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Canadian vehicle and scooter company Daymak has designed an autonomous car that can mine cryptocurrencies when it's parked.
Cryptocurrency

Upcoming Electric Car Designed to Mine Crypto While Charging

Self-drive by day, mining crypto by night.

By Victor Tangermann

It's debatable whether Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos managed to get to outer space today. Was it all a marketing stunt to appeal to the ultra wealthy?
Off-World

Jeff Bezos Heads Toward Space, Turns Back Before He Gets There

The Kármán line has been turned into a marketing gimmick.

By Victor Tangermann

Retired pilot instructor Wally Funk just made it to the edge of space on board Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft RSS First Step.
Off-World

82-Year-Old Woman Becomes Oldest Person in Space

She was meant to fly to space with NASA in the 1960s — but the government shut down the program.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is now offering its Full Self-Driving subscription, a semi-autnomous driving feature, for a cool $199 a month, a substantial amount of money.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Costs as Much Per Month as Leasing an Entire Car

Despite the name, the feature still does "not make the vehicle autonomous."

By Victor Tangermann

The extreme heat in Oregon and California is so bad that baby birds are trying to escape and plumetting from their nests before they can fly.
Climate Change

Baby Birds Are Leaping From Their Nests and Dying Because of Extreme Heat

Hawks are trying to escape the intense heats — before they're able to fly.

By Dan Robitzski

The burgeoning space tourism industry comes with a considerable environmental cost that shouldn't be forgotten.
Environment

Rocket Launches Are Shockingly Bad for the Environment

"The time to act is now — while the billionaires are still buying their tickets."

By Victor Tangermann

The Indian state Uttar Pradesh just implemented new population control policies that include cash incentives for voluntary sterilization.
Future Society

To Fight Overpopulation, India May Pay People to Get Sterilized

"Every time there is population control, it has led to violence against women's bodies."

By Dan Robitzski

Rumors spread online that cardboard beds provided to Olympic athletes in Tokyo were designed as a way to discourage sex. Officials are calling it fake news.
Future Society

Olympic Organizers: Actually Those Cardboard Beds Can Withstand Vigorous Sex

"Cardboard beds are actually stronger than the one made of wood or steel."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists were able to lump every kind of cancer out there into two categories based on whether they express a single protein.
Cancer

Doctors Say They Found a Protein Linking All Cancers

Tumors seem to be able to turn the protein on or off to evade treatment.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk Brutally Mocks Jeff Bezos for Spaceship That Can’t Reach Orbit
Off-World

Elon Musk Brutally Mocks Jeff Bezos for Spaceship That Can’t Reach Orbit

Elon Musk isn't buying what Blue Origin is selling.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have discovered a new DNA structure they call the "Borg" that assimilates genes from other microorganisms in its surroundings.
DNA

Scientists Discover Extremely Long “Borg” DNA

It could help in our fight against climate change.

By Tony Ho Tran

President Joe Biden said that social media sites like Facebook are “killing people” by allowing COVID-19 misinformation to run rampant.
Future Society

Biden: Misinformation on Facebook Is “Killing People”

The White House criticized the platform for spreading misinformation about COVID-19.

By Tony Ho Tran

Law enforcement officials in Malaysia seized 1,069 bitcoin mining rigs before crushing them all with a big steamroller last week.
Bitcoin

Watch Police Crush 1,069 Bitcoin Mining Rigs With a Huge Steamroller

Officials destroyed $1.25 million worth of mining rigs.

By Tony Ho Tran

MAGA “Freedom Phone” Is Actually a Cheap Chinese Phone With a Huge Markup
Future Society

MAGA “Freedom Phone” Is Actually a Cheap Chinese Phone With a Huge Markup

It’s potentially a big security risk for users too.

By Tony Ho Tran

Ford has launched a new petrol-scented fragrance called "Mach-Eau," designed to appease nostalgic owners of the upcoming Mach-E GT.
Advanced Transport

Ford Announces Petrol Fragrance to Appease Nostalgic EV Owners

Who says you can't huff petrol while driving an EV?

By Victor Tangermann

It wouldn't surprise Tesla CEO Elon Musk if his company's latest offering, the Cybertruck, will flop.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says the Cybertruck Might Flop But He Doesn’t Care

"Other trucks look like copies of the same thing, but Cybertruck looks like it was made by aliens from the future."

By Victor Tangermann

Laurel Eich, a 42-year-old woman from Nevada, was arrested on Wednesday for burglary at a Sun Valley dental clinic where she used to work.
Developments

Woman Breaks Into Dentist’s Office, Extracts 13 Teeth From Anesthetized Patient

Okay, this is a weird one.

By Victor Tangermann

Sandwich chain Subway is in full damage control mode after a New York Times investigation found last month that there is no trace of tuna DNA in its tuna.
Science & Energy

Subway CEO Says Sandwiches Definitely Contain Tuna, Regardless of What That DNA Test Said

"We're very proud of our tuna, so I think that's really the end of the story."

By Victor Tangermann

After a month-long saga, NASA says that the iconic Hubble Space Telescope is back online after it switched to a backup computer system.
NASA

Good News: NASA Says It Managed to Fix the Hubble Space Telescope

"Hubble is back!"

By Jon Christian

A new documentary about the life of the legendary TV personality Anthony Bourdain, who passed away in 2018, includes AI recreations of his voice.
Artificial Intelligence

New Anthony Bourdain Documentary Used AI to Recreate His Voice

"We can have a documentary-ethics panel about it later."

By Victor Tangermann