, two monkeys were able to "see" and recognize individual shapes — without using their eyes.
Prosthetics and Devices

Neuralink Co-Founder Leaves Company For Unknown Reasons

Max Hodak is out.

The Canadian province of New Brunswick is tracking 48 cases of a mysterious new brain disease that has neurobiologists stumped, the BBC reports.
Neuroscience and Brain

A Mysterious Brain Disease Is Spreading in Canada

The symptoms can be devastating.

"To clarify speculation, Tesla has not sold any Bitcoin," Musk corrected himself in a early Monday morning tweet. But Bitcoin dropped in value anyways.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Implies Tesla Is Selling Its Bitcoin, Causing Huge Price Drop, Then Says Actually It’s Not

Musk implied that Tesla had sold its holdings — but then changed course.

Tom Cruise and SpaceX are reportedly partnering up to make a movie that would be the first feature film ever shot in space.
Off-World

Russia Is Sending Its Own Actor to Space Before Tom Cruise

If they pull this off, it'll be the first movie filmed in space.

Former employee Guangzhi Cao admits to copying Tesla's Autopilot code — but denies accessing or making any use of the files after quitting.
Tesla

Man Posted Video of Driving With Hands Off Wheel Before Fatal Tesla Crash

Investigators aren’t sure if he had autopilot mode on at the time of the crash.

China is getting ready to launch the core module for its Tianhe, or "Heavenly Harmony," space station on board a Long March 5B rocket.
Off-World

US Intel Chief: Chinese Space Station is a Threat to National Security

The report claims China wants to create “destructive” antisatellite weapons.

Watch the James Webb Space Telescope Open Its Massive, Golden Mirrors
James Webb Space Telescope

Watch the James Webb Space Telescope Open Its Massive, Golden Mirrors

"The primary mirror is a technological marvel."

Military.com reports that the newest U.S. military branch, established in 2019, has now created a unit dedicated to "orbital warfare."
Future Society

Space Force Commander Fired After Claiming Leftism in Military

He believes that Marxism has infiltrated the US military.

If I were dropped in Jezero crater with a pressurized spacesuit, could I defeat NASA’s mighty Perseverance rover in mortal combat? 
Mars

People Want NASA’s Mars Rover to Fight the Chinese Mars Rover

Who do you think would win?

Autonomous Taxi Goes Rogue, Escapes From Rescue Crew
Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous Taxi Goes Rogue, Escapes From Rescue Crew

"Oh no. Now it’s blocking the entire road."

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't afraid of the Securities and Exchange Commission coming after him for tweets about the cryptocurrency dogecoin.
Elon Musk

Dogecoin Creator Said Elon Musk Is a “Self-Absorbed Grifter”

He also said his SNL episode was “cringe.”

Chinese Mars Rover Reportedly Touches Down on Surface of Mars
Mars

Chinese Mars Rover Reportedly Touches Down on Surface of Mars

China's rover has reportedly touched down.

Senator Ron Wyden wrote a letter urging the Defense Department to come clean about the various ways it secretly spies on Americans.
Future Society

Senator Says the Military Is Secretly Spying on Americans

Senator Ron Ryden is urging the military to release classified information on domestic surveillance.

More and more pilots are coming out to publicly talk about what they saw in the time leading up to a report by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.
Robots and Machines

Former Navy Pilot Says Team Saw Unidentified Objects “Every Day” For Years

"I am worried, frankly."

Oxitec, the biotech company behind the gene-hacked mosquitoes in the Florida Keys, is now planning to release genetically engineered fall armyworms.
Genetics

Biotech Firm Behind CRISPR Mosquitoes Is Working on Other Gene-Hacked Creatures

Oxitec's next focus seems to be the fall armyworm.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lost a considerable amount of his wealth, more than $20 billion, since he made his appearance on Saturday Night Live.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Has Lost $20 Billion Since Hosting “SNL”

Investors aren't impressed by Elon's flip-flopping.

A new cryptocurrency called Chia, founded by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen, is promising to make mining cryptocurrencies at home a whole lot easier.
Bitcoin

New Cryptocurrency Kills Your Hard Drive to Mine New Coins

This promising new token has an Achilles heel.

The gene-hacked mosquitoes released in the Florida Keys by the biotech company Oxitec are finally old enough to fly and reproduce.
Genetics

Florida’s Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes Have Hatched and Taken Flight

The controversial experiment has begun.

Spencer Kuvin, a lawyer who for nine of Jeffrey Epstein's victims, called out Bill Gates for not sharing evidence on Epstein Ghislaine Maxwell.
Science & Energy

Lawyer Slams Bill Gates for Connections to Jeffrey Epstein

"Why are you taking business meetings with a person like that?"

Bitcoin won't magically become environmentally friendly over night. In fact, making Bitcoin sustainable would be incredibly difficult.
Bitcoin

It Would Be Incredibly Hard to Make Bitcoin Sustainable, Experts Say

"Change means a loss of billions."