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Over the last 15 years, the Earth has doubled how much energy from the Sun it traps as excess heat on the surface and in the ocean.
Climate Change

Sun Heat on Earth Doubled In 15 Years, You Dumb Melting Morons

My world's on fire / how 'bout yours?

Facebook is starting to squeeze ads into the magical virtual reality environments enabled by its Oculus Quest VR headset.
Virtual Reality

Dystopian Marketers, Unite: Facebook to Start Dropping Ads Into VR Spaces

VR advertising is upon us, and right in your face.

A Canadian fusion energy company is set to break ground on a large-scale nuclear fusion demonstration plant in Culham, UK — and it's being funded by richest man in the world
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Is Helping Build a Fusion Power Plant in the UK

Yes, fusion. Billionaires are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into fusion energy startups.

Killer drones are already making airstrikes without any humans involved in the decision making, according to a recent UN report. 
Robots and Machines

Academics: Ban the Killer “Slaughterbots” Before We All Die

It's not too late.

Three astronauts successfully entered China's Tiangong space station on Thursday afternoon Beijing time, just hours after launching.
Off-World

First Astronauts Arrive at China’s New Space Station

"It feels great."

Bacteria could provide us with a far more effective and green method of extracting precious metals from used electric car batteries.
Bacteria

Bacteria Could Allow Us to Recycle Electric Car Batteries

Microbes may be the answer to our EV recycling woes.

Scientists found that a mysterious dip in the brightness of Betelgeuse was not the sign of an imminent supernova, but evidence of the creation of stardust.
Science & Energy

Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Dimmed Mysteriously, and Now We Know Why

"We have directly witnessed the formation of so-called stardust."

Germany's minister of transportation Andreas Scheuer is reportedly in talks with Tesla about opening up its Supercharger network to other carmakers.
Tesla

Germany Wants Tesla to Share Its Supercharger Network With Other Carmakers

"There are a few technical issues to be cleared up, but I expect we will come to a resolution."

Employees at Canon's office in China have to smile into a facial recognition camera before they're allowed into the building.
Facial recognition

Chinese Canon Employees Must Smile at the Facial Recognition Camera Before Returning to Work

Ubiquitous workplace surveillance — with a smile!

The world's first flying race car has taken to the skies for the very first time, setting the stage for an entirely new kind of racing league.
Advanced Transport

Watch the World’s First Flying Race Car Take Flight for the First Time

Move over Formula 1.

China just launched the first astronauts to its nascent space station, who blasted off aboard a Long March 2F rocket, a sign of its immense space ambitions.
Off-World

China Just Launched the First Astronauts to Its Space Station

"Exploring the vast universe, developing space activities and building a powerful space nation is our unremitting space dream."

Engineers are shipping the world's most powerful magnet to the construction site of the world's largest experimental fusion reactor called ITER.
Energy

World’s Strongest Magnet Could Help Make Fusion Energy a Reality

This mammoth magnet can generate a magnetic field about 280,000 times stronger than the Earth's.

A team of engineers developed a new artificial skin for prosthetic limbs or robots that actually forms bruises whenever it gets bonked or damaged.
Health & Medicine

Robot Skin Now Gets Bruised When Punched, Horrifyingly

Valuable medical tool or camouflage for Terminators?

US regulators have rung the alarm bells over the recent rise in stablecoins, cryptocurrency tokens that have a fixed price and are backed by reserves.
Cryptocurrency

US Regulators Are Terrified of Stablecoins

"They’re dangerous to both their users and, as they grow, to the broader financial system."

According to a shocking new report by the Associated Press, north of 1,900 firearms were lost by or stolen from the US military between 2010 and 2019.
Future Society

US Military Admits That It Lost 34 Rocket Launchers

Many stolen firearms resurfaced later in violent crimes.

Despite last last minute warnings from the FAA, SpaceX went ahead and launched its first high-altitude Starship prototype in December.
Starship

Report: SpaceX Ignored FAA Warnings Before Massive Starship Explosion

"These actions show a concerning lack of operational control and process discipline that is inconsistent with a strong safety culture."

In order to determine how a scrappy snail evaded an invasive predator for decades, scientists turned it into a cyborg with a mini shell computer.
Robots and Machines

Scientists Turned Snails Into Tiny Cyborgs

They stuck tiny computers onto the snails to understand how it evaded predators.

Just weeks after news emerged Elon Musk paid zero dollars in federal income tax over several years, the billionaire has decided sell his last home.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: “Decided to Sell My Last Remaining House”

"Devoting myself to Mars and Earth. Possession just weigh you down."

Scientists modeled how long it would take for an advanced alien race to colonize an entire Milky Way-like galaxy, assuming it would want to.
Science & Energy

Here’s How Quickly Aliens Could Conquer the Galaxy

No warp drives allowed — that would be cheating.

Tencent Robotics X Lab, a Chinese robot maker, has unveiled a terrifying new "novel wheel-legged robot" that can backflip using its tail.
Robots and Machines

Watch This Terrifying Segway on Steroids Backflip Using Its Tail

Keep it away from me.