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When the FBI raided the home of a man suspected of hacking Nintendo servers, they found a folder directory containing child pornography on his electronics.
Hacking

Idiot Hacks Nintendo Servers, Gets Caught With Child Pornography

He faces up to five years in prison for the hacking — and 20 for the child pornography.

By Kristin Houser

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hosting a "super fun AI party/hackathon" at his home where guests will work alongside Tesla's AI/Autopilot team.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Hosting a “Super Fun” Hackathon at His House

"Don’t care if you even graduated high school."

By Kristin Houser

As of Monday, the death toll for the 2019-nCoV coronavirus is now higher than that of the 2002 SARS outbreak, though its fatality rate is much smaller.
Viruses

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More People in China Than SARS Did

In three weeks, the coronavirus has killed more people in China than SARS did in nine months.

By Dan Robitzski

The Wuhan coronavirus is now "basically...a pandemic," the director of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group recently told CNBC.
Viruses

Mayo Clinic Doctor: Coronavirus Is “Basically at a Pandemic Now”

"It's very, very transmissible."

By Kristin Houser

esla recently released a new hidden feature called "Dyno Mode" that disables a host of safety features — and people already abusing it.
Tesla

Idiots Are Driving Teslas In Mode That Disables Safety Features

They think it'll make their cars drift better.

By Victor Tangermann

Doctors in Bangkok have been treating coronavirus patients with a mix of HIV and flu drugs, potentially giving health officials a new tool for the outbreak.
Viruses

Doctors Are Treating Coronavirus With Cocktail of HIV, Flu Drugs

"This is not the cure, but the patient’s condition has vastly improved."

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers identified a major flaw in the U.S. government's plan to store nuclear waste: groundwater can eat away at storage containers and cause leaks.
Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Waste Storage Containers Break Down When Exposed to Water

The US government's plan to store nuclear waste has a critical flaw.

By Dan Robitzski

Several climate change simulations predict drastically worse warming per level of greenhouse gas emissions, suggesting the problem is worse than thought.
Climate Change

Several Climate Change Simulations Just Snapped Into Doomsday Mode

Scientists hope they've made a mistake — because the alternative is horrifying.

By Dan Robitzski

An updated NASA animation reveals what the world would look like if all of Earth's oceans, rivers, and lakes slowly vanished.
Science & Energy

Amazing Vid Shows How Earth Would Look If All Its Oceans Dried Up

Here's what the Earth would look like in a "Mad Max" scenario.

By Dan Robitzski

The U.S. FDA has approved Palforzia, a drug that treats peanut allergies by exposing patients to slowing increasing amounts of peanuts.
RX and Medicine

FDA Approves Drug to Save Lives of Kids With Peanut Allergies

"It’s been a life-changer."

By Kristin Houser

This year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah allowed festival goers to experience something wild: virtual reality (VR) underwater.
Virtual Reality

This Underwater VR Tricks You Into Thinking You’re Flying

"It was the closest I've felt to floating in another world."

By Victor Tangermann

Developing: Coronavirus Catches Influencers
Viruses

Developing: Coronavirus Catches Influencers

You knew this was coming.

By Foster Kamer

Research teams have discovered dust grains older than our solar system in two meteorites that landed on separate parts of the Earth in 1969.
Solar Power

Materials Older Than the Solar System Found in Two Meteorites

And both landed on Earth in 1969.

By Kristin Houser

The CDC announced that it is quarantining 195 American citizens who recently returned from China to flee the coronavirus outbreak.
Developments

CDC Quarantines 195 US Citizens Who Fled China Outbreak

The federal government is trying to prevent a massive outbreak in the U.S.

By Dan Robitzski

There’s something remarkably human in our search for aliens among the stars and goal of learning more about life in general to learn more about ourselves.
Science & Energy

Could Searching for Alien Life Attract Hostile Extraterrestrials?

A new book examines the beautiful — and terrible — possibilities of alien contact.

By Jacob Banas

Researchers have created color-changing bandages that can both detect bacteria in wounds and also release drugs to kill it.
Health & Medicine

Smart Bandage Detects Infections, Auto-Releases Antibiotic

The smart bandages shortened wound-healing times in mouse studies.

By Kristin Houser

By combining the opinions of a lot of humans with artificial intelligence, Unanimous A.I. has created a hive mind to predict the Super Bowl LIV winner.
Artificial Intelligence

Hyper-Intelligent AI Hive Mind Claims to Predict Super Bowl Winner

A swarm intelligence considers the possibilities for Super Bowl LIV.

By Kristin Houser

American, United, and Delta airlines announced they are suspending all flights to and from China due to concerns over the recent coronavirus outbreak.
Developments

Airlines Are Suspending Flights to China Amid Outbreak

It’s getting harder and harder to fly out of China.

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Army is considering a fire control system for its next-gen rifle that would only let soldiers fire if they were guaranteed to hit their targets.
Artificial Intelligence

US Army Considering Rifle That Only Fires When Hit Is Guaranteed

Behold: an assault rifle that locks onto targets.

By Dan Robitzski

A Brutal ‘Dead Star’ Is Stuck In a Whirlpool of Warped Spacetime
Physics

A Brutal ‘Dead Star’ Is Stuck In a Whirlpool of Warped Spacetime

Watch and despair.

By Dan Robitzski