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Israeli security researchers have figured out how to trick self-driving cars into slamming on the brakes by flicking an image of a stop sign on a billboard.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Hackers Use Billboards to Trick Self-Driving Cars Into Slamming on the Brakes

"The attacker... injects a few frames into a digital billboard, and the car will apply the brakes or possibly swerve, and that's dangerous."

By Jon Christian

A team of scientists developed new wearable sensors that can be manufactured directly onto someone's skin — without burning the recipient in the process.
Prosthetics and Devices

New Wearables Can Be Printed Directly Onto Skin

Just in time for "Cyberpunk: 2077."

By Dan Robitzski

There's Twitter drama unfolding at the Russian space agency Roscosmos, where former cosmonauts attacked the agency director who responded as a robot.
Science & Energy

Russian Cosmonauts Are Fighting a Robot on Twitter

There's some Twitter beef unfolding around Russia's space agency.

By Dan Robitzski

There's a growing body of evidence, the New York Times reports, that COVID adversely affects the memory and concentration of some patients.
Neuroscience and Brain

Doctors Say Many COVID Survivors Have Memory Loss, Brain Fog

"I feel like I have dementia."

By Jon Christian

Facebook, a company that's been around since 2004, announced on October 12, 2020 that it will prohibit posts that deny or distort the Holocaust.
Future Society

Facebook Waited Until October 12, 2020 to Ban Holocaust Denial

Zuckerberg defended Holocaust deniers' right to post just two years ago.

By Dan Robitzski

Astar about 215 million light-years from Earth got too close to a black hole, and got devoured in a process that scientists call "spaghettification."
Physics

Watch a Black Hole Suck Down an Entire Star Like a Spaghetti Noodle

"The idea of a black hole 'sucking in' a nearby star sounds like science fiction. But this is exactly what happens in a tidal disruption event."

By Jon Christian

The X4, a smartwatch designed for kids, has a disturbing number of cybersecurity vulnerabilities that could put children at risk.
Robots and Machines

This Smartwatch Lets Creeps Take Pics of Kids

"I wouldn't want that kind of functionality in a device produced by a company like that."

By Dan Robitzski

As a temporary boost in the fight against COVID-19, a team of U.K. scientists are experimenting with a tuberculosis vaccine from 1921.
Viruses

Scientists Are Testing a 99-Year-Old Tuberculosis Vaccine on COVID-19

There's evidence that the vaccine can fight other infections too.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new feature in the LA Times, a startup called Shiok Meats may be poised to be the first company in the world to sell a lab-grown meat.
Science & Energy

This May Be the First Lab-Grown Meat to Actually Hit the Market

"It will likely be a restaurant in Singapore that serves this up to consumers for the first time in history."

By Jon Christian

Peloton, the digital exercise bike company, is now waging a war against hate speech and misinformation on its online platform.
Future Society

Peloton — Yes, the Exercise Bike — Is Fighting Hate Speech on Its Platform

Peloton is cracking down.

By Dan Robitzski

As Antarctica melts, the sea level could rise by an additional four inches over what models predicted by 2100 due to fluctuations in weather.
Climate Change

A Melting Antarctica Could Raise the Sea Level More Than Expected

Simpler models were off by several inches.

By Dan Robitzski

Astrophysicist Paul Sutter explores the implications of new research about a hypothetical type of black hole that would contain a "fractal universe."
Physics

Researchers: Some Black Holes May Contain a “Fractal Universe”

"It would be a mini fractal universe, repeating endlessly from large scales to small."

By Jon Christian

The autonomous vehicle company Waymo just announced that its self-driving taxi service Waymo One is opening up to the public.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Ditches Human Safety Drivers in Its Self-Driving Taxis

"As of yesterday, we've returned with 100% fully driverless for the near term."

By Dan Robitzski

Research shows that the human species is rapidly evolving: The percent of people with a medial artery in their forearms has grown over the last 150 years.
Medical

Humans Are Evolving a New Artery

"This is micro evolution in modern humans…"

By Dan Robitzski

Microsoft announced that it will indefinitely extend its remote working policies for employees who don't need a physical office to do their jobs.
Future Society

Microsoft Says Its Employees Can Work From Home Forever

"The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all of us to think, live, and work in new ways."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of students from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have created a car that's almost entirely made out of recycled waste.
Science & Energy

This Sporty Car Is Made Almost Entirely From Recycled Waste

"We want to show that waste is a valuable material, even in complex applications like a car."

By Victor Tangermann

Watch an Astronaut Show You How to Poop in Space
Off-World

Watch an Astronaut Show You How to Poop in Space

It's still "one of the most frequent questions we get about life on Space Station."

By Victor Tangermann

The CEO of space startup Rocket Lab Peter Beck told CNN that space in Earth's orbit is becoming worryingly congested.
Off-World

Space Startup CEO Warns That Orbit Is Filling Up With Space Startups

Well, this is ironic.

By Victor Tangermann

Doctors studying the cadavers of people who died from COVID-19 identified traces of the coronavirus in half of their brains.
Viruses

Doctors Find Coronavirus in Brains of Cadavers

"In this case series, we show that the virus gains access to the brainstem."

By Dan Robitzski

China announced the next 18 astronauts that its space agency selected to serve on Tiangong-3, the space station planned for launch in the coming years.
Off-World

China Names 18 More Crewmembers for Its Upcoming Space Station

It's going to be crowded up there.

By Dan Robitzski