A relieving discovery! Pants Protection Urinals are convenient, but they’re not known for their cleanliness. Splashback is both annoying and unsanitary, not to mention a gross problem for those that keep our bathrooms clean. So scientists at the University of Waterloo in Canada took it upon themselves to design the perfect splash free urinal. “I… Continue reading Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out the Ideal Urinal for Not Splashing Back
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So Many People Die at Motorcycle Rallies That Organ Donations Spike
Image by Getty / Futurism Huge motorcycle rallies may indeed be as dangerous as they look — but according to a new study, one biker’s loss could be someone else’s gain. The joint analysis undertaken by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital found that between the years 2005 and 2021, organ donations jumped 21… Continue reading So Many People Die at Motorcycle Rallies That Organ Donations Spike
New AI Tells Children That Santa Isn’t Real
Happy holidays! Kringled OpenAI’s powerful new chatbot is so deft at tone that it was able to pretend to be Santa Claus while explaining to someone’s kid that Santa isn’t, in fact, real. Heartwrenching! As she kicked the tires on the new ChatGPT‘s capabilities, Shopify exec Cynthia Savard posted the generated text that she said made her… Continue reading New AI Tells Children That Santa Isn’t Real
Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Discovers That Some Speech Is Unacceptable After All
After his gallingly anti-Semitic rant on InfoWars yesterday, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West got suspended by Twitter. That would be perfectly normal on a regular social network, but Twitter has been anything but since it was acquired by self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk this year. In announcing the suspension, Musk posted a four-letter… Continue reading Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Discovers That Some Speech Is Unacceptable After All
Airbus to Strap Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engine to Massive Superjumbo Jet
The idea is finally taking shape. Hydrogen Hype Airbus has announced that it’s strapping an experimental hydrogen fuel cell engine to a modified A380 superjumbo jet, an exciting new foray into the concept of powering commercial passenger aircraft with hydrogen alone. The company says it’s planning to start test flights in 2026 and launch a… Continue reading Airbus to Strap Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engine to Massive Superjumbo Jet
MSN Fired Its Human Journalists and Replaced Them With AI That Started Publishing Fake News About Mermaids and Bigfoot
Earlier this month, we reported that the Microsoft-operated news site MSN had run a clearly bogus story claiming that Claire “Grimes” Boucher had publicly called out ex-boyfriend Elon Musk on Twitter for not paying child support. The tweet the story based its claims off was an obvious fabrication, but that didn’t stop the Inquisitr from… Continue reading MSN Fired Its Human Journalists and Replaced Them With AI That Started Publishing Fake News About Mermaids and Bigfoot
Europe’s Central Bank Warns That Bitcoin Is on Its “Last Gasp”
Tell us how you really feel. Rebound, Schmebound The European Central Bank is throwing some major shade at bitcoin even as it bounces back following the FTX collapse. In a blog post titled “Bitcoin’s last stand,” published on its official European Union website, the ECB lobs a devastating takedown at the digital currency — and… Continue reading Europe’s Central Bank Warns That Bitcoin Is on Its “Last Gasp”
Tesla Semi Truck Drives 500 Miles Fully Loaded
That’s seriously impressive. Mother Trucker Tesla released a timelapse video of one of its all-electric Semi trucks driving a 500-mile journey while carrying 82,000 pounds, the equivalent of a full load, on a single charge. It’s a seriously impressive feat, suggesting the Elon Musk-led company could have a big win on its hands when the trucks… Continue reading Tesla Semi Truck Drives 500 Miles Fully Loaded
A Brain Parasite Is Making Wolves Into Pack Leaders, Scientists Say
This is kind of based. Parasitic Relationship It seems that grey wolves are yet more victims of the strange and poorly-understood toxoplasma gondii parasite — but in their case, the effects of this brain worm seem to be driving the wolves toward leadership roles. A new study in the journal Communications Biology details how an analysis… Continue reading A Brain Parasite Is Making Wolves Into Pack Leaders, Scientists Say
Another Crypto Exchange Is Laying Off 1,100 Employees
A sad day for Krakenites. Powell Problems The so-called “crypto winter” has claimed even more victims. Kraken, one the the cryptosphere’s largest exchanges, just announced a major round of layoffs. “Today we’re announcing one of the hardest decisions at Kraken to date,” Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, a noted scumbag who’s still the organization’s CEO despite using… Continue reading Another Crypto Exchange Is Laying Off 1,100 Employees