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Artificial Intelligence

New Anthony Bourdain Documentary Used AI to Recreate His Voice

"We can have a documentary-ethics panel about it later."

Neuroscience and Brain

Brain-Reading Tech Turned a Paralyzed Man’s Thoughts Into Words

"This is farther than we’ve ever imagined we could go."

Meta

Facebook Abandons Plans for Mind-Reading Headset

Turns out developing a headset that allows people to type just by imagining the words is really hard.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Create Injectable Swarm of Brain Reading Nanosensors

They say it could diagnose neurological disorders or allow for powerful brain-computer interfaces.

Starship

The FAA May Force SpaceX to Tear Down Its Starship Launch Tower

"The company is building the tower at its own risk."

Off-World

Scientists Are Officially Launching a Wooden Satellite

It's made out of plywood.

Renewable Energy

The Amazon Rainforest Is Starting to Emit More Carbon Than It Absorbs

"The tipping point is here, it is now."

Developments

Man in China Hospitalized After Contracting Bird Flu

The risk of the virus spreading significantly are, fortunately, "very low."

Science & Energy

This Fully Electric Tugboat Will Have Absolutely Massive Battery Packs

Electric tugboats could be a "game changer."

Cryptocurrency

The Creator of Dogecoin Says He Now Believes That All Cryptocurrency Is Horrible

It's a blistering takedown.

NASA

NASA Says It’s Figured Out What’s Wrong With the Hubble

Finally, some good news.

Cryptocurrency

Crypto Miners Are Buying Up Entire Power Plants

Old power plants, factories, and warehouses are being loaded up with crypto mining rigs.

Quantum Computing

Chinese Scientists Say They Now Have the World’s Most Powerful Quantum Computer

This quantum computer solved a problem in just 70 minutes. The most powerful supercomputer would've needed "at least eight years."

Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Sends Back Stunning Color Photos

Its record-breaking ninth flight was one "big leap."

Off-World

Astronauts Use CRISPR Gene Editing in Space for First Time Ever

This can help humans travel further and further into space.

Science & Energy

Watch a U-Haul Full of Fireworks Explode Spectacularly

Maybe consider not doing this.

NASA

New NASA Spacecraft Will Carry Time Capsule for the Descendants of Humans

NASA has no plans to retrieve the Lucy spacecraft, so someone else will have to.

Drones

Marines Are Testing Tiny Drones That Carry Explosive Grenades

The drone can ferry a live grenade up to 12 miles away.

Future Society

Head of Russian Space Program Criticizes “Billionaire Oligarchs”

He's tired of Russia's "billionaire oligarchs."

Agriculture

Lawsuit Claims That Common Pesticide Causes Brain Damage in Children

At least 100,000 California homes could be contaminated.