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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

The Pro-Trump Twitter Alternative Parler Has Gone Offline

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

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

Watch a Samsung Robot Load Dirty Dishes Into the Dishwasher

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

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

DARPA Working on Night-Vision Goggles the Size of Normal Glasses

Can you see me now?

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

SpaceX Building Bar and Restaurant at Starship Testing Facility

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

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

5 Things Elon Musk Could Do Now That He’s the World’s Richest Person

Just write it off!

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

Twitter Permanently Suspends Donald Trump’s Account

Where will Trump go next?

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

Cancer Researcher Sentenced for Stealing Biological Samples

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

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

California Is Packing the COVID Dead Into Refrigerated Trucks

The bodies are piling up.

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

Climate Change Will Roast Cities More Than Anywhere Else

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

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 Trying to Find a Manufacturer For Its Self-Driving Car

Apple is already reportedly in talks with Hyundai.

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

NASA Releases Hubble Images of Galaxies Smashing Into Each Other

Check them out here.

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

More Than 4,000 Americans Died From COVID Yesterday

And it's getting worse every day.

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

Pro-Trump Rioters Who Looted Capitol Likely Caused Super-Spreader Event

At least two members of Congress have since tested positive.

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

Astronauts Could Fuel Their Return Trip Using Mars’ Atmosphere

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

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

Pfizer Says Its COVID Vaccine Is Effective Against New Strains

This is good news — very good news.

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

Scientists Propose Permanent Human Habitat Built Orbiting Ceres

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

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

Scientists: Medical School Educations Still Shockingly Racist

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

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

New Analysis Shows Climate Could Stabilize in Several Decades

There's just one catch.

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

Scientists Claim Black Holes Are Made of Collapsed Universes

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

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

Mercedes-Benz Debuts Dashboard That’s One Giant Touchscreen

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