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Robot maker Boston Dynamics has released its latest video of its two-legged pioneer called Atlas performing some impressive parkour.
Boston Dynamics

Watch Boston Dynamics’ Humanoid Robot Do Actual Parkour

We bet you haven't seen a humanoid robot vault over an obstacle before.

By Victor Tangermann

As the Taliban continues their ruthless takeover of Afghanistan, they’ve taken to banning the COVID-19 vaccine in certain regions of the country.
Future Society

Taliban Conquers Much of Afghanistan, Bans COVID Vaccine

It’s just one of many draconian demands the military insurgents have ordered.

By Tony Ho Tran

Biotech company Moderna is set to start human trials for the first-ever mRNA-based HIV vaccine as soon as this week, according to a recent submission.
Health & Medicine

Moderna’s mRNA HIV Vaccine Is About to Start Human Trials

RNA-based vaccines successfully helped fight off the coronavirus. Will they be able to do the same for HIV?

By Victor Tangermann

Val Kilmer Can’t Speak — But His AI Voice Replacement Is Truly Uncanny
Artificial Intelligence

Val Kilmer Can’t Speak — But His AI Voice Replacement Is Truly Uncanny

"After getting treated, my voice as I knew it was taken away from me."

By Dan Robitzski

The Chinese tech and e-commerce giant Alibaba is rolling out delivery robots to replace error-prone, smoke-break-taking human couriers.
Robotics

Alibaba Says Delivery Robots Are Great Because They Don’t Smoke on the Job

Seems a little rude!

By Dan Robitzski

Manhattan offices are adding gardens, terraces, and rootop beehives in order to entice workers who have gotten accustomed to working from home.
Future Society

Offices Are Trying to Tempt Workers Back With Live Bees for Some Reason

"There's a lot more focus on amenities and how to make an office better than working from your dining room table."

By Dan Robitzski

According to a recent survey by Deloitte, digital assets will likely replace fiat currencies in five to ten years, a "a seismic shift."
Blockchain

Banks Warned That Crypto Could Replace Dollar Within Five Years

"Participation in the age of digital assets is not an option, it is inevitable."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at Osaka University in Japan have managed to print lab-grown steak that greatly resembles products made from Wagyu cattle.
3D Printing

Japanese Scientists 3D Print Lab-Grown Wagyu Steak

It's a tasty lattice of fat, muscle, and blood vessels.

By Victor Tangermann

An alleged email leak appears to show the United Launch Alliance plotting to spread damaging conspiracy theories about SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
SpaceX

Alleged Email Leak Shows ULA Plotting Against Elon Musk and SpaceX

Did ULA really try to dig up dirt?

By Victor Tangermann

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon subsidiary, is working on life support technologies for a "privately owned and operated low Earth orbit outpost."
Off-World

Someone Is Secretly Working on “Privately Owned” Space Station

A company was just tasked to build the station's life support systems.

By Victor Tangermann

A new survey revealed shockingly high rates of substance use disorders, primarily for alcohol and marijuana, among young adults with ADHD.
Health & Medicine

Study: One in Two Young Adults With ADHD Also Had a Substance Use Disorder

That's an alarming correlation, but it could help improve mental healthcare.

By Dan Robitzski

In order to keep Fukushima's radioactive water from impacting the fishing industry, the nuclear power plant's operators plan to dig an undersea tunnel.
Energy

Japan Is Digging an Undersea Tunnel To Dump Fukushima’s Radioactive Water

The idea is to keep the contaminated water away from fishing hotspots.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists stumbled upon a giant, surprisingly healthy mass of coral that's survived in the Great Barrier Reef for hundreds of years.
Environment

Scientists Shocked by Discovery of Enormous, Healthy Coral

"It's a bit like finding a giant redwood tree in the middle of a botanical gardens."

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found that drinking too little water makes the body undergo changes that raise the risk of heart failure, but staying hydrated helps prevent it.
Studies

Study: Drinking Water Prevents Heart Failure

One simple trick, so on and so forth.

By Dan Robitzski

A suspected new case of the mysterious "Havana syndrome" has reportedly delayed US vice president Kamala Harris' visit to Vietnam, ABC News reports.
Future Society

VP Kamala Harris’ Trip to Vietnam Delayed by Mysterious Havana-Like Incident

Was it "Havana syndrome?"

By Victor Tangermann

Blue Origin is working on a fully reusable rocket stage to launch its New Glenn rocket, according to images taken near the test site.
Blue Origin

Blue Origin Is Working on a SpaceX Super Heavy Clone

That test tank sure looks familiar.

By Victor Tangermann

Manatees are dying off en masse as a result of worsening pollution and ecosystem collapse off the coast of Florida that took away their food supply.
Climate Change

Manatees Are Starving en Masse as Florida’s Ecosystem Crumbles

"They have been eating their body from the inside, trying to stay alive because there is no food."

By Dan Robitzski

When SpaceX ships rocket hardware or launches a rocket, it has to shut down the local highway. Now The Boring Company wants to dig a new tunnel.
Off-World

Elon Musk Wants To Dig a New Tunnel Near his Texas Spaceport

But he'll have to pay for it himself.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk downplayed how far the company had come with its Full Self-Driving software suite, noting the next beta is better.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Elon Musk Admits That Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Is “Not Great”

A mere week after AI Day, Musk is airing his doubts.

By Victor Tangermann

China is reportedly working on a "ultra-large spacecraft" that is so large, it spans entire miles, according to the South China Morning Post.
Off-World

China Reportedly Working on “Ultra-Large” Spacecraft That’s Miles Across

Some assembly required.

By Victor Tangermann