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Barack Obama sat down for a "Late Late Show" interview. When Reggie Watts asked Obama about any UFO theories, he had a surprising answer.
Future Society

Barack Obama: “When It Comes to Aliens, There Are Things I Just Can’t Tell You on Air”

"I was like, ‘Is there a lab somewhere where we’re keeping the alien specimens and space ships?'"

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at the University of Zurich have modified a common respiratory virus called the adenovirus to eliminate tumors from the inside out.
Viruses

Doctors Hack Virus to Make Tumors Kill Themselves

This new technique tricks a tumor into eliminating itself from the inside out.

By Victor Tangermann

A 2015 Tesla Model S crashed into a parked Washington state deputy's patrol vehicle over the weekend with its Autopilot feature turned on.
Tesla

Tesla on Autopilot Smashes Into Police Car

The cop car sustained "significant damage."

By Victor Tangermann

The World’s First Nuclear Bomb Test Forged a Strange Object
Nuclear Fusion

The World’s First Nuclear Bomb Test Forged a Strange Object

"This quasicrystal is magnificent in its complexity — but nobody can yet tell us why it was formed in this way."

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers believes it has found ample evidence of a variety of fungus-like creatures on Mars by looking at NASA rover and orbiter images.
Science & Energy

Extremely Dubious Research Claims to Spot Fungus Growing on Mars

"Fungi thrive in radiation intense environments."

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent televised interview with CNN, Retired US Navy Chief Master-at-Arms Sean Cahill expanded on a strange sighting he made in 2004.
Military

Former US Military Official: Unidentified Objects “a Hundred to a Thousand Years” Ahead of Our Tech

"They are very capable and in some cases more capable than anything in our own inventory."

By Victor Tangermann

Not everybody is enthused about SpaceX absorbing the area surrounding its testing facilities in South Texas to build out its "Starbase."
Off-World

Residents Furious at Elon Musk for Turning Rural Town Into Growing Spaceport

"I don’t like what they do, but you don’t want to start a fight with them."

By Victor Tangermann

Terrifying UFC Fighter Screams at Elon Musk, Who Meekly Acquiesces
Elon Musk

Terrifying UFC Fighter Screams at Elon Musk, Who Meekly Acquiesces

"ELON MUSK! WHERE’S MY WIFE’S CAR, BRO?"

By Foster Kamer

Tesla's Plaid Model S prototype was sporting an "adjustable wing built into the trunk" while doing laps at Laguna Seca in California.
Tesla

New Tesla Prototype Has Retractable Spoiler

The "quickest accelerating car in production today" may come with an adjustable wing.

By Victor Tangermann

Blockchains Were Supposed to Be “Unhackable.” Now They’re Getting Hacked.
Hacking

Blockchains Were Supposed to Be “Unhackable.” Now They’re Getting Hacked.

Cryptocurrencies are far from hack-proof.

By Victor Tangermann

Bill Gates' resignation from Microsoft came as the board was investigating him for an "inappropriate" relationship with a female Microsoft employee.
Future Society

Bill Gates Reportedly Left Microsoft Board Amid Sex Allegations

This is getting messier and messier.

By Jon Christian

The largest union of registered nurses in the US have condemned the CDC for ditching all mask recommendations for those who have been fully vaccinated.
Developments

The Country’s Largest Nurses Union Says the CDC’s New Mask Rules Are Terrible

"This is a huge blow to our efforts at confronting this virus and the pandemic."

By Victor Tangermann

The world's biggest jeweler Pandora has announced it will cease to sell all mined diamonds and will switch exclusively to lab-made diamonds.
Science & Energy

World’s Biggest Jeweler Will Only Sell Lab-Grown Diamonds

"It's the right thing to do."

By Victor Tangermann

Officials just found that buried uranium at Chernobyl is triggering new nuclear reactions, raising the possibility of another dangerous accident.
Energy

Scientists Fear New Disaster at Chernobyl Meltdown Site

"It's like embers in a barbecue pit."

By Dan Robitzski

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.

By Jon Christian

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.

By Victor Tangermann

"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.

By Victor Tangermann

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.

By Tony Ho Tran

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.

By Tony Ho Tran

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.

By Tony Ho Tran