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SpaceX has finally stacked a Starship spacecraft prototype on top of a Super Heavy booster for the very first time, a 475-foot tower of rockets.
Starship

SpaceX Just Mounted Starship on Top of the Super Heavy Booster

It's the tallest rocket ever assembled.

By Victor Tangermann

Apple has announced that it will scan each and every photo ever uploaded to its iCloud Photos service by customers in the US for sexual abuse material.
Future Society

Apple Will Scan Every iPhone for Images of Child Sexual Abuse

"This will break the dam — governments will demand it from everyone."

By Victor Tangermann

It turns out that using a plastic water bottle causes 1,400 times more damage to the environment than does a glass of tap water.
Environment

Bottled Water Is 1,400 Times Worse for the Environment Than Tap Water

Single use plastic bottles are really, really, really not worth it.

By Dan Robitzski

After the harrowing near-tragedy on the International Space Station, Russia will launch an investigation to look for signs of damage.
Off-World

Russia Will Investigate Whether Space Station Suffered Damage During Incident

"Nothing has broken off from the station, I can assure you."

By Dan Robitzski

Looking at skewed historical birth records, experts warn that millions more boys than girls will be born in the coming decades.
Studies

Scientists Warn That Way Too Many Men Are Being Born

They're worried that "prenatal sex discrimination" will only worsen violence against women.

By Dan Robitzski

The Moon naturally churns rocks from deep within its mantle back to the surface, and NASA wants to grab some for analysis.
Science & Energy

NASA Scientists Want to Obtain “Fragments” From Deep Inside Moon

NASA wants to find and study pieces of lunar mantle that bubbled to the surface.

By Dan Robitzski

A Tesla Model X went head-to-head in a tug of war with an armored vehicle in a recent YouTube video. The results are pretty predictable.
Tesla

Watch a Tesla Model X in a Tug of War With an Armored Vehicle

You will believe what happens next.

By Victor Tangermann

Ryan Sawyer Mays, a butthurt 20-year-old sailor who failed his US Navy SEAL test, has been accused of setting fire to an assault ship.
Future Society

Sailor Fails Navy SEAL Test, Sets Fire to Billion Dollar Assault Ship

That's one way to rage quit.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified a tiny new exoplanet in a nearby solar system that they suspect has large oceans and the conditions to sustain life.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say Ocean Planet in Nearby Star System Could Support Life

"The planet in the habitable zone may have an atmosphere that could protect and support life."

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX is finally getting ready to stack its gigantic 160-foot Starship prototype dubbed Ship 20 on top of its even taller Super Heavy booster.
SpaceX

Spacex Lifts Humongous Super Heavy Booster onto Launch Pad

Starship is almost ready for liftoff.

By Victor Tangermann

People close to the situation believe that Jeffrey Epstein tried to reveal his close ties to Bill Gates as a form of retaliation.
Future Society

Bill Gates Associate Says He Fainted When Epstein Connection Was Revealed

Epstein revealing his connection to Gates "was absolutely a retaliatory move."

By Dan Robitzski

Thanks to new restrictions on the energy usage of personal electronics, powerful Alienware gaming computers are now banned in California.
Energy

New Gaming PC Consumes so Much Power That It’s Banned in California

Some Alienware computers are too energy intensive for new state regulations.

By Dan Robitzski

The latest draft of the infrastructure bill includes a provision that would require every new car to be able to tell if the driver is too drunk.
Advanced Transport

New Law Would Make Every New Car Verify That You’re Sober

Down the road, your car might be able to determine when you've had enough.

By Dan Robitzski

A new video making its round son social media shows how the devastating wildfires in southern Turkey have become.
Science & Energy

Videos of Turkish Wildfires Are Like a Vision of Hell

This is seriously terrifying.

By Victor Tangermann

To make room for Russia's new International Space Station module Nauka, the old module Pirs was retired. Video shows it incinerate as it fell to Earth.
Off-World

Haunting Video Shows Space Station Module Burning as It Falls

Make a wish!

By Dan Robitzski

The Russian delegate to a UN conference argued that autonomous killer robots shouldn't be subject to any additional rules or regulations.
Robotics

Russia: Our Killer Robots Don’t Need Any Pesky International Laws

Needless to say, that's the minority view.

By Dan Robitzski

The Bitcoin business called Bitcoin Embassy in the small libertarian town of Keene, New Hampshire, was raided by federal agents back in March
Bitcoin

Feds Smashed Armored Vehicle Through Wall During Bitcoin Raid

To libertarians, crypto is a "dramatic transfer of power." To the feds, it's aiding financial crimes.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists detected a series of bright X-ray flares coming from one of the least expected places: from behind a supermassive black hole.
Science & Energy

In a Bizarre Twist, Astronomers Detect Light Coming From Behind Black Hole

Just like Einstein predicted.

By Victor Tangermann

Earlier this month, a sustainability researcher validated a 1972 prediction that civilization is on the verge of collapse. Now she explains what that means.
Future Society

Researcher Stands by Prediction of 2040 Civilization Collapse

But, she adds, nothing is inevitable.

By Dan Robitzski

Rapper Lil Uzi Vert and Grimes say that Uzi is in the process of buying the exoplanet WAS-127b. Experts say that's total nonsense.
Science & Energy

Rapper Says He’s Buying an Entire Planet

Space law expert: "It's fraud."

By Dan Robitzski