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China is threatening to send people to jail for spreading rumors about the coronavirus, but it seems more likely it's just trying to control the narrative.
Viruses

China Is Arresting People for Writing About Coronavirus Online

Sharing information Chinese authorities don't approve of might land you in jail.

By Kristin Houser

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus in the United States.
Viruses

CDC Confirms First US Person-to-Person Coronavirus Transmission

This is a nasty inflection point for North America.

By Victor Tangermann

Animal-rights group PETA wants Punxsutawney Phil replaced with an artificially intelligent robot that would be more humane and accurate.
Robotics

PETA Wants Punxsutawney Phil Replaced by a Robot Groundhog

"We even have the technology to create an animatronic groundhog with [AI] that could actually predict the weather."

By Kristin Houser

The Air Force's model of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet has awful accuracy, according to a new DoD assessment, in part because of its cracked casing.
Robots and Machines

The US’s $428 Billion F-35 Fighter Jet Can’t Even Shoot a Target

"Although the program office is working to fix deficiencies, new discoveries are still being made."

By Dan Robitzski

A cruise ship was stranded off the coast of Italy as officials investigated — and eventually dismissed — a potential case of the coronavirus 2019-nCoV.
Viruses

A Cruise Ship Was Stranded at Sea Due to Coronavirus Risk

6,000 passengers were stuck in limbo with an unconfirmed viral outbreak in their midst.

By Dan Robitzski

Detroit-based carmaker GMC revealed today that it's working on resurrecting the Hummer brand with a Hummer EV that features some monstrous specs.
Advanced Transport

General Motors Announces High-Performance, All-Electric Hummer

This seems like a testosterone-drenched response to Tesla's Cybertruck.

By Victor Tangermann

There's a decent chance that two satellites will collide this evening, potentially releasing a cloud of hazardous debris into orbit.
Science & Energy

Two Satellites May Collide Today, Exploding Catastrophically

"The worry is that we'll start seeing a chain reaction where all the satellites kill each other with shrapnel and space becomes unusable."

By Dan Robitzski

Japanese billionaire Yukatu Maezawa had to break the hearts of 27,722 women, revealing that he cancelled the TV show to find himself a Moon trip companion.
Moon

Billionaire Cancels Reality Show to Find Girlfriend For Moon Trip

Sorry, ladies!

By Victor Tangermann

Google has unveiled a new chatbot named Meena, which it claims is capable of conversing on a level almost equal to humans.
Google

Google Says Its Chatbot Is Capable of Near-Human Conversation

Meena's responses are both logical and specific.

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. government fast-tracked the development of a vaccine for 2019-nCoV, the coronavirus that emerged from China last month. But it could take a year.
Viruses

Scientists Are Desperately Working on a Coronavirus Vaccine

The goal is to start a clinical trial in three months.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists just released the highest resolution images of the Sun's surface ever taken using the largest solar telescope in the world.
Science & Energy

The Highest Def Photo of the Sun Looks Like Caramel Popcorn

Forbidden snacks.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study suggests that artificial intelligence might trick us into thinking we see alien technosignatures where none exist.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Might Make Us Mistakenly Think We’ve Found Aliens, Says Study

We'll need to be careful using AI in the search for ET.

By Kristin Houser

A team of scientists attached microelectronics to the undersides of jellyfish to create "biohybrid robots" that swim three times as fast as normal ones.
Robots and Machines

Scientists Want to Explore Ocean With “Cyborg Jellyfish”

A global network of "biohybrid" jellyfish could help us explore the Earth's oceans.

By Victor Tangermann

Rocket technology company SpinLaunch is planning to start suborbital test flights using a massive centrifuge called as soon as this winter.
Space

This Startup Plans to Fling Rockets Into Space With a Centrifuge

The company still has to prove its satellite slingshot will actually work.

By Victor Tangermann

Japan is building a massive humanoid robot modeled after those in the "Gundam" sci-fi franchise — and it'll reportedly be able to walk.
Robotics

Japan Is Building a Massive Walking Gundam Robot

It'll be 59 feet tall and weigh a staggering 25 tons.

By Kristin Houser

NASA announced on Monday that it has chosen private space station manufacturer Axiom Space to build the first space hotel for the ISS.
NASA

NASA Is Adding a Space Hotel to the Space Station

Space hotel CEO: "It's a bargain!"

By Victor Tangermann

Japanese researchers transplanted sheets containing heart muscle cells derived from stem cells onto a patient's damaged heart for the first time.
Health & Medicine

Researchers Transplant Lab-Grown Heart Muscle Cells Into Patient

This first-of-its-kind procedure could replace heart transplants.

By Kristin Houser

A group calling itself OurMine hacked the official social media accounts of the National Football League and 15 NFL teams.
Hacking

Hacker Group Seizes Twitter, Facebook Accounts of 15 NFL Teams

The hackers tweeted an offer to trade a star player for $1.

By Kristin Houser

A new study has found that the Pacific Ocean's increasingly acidic water is dissolving the shells of newly hatched Dungeness crabs.
Science & Energy

The Ocean Is Getting so Acidic That It’s Dissolving Crabs’ Shells

Ocean acidification has claimed one of its smallest victims yet.

By Kristin Houser

A breakdown of who is getting sick and dying from the coronavirus outbreak shows that elderly people and those who were already sick are getting hit harder.
Viruses

The Coronavirus Outbreak is Most Dangerous for the Elderly

There's not much risk — unless you're sick or old.

By Dan Robitzski