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The Chinese government is forcing gaming companies to limit online gaming availability to just three hours a week to children in the country.
Future Society

China Says Minors Can Only Play Three Hours of Online Games Per Week

The gaming industry — and likely kids — aren't thrilled about the crackdown.

By Victor Tangermann

A 2012 study co-authored by famed behavioral scientist Dan Ariely about honesty was more than likely based on falsified data, according to an investigation.
Data Privacy

Scientists Studying Honesty Used Fabricated Data

"This is not what real data look like, and we can’t think of a plausible benign explanation for it."

By Victor Tangermann

For many climate scientists, the great ferocity of hurricane Ida came to no surprise as the world is starting to really feel the results of climate change.
Climate Change

Today’s Killer Hurricane Is Linked to Climate Change, Scientists Say

It's a bad omen.

By Victor Tangermann

Russian cosmonauts stationed on board the ISS have discovered several new cracks in the wall of the aging outpost, warning that they could eventually widen.
Off-World

Russia Says It’s Found Even More Cracks in the Space Station

"This is bad and suggests that the fissures will begin to spread over time."

By Victor Tangermann

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the space company will attempt something very different to recover its massive Super Heavy booster.
Starship

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Catch Starship Booster With Giant “Robot Chopsticks”

"Success is not guaranteed, but excitement is!"

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk once again criticized Bitcoin, arguing that the underlying technology of Dogecoin is better suited for scalability.
Bitcoin

Man Sues Parents of Kids Who Stole His Bitcoin

He claims the kids stole roughly $1 million worth of crypto from him.

By Tony Ho Tran

Psychology professor Irwin Bernstein, 88, announced his sudden "retirement" after one of his students arrived to class unmasked.
Developments

Professor Quits Job on the Spot When Student Refuses to Wear Mask

“That’s it. I’m retired.”

By Tony Ho Tran

Energy Vault, a Switzerland- and California-based company, has secured $100 million in series C funding for their bold vision.
Energy

Startup Raises $100 Million to Store Energy in Giant Hanging Bricks

The company is using bricks and gravity to create giant batteries.

By Tony Ho Tran

Astra Space's LV0006 rocket began launching on Saturday afternoon — only to powerslide precariously off the launch pad after an engine failed to fire.
Future Society

Watch the Astra Rocket Suddenly Powerslide Off the Launch Pad During a Test

Sure, it was an expensive failure — but at least it looked cool.

By Tony Ho Tran

Hour One is a Tel Aviv-based startup that uses real people’s likenesses to create AI-generated “characters” for marketing and educational videos.
Artificial Intelligence

Company Wants to Make Deepfake Advertising Clones of Your Face

“We’ve got a queue of people that are dying to become these characters.”

By Tony Ho Tran

Governor Gavin Newsom requested permission from the federal government to use tax money via Medicaid to pay people with addictions to stay sober.
Developments

California May Pay People With Addiction to Stay Sober

Past evidence shows that it can really work.

By Tony Ho Tran

The Department of Defense (DOD) has released a document of talking points for how government officials should respond to questions about UFOs.
Future Society

Pentagon Document Tells How to Answer Questions About “Extraterrestrial Technology”

Here’s exactly what’s in it.

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists have been able to replicate the atmosphere of one of the solar system’s most enigmatic moons right here on Earth.
Off-World

Researchers Recreate Titan’s Atmosphere on Earth in Glass Vials

This will help guide future NASA missions to Saturn's largest moon.

By Tony Ho Tran

The files from Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA are causing the computers at the Department of Justice to crash due its enormous size.
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos’ NASA Lawsuit Is So Huge It’s Crashing the DOJ Computer System

“We have tried several different ways to create 50-megabyte files for more efficient filing, all without success thus far.”

By Tony Ho Tran

A huge "blob" of warm water in the Pacific Ocean has been made worse by climate change and led to a ten-year drought in Chile.
Climate Change

Scientist Warns of Megadroughts That Could Collapse Entire Civilizations

"I find it very concerning to see that human-caused climate change is amplifying the severity of megadroughts."

By Dan Robitzski

Federal scientists are tracking down and investigating nuclear cubes that Nazi scientists hoped to turn into bombs to test out new forensic techniques.
Science & Energy

Scientists Searching for Lost Nuclear Nazi Cubes

"I'm glad the Nazi program wasn't as advanced as they wanted it to be by the end of the war."

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon-owned satellite company Kuiper Systems filed a complaint about SpaceX's plans for Starlink, and Elon Musk called Jeff Bezos out for being a troll.
SpaceX

Elon Musk: Jeff Bezos Retired for “Full-time Job Filing Lawsuits Against SpaceX”

To be fair, Musk has a point.

By Dan Robitzski

the laboratory services company hVivo has now grown enough of the delta variant of the coronavirus to start infecting human volunteers in a challenge trial.
Viruses

Researchers Are About to Infect Humans With Home-Grown COVID Strain

"Delta has reduced the relevance of the first virus."

By Dan Robitzski

A self-driving bus crashed into a visually-impaired paralympian at the athlete's village in Tokyo, but it may not have been the autonomous vehicle's fault.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Bus Hits Pedestrian at Tokyo Olympic Village

But it seems that neither the athlete nor the bus were to blame.

By Dan Robitzski

Zoom fatigue, or feeling exhausted from having your camera on at work, is a real phenomenon that should be taken seriously, according to new research.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Demonstrate That Yes, Video Call Meetings Are Exhausting

More research says that Zoom fatigue is a real problem.

By Dan Robitzski