Serial entrepreneur Jack Dorsey, who cofounded Twitter, Block, and Bluesky, has started yet another new app — and this one’s got an embarrassing secret. As TechCrunch reports, Dorsey’s new open source messaging app, Bitchat, is supposed to be decentralized, private, and secure. There’s only one problem: the Bluetooth-based app, by the venture’s admission, is probably lacking in… Continue reading Jack Dorsey’s New App Just Hit a Very Embarrassing Snag
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Scientists Say Earth May Be Trapped Inside a Huge, Strange Void
Astronomers who examined the sound waves from the Big Bang say that the Earth — and the entire Milky Way galaxy we call home — could be trapped in a huge void billions of light years across. Their study, which was just presented at the Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting in the UK, could… Continue reading Scientists Say Earth May Be Trapped Inside a Huge, Strange Void
Mysterious Signals From Deep Space Hint at Something Brutal, Scientists Say
Astronomers believe they’ve uncovered the source behind mysterious cosmic signals known as fast X-ray transients (FXTs) — and it adds a grim twist to our understanding of the death of stars. Right as a massive star explodes in a supernova, it unleashes a tremendously energetic stream of particles called a jet, producing a gamma ray burst… Continue reading Mysterious Signals From Deep Space Hint at Something Brutal, Scientists Say
A Dinosaur Appears to Have Died on the Exact Spot They Later Built a Dinosaur Museum, Burying Its Fossil Underneath It
In Denver, scientists uncovered a 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil deep underground — and by chance, it just so happened to be buried underneath the parking lot of a museum that houses similar specimens. As the Denver Museum of Nature and Science explained in Catalyst, its online magazine, the ancient bone fragment was buried some 763 feet below… Continue reading A Dinosaur Appears to Have Died on the Exact Spot They Later Built a Dinosaur Museum, Burying Its Fossil Underneath It
Chinese Scientists Create Cyborg Bees That Can Be Controlled Like Drones for Undercover Military Missions
A tiny backpack relays commands straight to their brain. Seal Team Bee Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have turned innocent bees into cyborgs that can be controlled via a 74-milligram insect brain controller. As the South China Morning Post reports, the controller pierces the bee’s tiny brain with three needles and uses signals… Continue reading Chinese Scientists Create Cyborg Bees That Can Be Controlled Like Drones for Undercover Military Missions
Hertz Deploys AI Scanner That’s Charging Hundreds of Dollars for Tiny Scratches on Rental Cars
Car rental giant Hertz is facing some blowback as customers report that its “AI-powered” vehicle scanner charges them hundreds of dollars for tiny cosmetic dings. Earlier this summer, a Hertz customer in Atlanta was charged a jaw-dropping $440 for an inch-long bit of curb rash — a cosmetic scuff — on the wheel of his… Continue reading Hertz Deploys AI Scanner That’s Charging Hundreds of Dollars for Tiny Scratches on Rental Cars
Stem Cell Treatment to Reverse Hearing Loss Kicking Off in Human Patients
Image by Getty / Futurism The first-ever human trial exploring the use of stem cell therapy to reverse hearing loss is about to be under way, after getting the go-ahead from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. Conducted by researchers from the University of Sheffield who formed their own spin-out company, the treatment… Continue reading Stem Cell Treatment to Reverse Hearing Loss Kicking Off in Human Patients
Horrifying Research Finds Melting Glaciers Could Activate Deadly Volcanoes
Scientists are warning that glaciers melting due to global warming could trigger explosive — and potentially deadly — volcanic eruptions around the world. As detailed in a new study presented at the Goldschmidt international geochemistry conference this week and due to be peer-reviewed later this year, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison analyzed six volcanoes… Continue reading Horrifying Research Finds Melting Glaciers Could Activate Deadly Volcanoes
AI Controlled Robot Performs Gallbladder Removal With “100 Percent Accuracy”
Image by Juo-Tung Chen/Johns Hopkins University An AI-controlled robot has autonomously completed a gallbladder removal with “100 percent accuracy.” The procedure, conducted by a team of Johns Hopkins University researchers, demonstrated the power of AI, which allowed the robot to make independent decisions and adapt to unexpected complications on the fly. (You might be relieved to… Continue reading AI Controlled Robot Performs Gallbladder Removal With “100 Percent Accuracy”
Trendy New Startup Makes You Pay to Tour Apartments When You’re Looking for Housing
Back in the stone age, landlords would have to go through the ridiculous process of meeting prospective tenants, showing them their potential homes, and sharing information on the rental. No longer. Thanks to a property tech company with the amazingly mawkish name Rently, landlords can now kick their feet up and relax — even more than they… Continue reading Trendy New Startup Makes You Pay to Tour Apartments When You’re Looking for Housing