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Before Parler, the far-right version of Twitter, went dark, a hacker and their followers scraped user data from the raid on the U.S. Capitol.
Future Society

And a hacker says they've downloaded all the posts from the Capitol building attack.

By Dan Robitzski

South Korean tech giant Samsung has teased its new domestic household helper robot at this year's virtual-only CES — and it's called "Bot Handy."
Robotics

This is pretty impressive, from an engineering point of view.

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA is developing night-vision goggles that look just like glasses instead of the bulky, binocular-like tech that currently exists.
DARPA

Can you see me now?

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX is building a restaurant and a "futuristic bar" at its Starship testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Starship

"Fun to imagine that this place could be packed someday with people getting ready to go to Mars."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk became the wealthiest person in the world on Thursday. Here are some ideas for what he could do with his riches.
Elon Musk

Just write it off!

By Dan Robitzski

Social media giant Twitter announced on Friday evening that it was "permanently" suspending the account of embattled U.S. president Donald Trump.
Future Society

Where will Trump go next?

By Jon Christian

After being arrested in late 2019 for attempting to take biological samples with him to China, cancer researcher Zaosong Zheng was sentenced to time served.
Cancer

He was caught at the airport, trying to smuggle them out of the country.

By Dan Robitzski

State officials are dispatching refrigerated trucks across the state to hold corpses as the rising COVID-19 death toll is causing funeral homes to fill up.
Developments

The bodies are piling up.

By Victor Tangermann

Climate change could hit cities particularly hard in the future, heating them up several degrees hotter than the global average.
Climate Change

"Come on, man! When are we going to get serious about this problem?"

By Dan Robitzski

According to a recent statement, South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors is in early-stage talks with tech titan Apple to develop an electric car.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Apple is already reportedly in talks with Hyundai.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and the European Space Agency have graced us with six glorious views of mindbogglingly massive galaxy mergers, courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA

Check them out here.

By Victor Tangermann

4,000 Americans were killed by COVID-19 on Thursday, a new national record that will probably be broken yet again very soon.
Developments

And it's getting worse every day.

By Dan Robitzski

The pro-Trump group storming the Capitol building on Thursday took close to zero precautions to protect themselves from the coronavirus.
Developments

At least two members of Congress have since tested positive.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists developed a proof-of-concept system that could generate fuel for astronauts out of Mars' atmosphere.
Mars

This portable system could turn the Martian atmosphere into precious rocket fuel.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a preliminary lab test conducted by Pfizer, their COVID vaccine is effective against new highly transmissible variants of the virus.
Viruses

This is good news — very good news.

By Victor Tangermann

A group of Finnish researchers are proposing the creation of a permanent "megasatellite" human habitat in the orbit of Ceres.
Space

It's like something straight out of "The Expanse."

By Victor Tangermann

Medical schools can perpetrate outdated assumptions about race and health as part of doctors' education, and scientists have ideas on how to fix it.
Education

Do medical schools train doctors to practice medicine in a racist way?

By Dan Robitzski

If the planet reaches net-zeo carbon emissions soon, new research suggests rising temperatures could stabilize within a matter of decades.
Climate Change

There's just one catch.

By Dan Robitzski

A bizarre theory claims that dark matter might be made of tiny primordial black holes, which themselves might contain other universes.
Physics

In this theory, each tiny black hole would contain its own universe.

By Dan Robitzski

Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled its futuristic vision for its upcoming EQS luxury electric sedan: a wall-to-wall, 56-inch touchscreen called "Hyperscreen."
Advanced Transport

The giant display includes everything from the speedometer to the entertainment system — and it's going on sale later this year.

By Victor Tangermann