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The researchers discovered that there was a positive correlation between the sale of alcohol with the number of patients on liver transplant waiting lists.
Developments

We Drank So Much During the Pandemic that Liver Transplants Spiked

The number of people on liver transplant waiting lists was 50 percent higher than predicted.

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA scientist and software developer Casey Handmer argues NASA isn't ready for Starship has to offer and needs to make systematic changes to accomodate it.
Starship

NASA Employee Says SpaceX’s Starship Is About to Change Everything

"It’s a continuing and dedicated attempt to achieve the 'Holy Grail' of rocketry."

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook hardware insiders told The New York Times tech reporter Mike Isaac that "this is going to take a long time, i.e. breakthroughs in physics, etc."
Metaverse

Facebook Hardware Devs Reportedly Skeptical of Metaverse

New hardware could require "breakthroughs in physics" to realize.

By Victor Tangermann

CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement at the end of the company’s Connect conference dedicated to its augmented and virtual reality products.
Future Society

Facebook Changes Name, Announces AR Layer Over Physical Reality

"We have a new north star: to help bring the metaverse to life."

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX has flexed the "Chopsticks" arm of its massive Starship-catching tower for the first time earlier this morning at the company's Texas facilities.
Starship

SpaceX Flexes Giant Starship-Catching “Chopsticks” for the First Time

SpaceX's giant robotic "Mechazilla" just came alive.

By Victor Tangermann

The US Navy still has no idea what the hell its submarine hit in the South China Sea earlier this month. Officials have yet to find out what it was.
Nuclear Fusion

The Navy Can’t Figure Out What Damaged Its Nuclear Submarine

What the hell was it?

By Victor Tangermann

McDonald's is partnering with IBM to implement artificial intelligence tech to take orders at its drive-thru lanes.
Artificial Intelligence

McDonald’s Partners With IBM to Replace Drive-Thru Employees With AI

"I'm sorry, Dave. I can't give you fries with that."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Says We Need a Plan for When We Discover Alien Life
Exobiology

NASA Says We Need a Plan for When We Discover Alien Life

The agency proposes a framework for communicating — and confirming — extraterrestrial life.

By Tony Ho Tran

Billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, has other goals in mind for his tremendous wealth: making humanity interplanetary.
Mars

Elon Musk Says He Wants to Use Wealth to Get Humans to Mars, Not Pay Taxes

"My plan is to use the money to get humanity to Mars and preserve the light of consciousness."

By Victor Tangermann

earth-flipped-side
Science & Energy

Scientists: Uh, Earth Flipped Over On Its Side 84 Million Years Ago

Scientists ventured to figure out whether or not, like you, after three martinis, Earth once keeled over on its side.

By Foster Kamer

SpaceX has fortunately managed to plug its leaky space toilet with mere days left before its next Crew Dragon spacecraft launch this Sunday.
SpaceX

Space Toilet No Longer Oozes Human Pee, SpaceX Proclaims

Thank God.

By Victor Tangermann

National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy told CNBC that Tesla isn't doing enough to keep its Full Self-Driving software safe.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Gov Official Tears Apart Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” Feature

"It’s not full self-driving."

By Victor Tangermann

Musk took to Twitter on Wednesday to make fun of common cryptocurrency scams.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Mocks Dogecoin Crypto Scams

"If I send you 2 Doge, will you promise to send me 1 Doge?"

By Victor Tangermann

China might have cemented its supercomputing supremacy with not one, but two exascale supercomputing systems.
Computers

China May Have Secretly Built Two Exascale Supercomputers

Here's why that matters.

By Tony Ho Tran

New research indicates that many items found in fast food throughout the US contain hormone-disrupting chemicals found in plastic.
Food

Fast Food Is Filled With Chemicals That Disrupt Hormones, Scientists Say

"Stronger regulations are needed to help keep these harmful chemicals out of the food supply."

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA is turning to the private industry to keep the doomed and Moon-bound Space Launch System alive — and for the next 30 year or so.
Moon

NASA Begs Companies to Clone Its Super-Expensive Moon Rocket for Cheap

Could a private contractor really build the SLS for less than half the cost?

By Victor Tangermann

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwartzman believes that shortages in the gas and oil industry will lead to a social crisis in nations throughout the world.
Energy

Billionaire Warns That Energy Shortages Will Lead to Social Unrest

He predicts skyrocketing oil and gas prices will lead to "real unrest."

By Tony Ho Tran

Uber announced a deal with Hertz to make 50,000 Tesla vehicles available to rent to Uber drivers by 2023, an ambitious plan to electrify its fleet.
Tesla

Uber Announces It Will Roll Out 50,000 Teslas to Its Drivers

"We look forward to seeing more EVs on the road right away."

By Victor Tangermann

An interdisciplinary team of scientists have launched a project with the goal of decoding and potentially communicating with sperm whales.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Are Working on an AI to Let Us Talk to Whales

The neural network could provide the key to communicating with whales.

By Tony Ho Tran

A Texas startup wants to build a community of 100 3D printed homes — which would make it the largest such community in the US.
Future Society

Texas Startup Building Largest 3D Printed Home Community in US

The homes' walls can be printed in a week.

By Tony Ho Tran