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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

A Bayonne, France bus driver was beaten by a group of angry passengers because they refused to abide by mask guidelines. The driver is now brain dead.
Future Society

Passengers Beat Bus Driver Who Asked They Wear Masks, Leaving Him Brain Dead

The mayor of Bayonne called it a "barbaric act."

By Dan Robitzski

South Korea Encourages Mask Wearing With Massive Drone-Powered Light Show
Future Society

South Korea Encourages Mask Wearing With Massive Drone-Powered Light Show

"Cheer up, Republic of Korea."

By Victor Tangermann

When Tesla transitioned to online sales in 2019 and responded to the coronavirus pandemic, dealership workers were left confused and fearful for their jobs.
Future Society

Workers Terrified as Tesla Shuts Down Dealerships

"We feel like there's an ax over our head every day at Tesla. They lay off with no notice. They're just notorious for that."

By Dan Robitzski

Pandemic preparedness expert Eric Toner says that the U.S. response to the coronavirus has been abysmal and that the country needs to lock it down.
Developments

US Pandemic Advisor Says the Country Needs to Shut Down Again

"The US response has been extraordinarily disappointing and wrongheaded. Whenever there's been an opportunity to do the right thing, we seem to have done the wrong thing"

By Dan Robitzski

A team of NASA scientists found that there might be more subsurface metals beneath the Moon's surface than previously thought.
Science & Energy

NASA Discovers Huge Potential Caches of Metal On the Moon

"Imagine taking a pile of metal five times larger than the Big Island of Hawaii and burying it underground."

By Victor Tangermann

A new durable hydrogel is both strong and flexible enough to replace missing knee cartilage, potentially doing away with invasive knee replacements.
Developments

Scientists Say New Artificial Cartilage Could Be Used in Knees

"We set out to make the first hydrogel that has the mechanical properties of cartilage."

By Dan Robitzski

Local health officials have confirmed an extremely rare case of the bubonic plague, also known as the black plagu, in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia.
Developments

Experts Confirm Outbreaks of Black Death, Brain-Eating Amoeba

A stark reminder that the year 2020 is far from over.

By Victor Tangermann

Electric carmaker Tesla has officially started selling "limited edition" red satin short shorts. "Run like the wind or entertain like Liberace."
Tesla

Here’s Why Tesla Is Selling Naughty Short-Shorts

Elon Musk says he might wear the sexy shorts to the next Tesla shareholder meeting.

By Victor Tangermann

Yesterday, you might have noticed a wave of news stories about college kids intentionally trying to catch coronavirus. It may not have been true.
Developments

Did the Media Get Suckered by a Fake Story About College Kids Catching COVID on Purpose?

That story about college kids trying to win cash pools by catching the coronavirus may have been too good to be true.

By Jon Christian

At "COVID parties," college students in Alabama are reportedly trying to catch the deadly coronavirus — and win a cash prize for doing so.
Developments

College Kids Are Apparently Playing a Game Where They Try to Catch COVID [UPDATED]

What happened to good old fashioned beer pong?

By Jon Christian