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Doctors in Texas recorded a livestream of a brain surgery during which the person under the knife, Jenna Schardt, was awake and talking.
Neuroscience and Brain

Doctors Just Livestreamed a Brain Surgery on Facebook

They removed a mass of seizure-causing blood vessels from the patient's brain — while she was still awake.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk announced Tuesday that he's donating $1 million worth of trees to a campaign by YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, better known as "MrBeast."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Donates a Million Dollars to Plant a Million Trees

Donating to a tree planting organization could give Musk a much-needed PR boost.

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center believe the recently discovered interstellar comet 2I/Borisov may hold water.
Science & Energy

NASA Scientists Say Interstellar Object May Hold Alien Water

It could be the first time we've ever discovered interstellar water in our own Solar System.

By Victor Tangermann

By the year 2069, digital personhood — the granting of rights to machines — could be the norm, a tech expert told Pew Research Center.
Future Society

Expert: Software Could Have “Personhood” by 2069

Digital beings could have "rights, personality, and limited responsibility."

By Kristin Houser

NASA has released an image for Halloween that looks like a ghostly face but is actually two galaxies colliding some 704 million light-years away.
Science & Energy

Colliding Galaxies Look Like the Glowing Eyes of a Ghostly Face

This galactic horror comes courtesy of NASA.

By Kristin Houser

A Russian security researcher, claims to have accidentally identified some troubling vulnerabilities in the firmware of Xiaomi FurryTail smart pet feeders.
Internet Of Things

Flaw in Smart Pet Feeders Lets Hackers Overfeed Your Cat

Hackers could make your cats chonky — or put them on a diet.

By Victor Tangermann

The same person responsible for the Tesla pickup truck design created a concept called the Model Zero, and it could hold clues to the truck's appearance.
Tesla

These Images May Hold Clues About Tesla’s “Cyberpunk” Truck

The same person who designed the Tesla pickup truck designed this car.

By Kristin Houser

Players of the game "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" are using the game's loot boxes and Steam Community Market as a massive money laundering scheme.
Future Society

Criminals Are Using Video Game Loot Boxes to Launder Money

Players have been using the game's online marketplace as a "worldwide fraud network."

By Victor Tangermann

According to U.S. President Donald Trump, the military brought a robot along for the raid that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Robotics

Trump Claims Troops Brought Robot on Mission to Kill ISIS Leader

Seriously.

By Kristin Houser

A team of MIT researchers claim to have developed a new technology that allows driverless cars to see around corners to make them safer.
Advanced Transport

MIT Research Lets Driverless Cars Spot Obstacles Around Corners

"The big dream is to provide ‘X-ray vision’ of sorts to vehicles moving fast on the streets."

By Victor Tangermann

A Pentagon report found that Army soldiers' heavy reliance on bottled water won't be sustainable in the future due to climate change.
Science & Energy

US Army Says Thirsty Soldiers Are Drinking Too Much Bottled Water

"The U.S. Army is precipitously close to mission failure concerning hydration..."

By Kristin Houser

Five months after returning a rented Ford Expedition, a man can still use a connected Ford app to control the vehicle's doors and engine.
Advanced Transport

Ford App Lets Man Control Rental Car He Returned Months Ago

He can still track the SUV's location, control its locks, and turn the engine on and off.

By Kristin Houser

An LA judge ruled that a jury and trial will decide on the fake of Elon Musk after the billionaire made off-color comments about a British cave diver.
Elon Musk

It’s Official: Elon Musk Will Go to Trial Over “Pedo” Comments

Elon Musk tried to have the defamation lawsuit thrown out twice — but unsuccessfully.

By Victor Tangermann

A tracked eagle spent five months in an area without data coverage, racking up enough roaming charges to wipe a research team's entire budget.
Science & Energy

Eagle With Tracking Device Racks up Enormous Roaming Charges

"He disappeared for five months, and all of a sudden here he is, with a very, very heavy phone bill."

By Kristin Houser

A technique some worried would lead to the creation of super-smart designer babies isn't technologically up to the task, finds a new study.
Gene Editing

Plan to Create Super-Smart Designer Babies Won’t Work, Says Study

Determining a baby's smarts before they're born is still impossible.

By Kristin Houser

A free-to-play video game like Oregon Trail called "Climate Trail" imagines an apocalyptic world in which we failed to fight climate change.
Climate Change

This Game Is “Oregon Trail” Meets Climate Catastrophe

Would you survive?

By Victor Tangermann

A Samsung "SpaceSelfie" satellite came crashing down to Earth, landing onto an unsuspecting Michigan farm below, NBC reports.
Future Society

A Samsung Satellite Just Crashed Into a Michigan Farm

This space-based publicity stunt crashed back to Earth in spectacular fashion.

By Victor Tangermann

If the Department of Home Affairs gets its way in Australia, a face scan will be used to verify the ages of people visiting porn websites.
Artificial Intelligence

Australians May Be Forced to Scan Their Faces to Watch Porn

Want to access that porn site? Smile for the camera first.

By Kristin Houser

Scientists just publicly presented the first ever images of the German space agency's (DLR) X-ray telescope eROSITA. And they're magnificent.
Science & Energy

Here Are The First-Ever Images From the Dark Matter Telescope

The new telescope, according to one scientist, is "tracing out the dark matter structure of the Universe."

By Victor Tangermann

The Air Force's restraint on revealing the X-37B program's true ambitions hasn't stopped people from speculating over the last nine years.
Space

What Was the Air Force’s Secret Space Plane Doing in Orbit for 779 Days?

Here are some theories, from unlikely to most plausible.

By Victor Tangermann