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A Texas lawyer learned his lesson after joining a live court session while having a Zoom filter on that turned his face into an animated kitty cat.
Future Society

Lawyer Accidentally Logs Into Court With Zoom Filter Turning Him Into Kitty Cat

"I’m here live. I’m not a cat."

By Victor Tangermann

China's Tianwen-1 mission is now in orbit around Mars, where it will remain for several months before attempting to land on the surface.
Science & Energy

Chinese Rover Officially Reaches Mars Orbit

It's getting crowded over there!

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has chosen SpaceX to launch the first parts of its Lunar Gateway, with a Falcon Heavy rocket launching no sooner than May 2024.
NASA

NASA Picks SpaceX to Launch Crew Quarters of Lunar Gateway Station

SpaceX will launch the part of the station where the astronauts will actually live.

By Victor Tangermann

DARPA is developing new military drones that can fire missiles after being launched out of a fighter or bomber plane at a safe distance.
Drones

DARPA Wants Fighter Planes to Launch Drones That Then Launch Missiles

It's like a deadly Russian nesting doll.

By Dan Robitzski

If you look up the "genetics" section on Google News, you'll find lots of articles about people named Gene instead of biomedical research.
Google

Google News’ “Genetics” Section Is Full of Articles About People Named Gene

Why is Google pulling up "Genetics" stories about Gene Simmons?

By Dan Robitzski

Game developer CD Projekt Red, creator of video games including Cyberpunk 2077, became the victim of a targeted cyberattack.
Hacking

Hackers Apparently Stole the “Cyberpunk 2077” Source Code

How very on brand.

By Victor Tangermann

Pfizer says that it will soon be able to cut the time it takes to manufacture a batch of vaccines from 110 days down to 60.
Viruses

Pfizer Says It Can Cut Vaccine Manufacturing Time in Half

"Nobody’s ever produced mRNA vaccines at this scale."

By Dan Robitzski

Thanks to a new upgrade made to the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, scientists are able to get an unprecedented look nearby celestial objects.
Off-World

Radio Telescope Is So Powerful It Can See the Surface of Other Worlds

Get ready for close-up surface images of distant planets in our Solar System.

By Victor Tangermann

A team sent by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of COVID-19 announced that it's "extremely unlikely" that the virus came from a lab.
Developments

WHO Investigators: “Extremely Unlikely” That COVID Escaped From Chinese Lab

The WHO's team lead says it's "very unlikely that anything could escape from that place."

By Victor Tangermann

A hacker remotely accessed a computer of Oldsmar, Florida's water treatment system and attempted to increase the amount of sodium hydroxide or lye 100 fold.
Hacking

Hacker Infiltrates Water Treatment Plant, Attempts to Poison City

This could have gone very badly.

By Victor Tangermann

After a rapidly growing interest for the voice chatroom app Clubhouse, Chinese authorities decided to shut the service down in the country.
Future Society

China Blocks Explosively Viral App Clubhouse

Right before being banned, the app was even hosting a chatroom dedicated to discussing the 1989 pro-democracy Tianamen Square protest.

By Victor Tangermann

Biologist Jimmy Bernot willingly infected himself with hookworms as part of a clinical trial on an experimental vaccine for the parasite.
RX and Medicine

Biologist Deliberately Infects Himself With 50 Hookworms

"Here's the story of how I volunteered to be infected with 50 parasitic worms."

By Dan Robitzski

U.S. Representative Ron Wright died from the coronavirus on Sunday, becoming the first sitting Congressperson to die of COVID-19.
Developments

Congressman Who Criticized COVID Lockdown Dies From COVID

Ron Wright is the first sitting Congressperson to die of the coronavirus.

By Dan Robitzski

According to industry sources, Jeff Bezos will focus more on his spacefaring efforts, spending more time at his space startup Blue Origin.
Off-World

Did Jeff Bezos Step Down at Amazon to Focus on a Space Empire?

"Blue Origin is the most important work I'm doing."

By Victor Tangermann

A new study warns that the highly-infectious variant of the coroanvirus first spotted in the U.K. could be the dominant variatn in the U.S. by March.
Viruses

Deadly UK COVID Variant Will Dominate US by March, Experts Say

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists developed a small skin patch covered in microneedles that could replace medical tests that require drawing blood.
Medical

Pressing a Tiny Patch Onto Your Skin Could Replace Medical Blood Tests

"Blood is a tiny fraction of the fluid in our body."

By Dan Robitzski

Hidden in Tesla's 2020 annual report was an announcement that the electric carmaker will soon accept Bitcoin as payment for its electric vehicles.
Bitcoin

Tesla Reveals Plan to Sell Cars With Bitcoin

Elon Musk's car company just bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin.

By Victor Tangermann

Climate activists in Sweden oppose a planned test for geoengineering technology in the country, saying it does nothing to prevent climate change.
Climate Change

Activists Oppose Upcoming Test of Geoengineering Technology

"There is no justification for testing and experimenting with technology that seems to be too dangerous to ever be used."

By Dan Robitzski

Xbox  general manager Aaron Greenberg is suggesting that Elon Musk should make a "Tesla x Halo" collaboration happen involving the Cybertruck.
Tesla

Xbox Exec Suggests “Tesla x Halo” Collaboration

Make it happen, Elon!

By Victor Tangermann

Avi Loeb and the Great Unknown
Exobiology

Avi Loeb and the Great Unknown

The Harvard professor who thinks an alien probe visited our star system in 2017 has a message for the academic community.

By Victor Tangermann