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A group of Tesla owners in Croatia organized an ICEing protest at a gas station to bring attention to the problem of non-EVs blocking charging stations.
Tesla

Tesla Owners Block Gas Pumps in ICEing Protest

"[I]t was not our intention to harass anyone."

We're solidly into the beginning of the 2019-2020 flu season and so far it's proving to be an unusual one as atypical strains of flu virus are turning up.
Developments

2020 Flu Season Off to Quirky Start, Also Affects Seals

Thankfully early testing suggests this year's flu vaccine seems to cover the dominant viral strain.

Toys "R" Us has opened two new stores after closing hundreds in 2018, and these ones are equipped with sensors that track every move shoppers make.
Internet Of Things

Smart Toys Often Contain Child-Endangering Security Flaws

Popular internet-connected toys are full of security holes.

A team of researchers used a type of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict ADHD in patients by having it analyze magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.
Neuroscience and Brain

This AI Can Detect ADHD Better than Humans

The same approach could be applied to other neurological conditions as well.

TIME magazine has chosen 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as its 2019 Person of the Year for launching a global movement.
Climate Change

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s Person of the Year

She's the youngest person to ever earn the distinction.

The World Wildlife Fund published a report arguing that if we want to stop the worst impacts of climate change, world leaders need to take stronger action.
Climate Change

WWF: Climate Change Efforts Need “Dramatic Increase” in Response

The organization called on world leaders to better preserve nature.

Car enthusiast Instagram account hypercarslands uploaded a render of Tesla's Cybertruck if it were amphibious, going for a dip with a passenger fishing.
Tesla

Tesla Cybertruck Goes Amphibious in Hilarious Fan-Made Video

Splish splash, Cybertruck is takin' a bath.

A bizarre plot to steal a domain name at gunpoint has earned Instagram influencer Rossi Lorathio Adams II a 14-year prison sentence.
Future Society

Man Behind Plot to Steal a Domain at Gunpoint Is Headed to Prison

He'll be behind bars for 14 years.

NVIDIA has built an AI that can create a detailed 3D model of an object in less than 100 milliseconds from just a single image of it.
3D Printing

New AI Can Create a 3D Model of an Object From a Single 2D Image

And it does so in less than 100 milliseconds.

GEDMatch, the DNA ancestry company that famously helped police track down a serial killer, just got bought by a genetic forensics firm.
DNA

Tech Firm That Develops Tools for Police Buys Massive DNA Database

Verogen claims it will only give people's info to cops if they opt in.

Scientists encoded instructions for creating a 3D-printed plastic bunny in DNA and then embedded the DNA right in the bunny itself.
Science & Energy

This Plastic Bunny Has DNA Explaining How to Make More Bunnies

It could hold the key to solving the world's data storage problem.

A team of scientists wants to colonize and populate another world to protect humanity from Earth's eventualy demise or destruction.
Off-World

Scientists Are Planning a 1,000 Year Trip to Another Planet

"There are a lot of challenges, but no fundamental principle of physics is violated."

The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is reportedly testing bullets that can be shot underwater.
Military

The U.S. Military Is Reportedly Testing Underwater Bullets

You can shoot them with a regular gun.

The European Space Agency has officially approved funding for ClearSpace-1 — the world's first mission dedicated to cleaning up space junk.
ESA

The ESA Is Sending a Robotic Junk Collector Into Space

It’ll be the first mission to snatch space debris out of Earth’s orbit.

Elizabeth Warren just announced a package of environmental protection policies focused on the ocean that she's calling the Blue New Deal.
Climate Change

Elizabeth Warren Announces Ocean-Protecting “Blue New Deal”

It's the first ocean-focused environmental package offered by a presidential candidate.

After many years of delay, NASA has finally shown off its Space Launch System (SLS) that aims to ferry American astronauts to the Moon as soon as 2024.
NASA

After Years of Delays, NASA Unveils Its Most Powerful Rocket

The rocket is meant to ferry American astronauts to the Moon by 2024.

United States forces reportedly killed a terrorist using an R9X missile — a "ninja bomb" that crushes its target while also slicing them up with blades.
Robots and Machines

Sword-Covered “Ninja Bomb” Reportedly Used to Crush Terrorist

"This strike is very distinctive."

A team of bioethicists argue that it's high time GoFundMe better regulate its platform to keep out medical scammers and unregulated treatments.
Developments

Bioethicists: GoFundMe Is Profiting off Medical Scams

"I think they should be ashamed of themselves for taking part in it."

New York City plans to replace its infamous Riker's Island prison with four high-rise prisons spread throughout the NYC boroughs.
Future Society

NYC Is Planning Giant High-Rise Prisons

The proposal is forcing conversations about how to approach incarceration.

Waymo is now offering cusomters the chance to take rides in its self-driving taxis but without a human safety driver behind the wheel
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Is Taking the Safety Drivers out of Its Autonomous Taxis

The self-driving car company is going fully autonomous.