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Infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar's brother Roberto Escobar is now selling a folding phone he claims is practically unbreakable.
Robots and Machines

Pablo Escobar’s Brother Is Selling An “Unbreakable” Folding Phone

The Escobar Fold 1 costs $349, and you can't return it or get a refund.

By Kristin Houser

A Boeing 767 airplane losing the evacuation slide off the jet while flying over a Boston suburb, landing just feet away from where two people were standing.
Advanced Transport

Evacuation Slide Falls off Boeing Jet, Lands in Backyard

It landed feet away from a Boston homeowner.

By Kristin Houser

The cops of San Luis Potosi, Mexico just announced plans to buy a Cybertruck fleet, making it the second police force interested in the vehucle.
Advanced Transport

Mexican Cops Pre-Order Fleet of Cybertrucks

Is this the police vehicle of the future?

By Dan Robitzski

The Russian government confirmed it will replace Wikipedia with an online version of the "Great Russian Encyclopedia," Reuters reports.
Future Society

Russia Says It Will Replace Wikipedia With State-Run Site

"At least that will be reliable information, presented in a good, modern way."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just announced that it finally found the crash site debris and remains of India's long lost lunar lander called Vikram.
NASA

NASA Spots Remains of India’s Lost Lunar Lander

An impact crater and debris field mark the lander's final resting place.

By Victor Tangermann

IKEA interior designer Christina Levenborn just helped researchers outfit the Mars Desert Research Station, a Mars analogue habitat in the Utah desert.
Mars

IKEA Designed the Interior of a Mars Habitat

Time to load the Starship up with flat packs.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study found that fish would flock to dead coral reefs if researchers blasted the sounds of a healthy reef from nearby underwater speakers.
Science & Energy

Fish Rave: Loudspeakers Draw Wildlife to Dead Reefs

"Boosting fish populations in this way could help to kick-start natural recovery processes..."

By Kristin Houser

NASA is about to test a prototype cosmic radiation-blocking vest by strapping it to a dummy and sending ti around the Moon.
Science & Energy

NASA Is Sending Dummies Around the Moon to Test Cosmic Radiation

Only one dummy will get a prototype radiation shield.

By Dan Robitzski

Australia's New South Wales is rolling out a system of AI cameras designed to catch drivers using their mobile phones illegally.
Artificial Intelligence

On Your Phone While Driving? These AI Cameras Will Snitch on You.

The cameras detect drivers using their phones when they shouldn't be.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk tweeted that "with extreme effort," Cybertruck aerodynamics could hit an extremely low drag coefficient that'd be "insane for a truck."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Cybertruck Aerodynamics Could be “Insane”

There's a lot we still don't know about Tesla's controversial truck.

By Victor Tangermann

Free dating apps and services owned by Match Group, which include Tinder, PlentyofFish, and OkCupid, don't screen users against the sex offenders registry.
Future Society

Tinder and OkCupid Don’t Screen For Sex Offenders

"There are definitely registered sex offenders on our free products."

By Dan Robitzski

In an attempt to prevent bullying and discrimination, TikTok reportedly limits the reach of users with disabilities with discriminatory practices.
Future Society

TikTok Secretly Hid Videos by Fat, LGBTQ, Mentally Disabled Users

The company claimed it was trying to prevent bullying.

By Dan Robitzski

A former sales rep recounts the tactics Big Pharma used to convince doctors to prescribe opioids in greater and greater numbers.
RX and Medicine

Drug Rep Exposes How Big Pharma Pushed Opioids

New drugs, same old sales tactics.

By Kristin Houser

The companies vying to be the first to launch a space hotel find themselves facing major regulatory and financial hurdles.
Off-World

The Race is Heating Up to Open the First Space Hotel

But there are no real legal regulations to guide companies.

By Dan Robitzski

A new FBI blog post warns that hackers could use your smart TV to spy on you through the camera or by accessing your internet router.
Future Society

FBI Warns That Your New Smart TV Could Be Used to Spy on You

The Feds also have a few suggestions for protecting your privacy.

By Kristin Houser

The ESA officially has budget approval for Hera, a mission to test our ability to prevent killer asteroids from slamming into the Earth.
Off-World

Europe’s Space Agency Joins Mission to Deflect Killer Asteroids

The goal is to change the trajectory of a city-killer asteroid.

By Kristin Houser

Roscosmos announced plans to build an observatory on its planned Moon base so that it can better spot potentially dangerous asteroids approaching Earth.
Science & Energy

Russia Wants to Build an Observatory on the Moon

This lunar base will keep an eye out for dangerous asteroids.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have spotted a gigantic black hole 70 times the mass of the Sun in our galaxy — way bigger than expected.
Science & Energy

Scientists: Ominous Black Hole Is Way Too Big to Exist

"Black holes of such mass should not even exist in our Galaxy."

By Victor Tangermann

Four Japanese people agreed to give up their privacy and let cameras record their every move at home for a month for 200,000 yen, or $1,830.
Future Society

This Company Is Paying People $1,830 to Film Them Constantly

Cameras will record them everywhere but the bathroom for an entire month.

By Kristin Houser

The astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) may be far from home, but that doesn't mean they'll miss out on Thanksgiving dinner.
Off-World

Here’s What’s on the Space Station’s Thanksgiving Menu

Spoiler alert: It includes a lot of food from pouches.

By Kristin Houser