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Japan's government is now recommending companies to allow their staff to work for four, not five, days a week, as Deutsche Welle reports.
Future Society

The Japanese Government Is Strongly Encouraging Four-Day Work Weeks

Japan's unhealthy work-life balance may be terrible for the economy.

By Victor Tangermann

In a video, a Tesla Model S could recharge its batteries at a rate of 65 kilowatts while being towed by a different vehicle at 70 mph.
Tesla

Towing a Tesla Recharges It Really Quickly Due to Regenerative Braking

It works astonishingly well.

By Victor Tangermann

A professor who specializes in oil drilling and engineering claimed that he disproved Einstein, just to face mockery online.
Physics

Professor Mocked for Claiming to Have Disproved Einstein

He says Einstein's relativity "misled physicists' and basic human understanding of the world."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists are still furiously trying to fix the main payload computer onboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. But they may be closer to finding a fix.
NASA

NASA Says It’s Still Trying to Fix Damaged Hubble

Not all is lost — yet.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope experienced an issue with its payload computer, forcing scientific operations to grind to a halt over the weekend.
NASA

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Just Glitched Into Safe Mode, Whoops

Hubble: It's basically just like your laptop!

By Victor Tangermann

A leaked UN climate report reveals that humanity and ecosystems around the world are on the absolute brink of destruction.
Climate Change

Leaked UN Climate Report: The Apocalypse Is Almost Here

"The worst is yet to come, affecting our children's and grandchildren's lives much more than our own."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA engineers have finished assembling the Space Launch System that will take astronauts back to the Moon. The rocket is taller than the Statue of Liberty.
Moon

NASA Has Assembled a Megarocket to Take Humans to the Moon

Here’s what it looks like.

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX has made big progress towards building its first flightworthy prototype of its Starship booster called Super Heavy.
Starship

Elon Musk Shares New Pic of Giant Starship Rocket Booster

It's a beast.

By Victor Tangermann

California-based startup Kernel is about to start shipping a $50,000 mind-reading helmet to dozens of customers across the US.
Neuroscience and Brain

Company Starts Shipping Its $50,000 Mind-Reading Helmet

"To make progress on all the fronts that we need to as a society, we have to bring the brain online."

By Victor Tangermann

A new study suggests that there's no way to slow down the process of aging, even if modern medicine helps us live longer than before.
Studies

Study: Sorry, Aging Is Unstoppable, You Vain, Youth-Hungry Idiots

"More and more people get to live much longer now. However, the trajectory towards death in old age has not changed."

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have captured stunning and rare footage of a giant squid hunting and swimming in the deep ocean waters off the Gulf of Mexico.
Future Society

Amazing Video Shows Giant Squid Hunting Deep Underwater

This is pretty creepy.

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, found that virtual reality can affect the way a player senses time.
Virtual Reality

You Perceive Time Differently in Virtual Reality, Scientists Say

Time flies when you're having fun in VR.

By Victor Tangermann

Artificial intelligence will be beating humans — outworking if not entirely outmoding them — in plenty of functions as the future approaches. Here's why.
Artificial Intelligence

Nobel Winner: Artificial Intelligence Will Crush Humans, “It’s Not Even Close”

From the Dept. of People You Should Really, Really Listen To.

By Foster Kamer

Elon Musk is firing back — and pointing to his time at digital payment company PayPal for credentials in the world of cryptocurrency.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Brags That He Understands Cryptocurrency Because of PayPal

"Hey cryptocurrency 'experts,' ever heard of PayPal?"

By Jon Christian

Google is now debuting a new video chat system they’re calling “Project Starline.” It's a 3-D holographic video chat. Here's how it works.
Future Society

Google Debuts Dystopic 3D Prison-Style Video Chat: Project Starline

So you can feel so close, yet so far.

By Foster Kamer

Another ship broke down in the Suez Canal on Friday, but this time tugboats were able to pull it out of the way so traffic could pass through.
Advanced Transport

Another Ship Just Got Stuck in the Suez Canal

2021 is already replaying the hits.

By Dan Robitzski

Jetpack pilot Richard Browning broke Usain Bolt's 100-meter record while wearing his famous "Iron Man"-like jetsuit, according to Guinness World Records.
Advanced Transport

Man Beats Usain Bolt’s 100 Meter Dash Record Using Actual Jetpack

"I have to say, all respect to Usain Bolt, because I thought that felt pretty quick."

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon is being roasted for sharing a video of its "AmaZen," essentially a phonebooth-sized box where employees can go to "focus on their mental wellbeing."
Future Society

Amazon Says Sad Workers Can Shut Themselves in “Despair Closet”

Inside the "AmaZen" box, nobody can hear you scream.

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent CBC interview, retired astronaut Chris Hadfield shared his opinion on the recent emergence of "unidentified aerial phenomena" sightings.
Robots and Machines

Astronaut: If You Think UFOs Are Aliens, You’re an Idiot

"Obviously, I've seen countless things in the sky that I don't understand."

By Victor Tangermann

Professor and astrophysicist Adam Frank is not impressed by recent reports of UFOs.
Robots and Machines

Astrophysicist Says Alien UFO Theories Are Stupid

"But if the mission of these aliens calls for stealth, they seem surprisingly incompetent."

By Victor Tangermann