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Elon Musk tweeted early Thursday morning that "advanced AI" will be used to "manipulate social media" — if, he opined, it hasn't done so already.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: “Advanced AI” Will Manipulate Social Media

That is, if it hasn't already.

By Victor Tangermann

Oxford researchers found that at least 70 countries have sponsored campaigns that spread favorable propaganda across the internet.
Future Society

Dozens of Countries Are Deploying Propaganda on Social Media

The fight against online disinformation means fighting powerful governments.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA’s New Black Hole Simulation Will Completely Melt Your Brain
Science & Energy

NASA’s New Black Hole Simulation Will Completely Melt Your Brain

Black holes are so metal.

By Victor Tangermann

Wally Conron, the first person to breed a labradoodle, regrets his experiment and says he opened Pandora's box by creating the crossbreed dog.
Biology

Labradoodle Creator Says Dog Breed Is Insane, Diseased

I am become death, the destroyer of labradoodles.

By Dan Robitzski

MegaRobots' gigantic battle bot Eagle Prime is going for a chill $51,500 on Ebay at the time of writing after going on sale for a single dollar.
Robots and Machines

Someone’s Selling a Functional 15-Ton Battle Mech on eBay

And it's surprisingly cheap.

By Victor Tangermann

After three years of tests, China is opening up its gigantic 500-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) to astronomers from all over the world.
Science & Energy

China Opens Up Ginormous Alien-Hunting Telescope

It's the biggest single-dish radio telescope in the world, spanning the length of 30 soccer fields.

By Victor Tangermann

If signs of alien life or civilization ever crashed into the Moon, they're likely still up there waiting to be discovered.
Science & Energy

Harvard Prof: The Moon Could Have Caught Alien Organisms, Tech

Anything that may have smacked into the Moon is likely still there.

By Dan Robitzski

5 Insane Quotes From Boris Johnson’s Bizarre UN Speech About Tech
Internet Of Things

5 Insane Quotes From Boris Johnson’s Bizarre UN Speech About Tech

He wouldn't stop ranting about "pink-eyed Terminators" and "terrifying limbless chickens." Here's our analysis.

By Victor Tangermann

Malakkar Vohryzek is trying to find scientists willing to use CRISPR to gene-hack away his extreme sensitivity to sunlight in hopes of avoiding skin cancer.
Gene Editing

Sick Man Begs Doctors: Please CRISPR Me

"I just want to live."

By Dan Robitzski

The CEO of popular vape brand Juul Labs, Kevin Burns, just quit after drawing harsh criticism from regulators about allegedly marketing to children.
Developments

The CEO of Juul Just Quit, Bowing to Pressure from White House

Things are looking grim for Juul.

By Victor Tangermann

Workers near SpaceX's Boca Chica test site in Texas have spotted the space company installing Tesla battery packs into one of Starship MK1's header tanks.
Starship

SpaceX Is Installing Tesla Batteries In Starship Prototype

Elon Musk's companies are helping each other out to make Starship a reality.

By Victor Tangermann

To feed colonists on Mars, we'll need to find a way to produce food there — and a team of researchers thinkgs it knows the best wait to go about it.
Mars

Here’s How We Could Feed a Million People on Mars

Hope you like eating insects.

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. military might use injections of nanoparticles to give soliders night vision capabilities without the need for bulky goggles, says scientist.
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientist: US Soldiers Could Receive Night Vision Eye Injections

They'd be able to see in the dark without relying on bulky goggles.

By Kristin Houser

Google claims its quantum computer just completed a task in minutes. The same task would've taken a conventional computer 10,000 years.
Quantum Physics

Google Claims to Have Achieved “Quantum Supremacy”

Mysteriously, the paper describing the breakthrough disappeared.

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA has launched a criminal investigation into the vaping-related sickness that has now killed 9 Americans and left hundreds of others ill.
Chemistry

What to Expect From the FDA’s Criminal Investigation into Vaping

Did any illegal activity contribute to the vape lung epidemic?

By Kristin Houser

Facebook Just Bought a Brain-Computer Interface Startup
Brain

Facebook Just Bought a Brain-Computer Interface Startup

Facebook may have paid as much as $1 billion for this brain interface tech.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers used to think quasars took thousands of years to form. Then they caught six galaxies transitioning into quasars in a matter of months.
Science & Energy

Six Galaxies Just Suddenly Ignited Into Voracious Quasars

"The forces at play must be very extreme and very dramatic."

By Kristin Houser

After complaints of a car show that blocked an entire town's Tesla Superchargers made their way across the web, its organizers say they'll do better.
Tesla

Car Show Organizer Begged Gas Guzzlers Not to ICE Tesla Chargers

That Supercharger-blocking car show had issued a courtesy reminder in advance.

By Dan Robitzski

A new video uploaded by Boston Dynamics shows off the robotics company's humanoid robot called Atlas perform an impressive gymnastics routine.
Boston Dynamics

Watch Boston Dynamics’ Humanoid Nail a Tricky Gymnastics Routine

Step aside, Simone Biles.

By Victor Tangermann

Tinder is about to launch a weekly apocalypse-themed event called Swipe Night that matches people based on how they play a choose-your-own-adventure game.
Future Society

Tinder Wants to Pair People Based on Their Apocalypse Strategy

In "Swipe Night," you have to survive the apocalypse — and maybe find a match.

By Dan Robitzski