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Robots and Machines

Physicist Warns That Contacting Aliens Could End All Life on Earth

"Attempting to communicate with extraterrestrials, if they do exist, could be extremely dangerous for us."

Off-World

Rock Band Pleads for Elon Musk to Send Them to Space for Concert

"We've always said that we want to be the first band to play on the International Space Station."

Electric Vehicles

There’s a Huge Problem With Buying Used Electric Vehicles

Can regulators fix this battery degradation problem?

NASA

NASA Releases Breathtaking Panorama From New Rover

It was stitched together from 992 individual images.

NASA

NASA Head Slams United States for “Shameful” Space Junk

"It's dangerous, and shameful for anybody — including the US — that has allowed space debris to be up there."

Artificial Intelligence

McDonald’s Replaces Drive-Thru Human Workers With Siri-Like AI

The CEO says workers are surprisingly eager to jump in and help the AI out.

Developments

Amazon Caught Selling Fake COVID Vaccination Cards

E-commerce platforms are struggling to contain a flood of phony vaccine products.

NASA

NASA Head Says He’s Talked to Pilots Who Encountered UFOs

"We don't know if it's extraterrestrial." 

Moon

NASA Spacecraft Takes Gorgeous Pictures of Jupiter’s Largest Moon

We haven't been this close to Ganymede in over two decades.

Off-World

Richard Branson Is Reportedly Racing to Go to Space Before Jeff Bezos

It's a race to (close to) the edge of space.

Drones

Engineers Build Drones That Hunt Screaming Humans

Don't worry, it's for a good reason.

Elon Musk

IRS Leak Shows Elon Musk Paid $0 in Federal Income Tax in 2018

This doesn't seem fair.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Mocks “Anonymous” For Threatening Him

Concerned hacktivists or Tesla short sellers?

Science & Energy

Anthony Weiner May Sell Infamous Nude Tweet as an NFT

The disgraced politician might hop onto the crypto trend.

Chemistry

New Study: Psychedelic Mushrooms Are as Effective as Antidepressants

"Pitting psilocybin in a head-to-head versus a conventional antidepressant felt like a brave and interesting test to do."

Studies

Only One Third of US Adults Would Take an Immortality Pill

Living forever might not be all it's cracked up to be.

Bitcoin

Donald Trump Says Bitcoin Is a “Scam”

"I think they should regulate them very, very high."

Brain

Brain-Reading Machine Detects Who You Have a Crush On

It even knows you'll be attracted to someone before you see them.

Space

Burning Satellites Could Accidentally Geoengineer the Earth

All that incinerated aluminum would be bad news.

Off-World

Jeff Bezos Says He’s Going to Space in About a Month

He's bringing his brother along for the ride.