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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

Researchers created an autonomous roofing drone by strapping a nail gun to an octocopter and using cameras and markers to teach it where to place nails.
Drones

Researchers Strapped a Nail Gun to an Autonomous Drone

There’s no way this could go wrong.

By Kristin Houser

Nerf’s New DRM’d Ultra Blaster Won’t Fire Knockoff Darts
Robots and Machines

Nerf’s New DRM’d Ultra Blaster Won’t Fire Knockoff Darts

Did Nerf just... Nerf its guns?

By Victor Tangermann

The Android app TwinFACE promises to give you "the opportunity to create an anime picture based on a real selfie." But it does a terrible job.
Artificial Intelligence

Finally, an App That Turns Your Selfie into an Anime Character

The only problem: it's glitchy as heck.

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese researchers have created a handheld sonic gun designed to help the nation's military and law enforcement agencies disperse crowds.
Brain Implants

China’s New Weapon: A Sonic Gun That Vibrates Your Brain

Ready for your brain and eyeballs to vibrate painfully?

By Kristin Houser

Deepfake pioneer Hao Li believes the average person will have access to "perfectly real" deepfakes in just six to 12 months.
Artificial Intelligence

Deepfake Pioneer: “Perfectly Real” Fake Vids Are Six Months Away

Last week, he thought we had three years. Now he's saying it's less than one.

By Kristin Houser

According to a German magazine, the Tesla Model S just sliced an impressive 20 seconds off of Porsche's recent Nürburgring race track record.
Tesla

Tesla’s Model S Just Crushed Porsche’s Lap Time in Germany

Did Tesla just throw down the gauntlet and come out on top?

By Victor Tangermann

Three U.S. military videos that show footage of "unidentified aerial phenomenon" are authentic, according to U.S. Navy statements.
Off-World

Navy Confirms That Three UFO Encounter Videos Are Real

There's some weird stuff in these vids.

By Victor Tangermann