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A meeting of MIT Media Lab employees to discuss the school's acceptance of donations from Jeffrey Epstein led to a bizarre series of events.
Future Society

The meeting devolved into something that sounds more like reality TV than MIT.

By Kristin Houser

PornWikiLeaks, a website responsible for the doxxing and harassment of thousands of porn performers, just got permanently shut down by Bang Bros.
Future Society

It's good news but a reminder that the internet is written in pencil.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers working on a Tesla battery say their new model could last for up to 1 million miles over 6,000 recharging cycles.
Tesla

The goal is to make a future fleet of robot taxis more cost-effective.

By Dan Robitzski

Doctors examining sufferers of the deadly vape lung sickness sweeping the U.S. have identified a rare type of cell in the patients' lungs.
Chemistry

These cells could be key to understanding — and preventing — vape lung.

By Kristin Houser

New research suggests that we haven't found aliens because they're waiting until their solar systems pass closer to ours before making the journey.
Space

"Every system could be habitable and could be settled, but they wouldn’t visit us because they’re not close enough."

By Dan Robitzski

An MIT-funded robotic agriculture project that promised anybody the instant ability to successfully grow food is snake oil, according to Business Insider.
Agriculture

MIT workers reportedly put store-bought plants inside the devices to impress funders.

By Victor Tangermann

The MIT Media Lab reportedly took more money from Jeffrey Epstein than it previously admitted by disguising the source of his donations.
Future Society

Lab director Joi Ito has resigned in the wake of a bombshell report.

By Kristin Houser

Three more health departments have announced vape-related deaths, bringing the total death tally of the mysterious lung disease up to five people.
Developments

Since Friday, officials have announced three more "vape lung" deaths.

By Dan Robitzski

India may have lost all communication with its Vikram lunar lander after making its approach last week — but not all may be lost.
Moon

India's lunar lander may not be dead.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study found that mouthwash can impede post-exercise hypotension, a phenomenon in which a person's blood pressure is lower for hours after exercising.
Studies

It negates a phenomenon known as post-exercise hypotension.

By Kristin Houser

This Biotech Company Claims to Have 3D Printed a Mini Human Heart
3D Printing

Can 3D printing technology really make donor organs obsolete?

By Victor Tangermann

In areas where access to abortion is limited, Google Maps sometimes directs people looking for clinics to anti-abortion facilities instead.
Science & Energy

It sometimes even directs users to anti-abortion lobby groups.

By Dan Robitzski

China plans to "curb and regulate" the use of facial recognition technology in its schools, according to officials from the Ministry of Education.
Facial recognition

"We need to be very careful when it comes to students' personal information."

By Kristin Houser

Breaking: India Has Lost Communication With Lunar Lander
Science & Energy

"Space, as ever, is hard. Really, really hard."

By Victor Tangermann

A new Twitter account is collecting (legal, consensual) dick pics to test out a filter that can automatically delete unsolicited nudes.
Artificial Intelligence

Making the internet a safer place, one consensual dick pic at a time.

By Dan Robitzski

The Boknis Eck Observatory, an underwater research facility that monitored environmental conditions off the coast of Germany, has vanished without a trace.
Science & Energy

Without any leads, the scientists are asking the public for tips.

By Dan Robitzski

A third person has died from the vaping-related sickness sweeping the U.S., prompting health officials to urge people to put a halt to their e-cig usage.
Chemistry

"There is clearly an epidemic that begs for an urgent response."

By Kristin Houser

On Friday afternoon, India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft will attempt to land on the Moon. If it works, India will be the fourth country to ever do so.
Science & Energy

The plan is to descend at 3:30 PM EST.

By Dan Robitzski

The New York City government just sued T-Mobile and its stores over fraudulent and predatory sales practices, including selling used phones as new.
Robots and Machines

New York City is suing the company for fraudulent practices.

By Dan Robitzski

A Chinese man paid $35,000 to have his cat cloned, only to receive a cat that, while biologically identical to the original, doesn't look like it.
Science & Energy

"If I tell you I wasn’t disappointed, then I would be lying to you."

By Kristin Houser