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Former Google manager Jennifer Blakely shared her story of how the company's Chief Legal Officer abandoned and abused her after they had a child.
Future Society

Google Exec Accused of Fathering, Abandoning Baby With Employee

The victim's account is making waves in the community.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers from at MIT have invented a tiny robotic worm that could be steered through the tiny arteries in the human brain using a magnet.
Prosthetics and Devices

Creepy Robotic Worm Could Wriggle Through Your Brain Arteries

The worm could open new doors for minimally invasive brain surgery.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA finally pieced together the James Webb Space Telescope, connecting the telescope piece with the spacecraft piece. Now it just needs to get it in orbit.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Finally Assembled The James Webb Space Telescope

It's still on Earth, but at least it's all in one piece.

By Dan Robitzski

In an inexplicable tweet, DARPA called all city dwellers to please find them "commercially managed underground urban tunnels and facilities."
DARPA

DARPA Needs a Creepy Underground Lair ASAP

Nobody knows why. But here's our theory.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists think they've detected a bizarre black hole that, at 100 times the mass of our sun, is twice the theoretical size limit.
Science & Energy

Spotted: A Black Hole That Shouldn’t Be Physically Possible

This raises questions.

By Dan Robitzski

China's central bank is set to launch a state-backed cryptocurrency and hand it out to several major institutions in the country, according to Forbes.
Cryptocurrency

Report: China’s Central Bank is Ready to Launch Cryptocurrency

Will China's national cryptocurrency have a better chance than Facebook's Libra?

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet with an extremely elliptical orbit that sets it apart from any other known planet.
Science & Energy

Newly Discovered Exoplanet Is “Unlike Any Other”

It slingshots around its star in a truly strange orbit.

By Kristin Houser

A first-of-its-kind study will test the ability of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in "magic mushrooms," to treat chronic anorexia nervosa.
Health & Medicine

Trial Testing Psilocybin’s Impact on Anorexia Launches in US

A first-of-its-kind study will put the "magic mushroom" compound to the test.

By Kristin Houser

The U.K. has new surveillance CCTV cameras that can read people's lips, and privacy-focused government watchdogs are not happy about it.
Future Society

UK Watchdog Is Worried Government Will Deploy Lip-Reading CCTVs

"It would change the nature of our society."

By Dan Robitzski

A new system makes it easier than ever for people to generate believable deepfakes. The AI tool doesn't require training and can swap faces in real-time.
Artificial Intelligence

New System Makes It Troublingly Easy to Create Deepfakes

FSGAN can swap faces in real-time, no training required.

By Dan Robitzski

A new deepfake finally answers the age old question: What would it look like if Joe Rogan played Dr. Evil in the "Austin Powers" films?
Artificial Intelligence

Someone Used a Deepfake to Turn Dr. Evil Into Joe Rogan

He's joined by a Brendan Schaub Mini-Me.

By Dan Robitzski

Vaping cannabis oil sold under the brand name Dank Vapes left a man with severe heart and lung damage, according to his brother.
Chemistry

Vaping Black-Market Cannabis Oil Is Putting People Into Comas

Some of these vape cartridges contain a chemical Nazis used in gas chambers. Seriously.

By Kristin Houser

YouTube is suing a Nebraska man for allegedly lauching a swatting attack against a popular Minecraft streamer after attempting to extort money from them.
Future Society

YouTube Sues Man for Allegedly Swatting a Minecraft Streamer

But that wasn't until after he tried to extort money from them.

By Kristin Houser

YouTube accidentally took down videos of robots fighting, claiming they included portrayals of animal violence and cock fighting.
Robotics

YouTube Accidentally Removed Robot Battle Videos for “Animal Cruelty”

"Robot builders across the world cried out in agony."

By Victor Tangermann

A team of astrophycisists came up with a way to construct a traversable wormhole that could fling objects or astronauts to another end of the universe.
Science & Energy

Physicists Publish Instructions For DIY Wormhole

Some assembly required. Also, some components are totally theoretical.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have created a theoretical model of Saturn that posits that the gas giant's liquid interior is viscous, flowing like honey.
Science & Energy

Saturn’s Interior May Actually Flow “Like Honey”

It would solve a mystery involving the planet's powerful jet streams.

By Kristin Houser

The Pentagon is considering launching a network of satellites that would be able to identify and track any acts of aggression in outer space.
Military

The Pentagon Wants Sentinel Satellites to Deter Space Warfare

The idea is to spot aggression in orbit and quickly identify who's responsible.

By Dan Robitzski

KFC sold out of all the plant-based "chicken" available at an Atlanta restaurant on Tuesday, a sign that customers are eager to try faux meats.
Future Society

KFC Sold All of Its Meatless “Chicken” in Five Hours

This probably isn't the last we've seen of Beyond Fried Chicken.

By Kristin Houser

To Protect Endangered Coral Reefs, Researchers Need Legal Recourse
Future Society

To Protect Endangered Coral Reefs, Researchers Need Legal Recourse

The Great Barrier Reef is dying way faster than researchers expected. That should make you scared — and hopping mad.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just activated its Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC), starting off its year in Earth's orbit after launching in June.
Science & Energy

NASA Officially Activates Its “GPS for Deep Space”

NASA's new atomic clock could allow autonomous spacecraft to navigate deep space.

By Victor Tangermann