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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Spotted Joyriding Around California In His Cybertruck

Here's a video.

DNA

As DNA Test Sales Plummet, 23andMe Lays off 100 Workers

"This has been slow and painful for us."

Future Society

Tinder Announces “Panic Button,” Anti-Catfishing Features

Online dating is getting a little less awful.

Science & Energy

Hear an Ancient Mummy “Talk” Using a 3D-Printed Vocal Tract

An Egyptian priest just spoke for the first time in 3,000 years.

Developments

China Has Now Quarantined 35 Million People to Prevent Pandemic

Now twelve cities are on lockdown, with no end in sight.

Boeing

This Boeing Satellite May Be About to Explode

If it blows up, it could send a devastating cascade of shrapnel into orbit.

Data Privacy

30,000 Marijuana Buyers’ Personal Info Exposed in Data Breach

The unsecured database even contained scans of users' photo IDs.

Boston Dynamics

See Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Tackle an Outdoor Obstacle Course

Former "MythBusters" co-host Adam Savage puts Spot through its paces.

Boeing

Boeing Quits — and Kills — DARPA Experimental Spaceplane Program

"This effectively ends the XSP program."

Robotics

Ultrasonic Hands Could Give Robots a Lighter Touch

This robot can move objects without ever touching them.

Prosthetics and Devices

Biodegradable “Bridge” Could Repair Damaged Nerves

It restored nearly 80 percent of nerve function in macaques.

Developments

In China, Hazmat Teams Are Searching Flights For Deadly Outbreak

It's a desperate attempt to prevent a global pandemic.

Developments

China Censored Info About Growing Pandemic on Social Media

"This is the sort of thing that could absolutely gnaw at the confidence and legitimacy of the whole regime."

Developments

China Quarantines Three More Entire Cities to Fight Pandemic

"To my knowledge, trying to contain a city of 11 million people is new to science."

Quantum Physics

Scientists Break World Record for Fastest-Spinning Object

And it could help unlock the mysteries of "nothingness."

Robotics

India Wants to Send This Legless Humanoid Robot Into Space

"I can be a companion of the astronauts, recognize them and respond to their queries."

Viruses

Scientists Discover Ancient Viruses Inside Glacier

In a "worst-case scenario, this ice melt could release pathogens."

Advanced Transport

This Functioning Driverless Car Has No Driver’s Seat

It's essentially a waiting room on wheels.

Jeff Bezos

Report: Saudi Crown Prince Hacked WaPo Owner Jeff Bezos’ Phone

The UN believes the hack may be tied to a journalist’s brutal murder.

Neuroscience and Brain

Google’s 3D Map of a Fruit Fly Brain Will Blow Your Mind

25,000 neurons. 20 million synapses. One bug's brain.