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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is testing the theory that a basic income could increase happiness — by giving away $9 million to his Twitter followers.
Universal Basic Income

Japanese Billionaire Giving Out $9 Million in Basic Income Trial

He wants to see if the money can make people happier.

By Kristin Houser

A glitch in the Boeing 737 Next Generation (NG) airplane's software caused all six of the main screens inside the cockpit to go blank during landing.
Advanced Transport

Boeing 737 Glitch Shuts Down Cockpit Screens on Certain Runways

"All six [displays] stayed blank until a different runway was selected."

By Victor Tangermann

While the massive Australian fires were often treated as a local story, they could have massive, far-reaching effects on the global environment and climate.
Climate Change

The Huge Australian Fires Could Change the Entire Earth’s Climate

The fires have turned swaths of Australia into a fiery hellscape

By Dan Robitzski

Cybersecurity firm Check Point has uncovered major security flaws in TikTok, which was already under intense scrutiny by the U.S. government.
Future Society

Researchers Find Major Security Flaws in Popular App TikTok

TikTok claims it fixed the issues within one month of learning about them.

By Kristin Houser

On Monday, SpaceX deployed 60 Starlink satellites, enough to earn the company the title of world's largest commercial satellite operator.
SpaceX

SpaceX Deploys 60 More of Its Controversial Starlink Satellites

It's now the world's largest commercial satellite operator.

By Kristin Houser

U.S. airline Delta is partnering with Sarcos Robotics to test out if its Guardian XO exosuits can give its employees a hand with lifting heavy things.
Future Society

This Airline Is Testing Powered Exoskeletons For Luggage Workers

Watch it heft 200 pound suitcases as if they were weightless.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla shares surged at the beginning of this year, making it the most valuable U.S. auto maker of all time, as The Wall Street Journal reports.
Tesla

Tesla Is Now the Most Valuable Auto Company In US History

The company has yet to actually turn an annual profit.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from Italy claim to have discovered two new cannabinoids, including one they say is 30 times more potent than THC.
Chemistry

Newly Discovered Weed Compound Is 30 Times More Potent Than THC

A dose of THCP was as active as a larger dose of THC

By Kristin Houser

Startup Ao Air has announced a $350 face mask called the Atmos Faceware, a gadget that promises to protect its wearer against dangerous air pollution.
Climate Change

This $350 Breathing Mask Is Cashing in on Climate Change

Should clean air really only be available to those who can afford it?

By Victor Tangermann

China is reportedly working on a "laser attack platform" for cannons that can be attached to its military's planes, the South China Morning Post reports.
Future Society

China Wants to Mount Laser Cannons on Its Fighter Jets

Attached to an aircraft, the lasers could shoot down incoming missiles or other enemy aircraft.

By Victor Tangermann

Impossible Foods’ Fake Pork Looks Absolutely Scrumptious
Food

Impossible Foods’ Fake Pork Looks Absolutely Scrumptious

Plant-based meat is coming after pork next.

By Victor Tangermann

Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut, firmly believes that aliens exist and that they may even be on the Earth already.
Off-World

UK’s First Astronaut: Aliens Definitely Exist, May Be on Earth

"It’s possible they’re here right now and we simply can’t see them."

By Kristin Houser

For the second time ever, scientists found a repeating radio burst from deep space. This time, it came from a galaxy that resembles the Milky Way.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Capture Repeating Radio Burst From Spiral Galaxy

The signal came from the arms of a distant, Milky Way-like galaxy.

By Dan Robitzski

Intense cosmic rays given off by short-lived stars are bombarding a nearby galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, from within.
Science & Energy

Intense Stellar Activity Is Ripping Apart a Nearby Galaxy

A huge burst of cosmic rays threatens the Large Magellanic Cloud.

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook Bans All Deepfakes
Future Society

Facebook Bans All Deepfakes

Good luck, Facebook.

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers placed a pro-Iran propaganda image of U.S. President Donald Trump being punched in the face on the homepage of a U.S. government-run website.
Future Society

US Website Defaced With Pro-Iran Propaganda, Bloody Trump Face

At least one U.S. official is dismissing the hack as "a nothing event."

By Kristin Houser

Boeing is investigating whether a wiring oversight in the 737 Max commercial airplane could potentially result in a crash.
Advanced Transport

Boeing Finds Even More Issues With Its Troubled 737 Max Plane

Will Boeing's 737 Max ever fly again?

By Victor Tangermann

Newly leaked videos and a tweet by Pranav Mistry offer a sneak peak at NEON, a Samsung project focused on the creation of "artificial humans."
Artificial Intelligence

Samsung’s Artificial Humans Look Eerily, Well, Human

Leaked videos offer a sneak peek at NEON.

By Kristin Houser

The fires currently raging in Australia are turning New Zealand's glaciers brown and potentially speeding up their melting.
Science & Energy

The Fires in Australia Are Turning Distant Glaciers Brown

"If fire frequency, ash, and dust transport increase, there is a chance that this will hasten the demise of New Zealand glaciers."

By Kristin Houser

Samsung has built an "artificial human" called NEON that it plans to unveil at the Consumer Electronics Show kicking off on January 7.
Artificial Intelligence

Samsung Tweets Cryptic Plans to Unveil an “Artificial Human”

"NEON is NOT about Bixby, or anything you have seen before."

By Kristin Houser