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After someone tried to burn down the mayor's house in Sandefjord, Norway, police hope a nearby Tesla on Sentry Mode caught the perp on video.
Tesla

Police Are Seeking Tesla Owners to Solve an Attempted Murder

Someone tried to burn down a mayor's house. Police hope a Tesla on Sentry Mode saw something.

By Dan Robitzski

After a lengthy "hammering session" of 150 strokes, the "mole" attached to NASA's InSight Mars lander started "bouncing in place."
Mars

Crap: NASA’s Mars “Mole” Finally Started Digging, Then Hit Another Obstacle

Who knew that digging into Mars was this difficult?

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese theme parks are no longer allowing parkgoers to scream and howl as they're riding roller coasters due to the risks of spreading the coronavirus.
Future Society

To Fight COVID, Japanese Theme Parks Forbid Screaming on Roller Coasters

"Please scream inside your heart."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are warning that we may be overlooking serious brain disorders, triggered by the coronavirus that effect even those with mild symptoms.
Developments

Neurologists Say COVID Survivors Are Suffering Strokes and Brain Disorders

Doctors warn that there could be a "hidden epidemic" of neurological disorders among COVID survivors.

By Victor Tangermann

Michael Lofthouse, a San Francisco tech CEO, launched a racist tirade against a nearby family celebrating a birthday at a restaurant.
Future Society

Watch a Tech CEO Melt Down in a Racist Tirade

He apologized, but the family he screamed at isn't buying it.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Curiosity rover is about to embark on an epic new adventure at Mount Sharp, a gigantic mountain on Mars, to look for signs of ancient life.
Science & Energy

NASA Rover Starts New “Road Trip” Across Martian Wasteland

I spy with my little eyes...

By Victor Tangermann

A nuclear spill happened at the Los Alamos National Laboratory last month, and 15 workers could have been exposed to dangerous levels of radiation.
Science & Energy

US Investigating “Breach” at Nuclear Weapons Facility

More than a dozen workers were potentially exposed to plutonium.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found a stream of 200 stars hurtling toward the center of the Milky Way, and they suspect they came from another galaxy.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Surprised to Find Stars Streaming Into the Center of Our Galaxy

Intriguingly, this river of stars could be held together by a long-dead galaxy's lingering dark matter.

By Dan Robitzski

A new investigation of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft found that both its hardware and software are riddled with problems.
Boeing

Official Report: Boeing’s Spaceship Still Really, Really Sucks

Can't Boeing just, you know, be more like SpaceX?

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new paper, a team of Chinese scientists claim a strange "gel-like" substance found on the far side of the Moon is "impact melt breccia."
Moon

China Finally Figured Out What That Weird “Gel-Like” Substance from the Far Side of the Moon Was

Drum roll please!

By Victor Tangermann

After China enacting broad new controls over Hong Kong, the region's internet has already effectively been silenced and censored.
Future Society

Hong Kong Is Already Being Censored by China’s “Great Firewall”

And China is probably about to censor Google, Twitter and Facebook.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a House appropriations bill released today, Congress doesn't intend to raise NASA's budget, setting aside the same $22.63 billion for 2021.
Moon

Congress Budget Denies NASA Full Funding for Moon Missions

Did Congress just kill NASA's ambitions to return humans to the Moon by 2024?

By Victor Tangermann

The Survival Condo is a converted luxury condominium complex comprised of 15 floors, reaching 200 feet below the surface.
Nuclear Fusion

This Luxury Nuclear Apocalypse Bunker Has a Swimming Pool, Movie Theater and Sauna

Waiting out a nuclear winter sounds like a lot more fun with access to a waterslide and bar.

By Victor Tangermann

After news broke of the scope of China's DNA-collecting program, scientists and experts warn of enhanced surveillance and persecution.
DNA

Scientists Speak Out Against China’s GATTACA-esque DNA Collection

"You can think of nasty uses if you are creative."

By Dan Robitzski

In a new white paper, a team of researchers argue that flying by Venus on future crewed missions to Mars could make a lot of sense.
Mars

Scientists: Flying By Venus to Get to Mars Would Be Cheaper, Faster

"There's science at two planets for much less than the price of two separate crewed missions."

By Victor Tangermann

Ad studios are relying on deepfake tech rather than live actors for corporate videos due to coronavirus lockdown measures and health risks.
Artificial Intelligence

This Company Is Making Corporate Training Videos Using Deepfakes

And you thought the old corporate training videos were soulless.

By Dan Robitzski

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters that the current administration is "certainly looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok.
Future Society

The US May Ban TikTok, Trump Administration Says

"It’s something we’re looking at."

By Victor Tangermann

Last month, San Diego police repeatedly tapped streetlight cameras to surveil BLM protestors: a chilling use of smart city tech that threatens public trust.
Future Society

Oh No, Spying on Protestors Might Make the Public Distrust Surveillance

Business Insider asks: Won't someone think of the surveillance panopticon?

By Dan Robitzski

China, the UAE, and the U.S. all plan to launch Mars missions this month to capitalize on the planets' fortunate alignment.
Mars

Three Separate Countries Are Launching Mars Missions This Month

The interplanetary gulf is particularly easy to cross at the moment.

By Dan Robitzski

According to an investigation by The New York Times, the number of murders has spiked in several larger US cities in the first half of 2020.
Future Society

Murders Have Spiked in Major US Cities Since the Pandemic

And nobody knows why.

By Victor Tangermann