This is awful, right? We’re in Hell Just when you think reality TV can’t stoop any lower, it does it yet again. To wit: in fresh new manmade horror, a Netflix reality show called “Falso Amor,” which translates to “Deep Fake Love,” splits five real-life couples up into two different houses, adds a bunch of… Continue reading Deranged Reality TV Show Psychologically Tortures Participants by Showing Them Deepfakes of Their Partners Cheating
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Lawsuits Claim People Are Dying From Taking Kratom
Image by Joe Raedle/Getty Images According to several lawsuits filed in the US, people are dying after overdosing on an herbal supplement called kratom, a Southeast Asian plant that’s gained global prominence as a recreational drug in recent years. Herbal tea made from the leaves of the plant, which is in the coffee family, can act as… Continue reading Lawsuits Claim People Are Dying From Taking Kratom
X.com Is Telling People That It’s “Parked by GoDaddy”
Welp, this is awkward. Marks the Spot So much for the big X rollout! As Futurism staffers, Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, and other writers have discovered, The hastily-announced rollout of the rebrand, which Elon says will involve changing the name of Twitter to X and changing its web address from Twitter.com to X.com, is apparently hitting… Continue reading X.com Is Telling People That It’s “Parked by GoDaddy”
New Scan of Seafloor Is So Detailed, You Can See an Individual Crab
“We don’t realize how much of the picture we’ve been missing.” Crab in the Dark Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have created a stunningly detailed seafloor map of the largest submarine canyon off of the US Pacific coast. Using sonar data collected by submersible research vessels, researchers created a “centimeter-scale resolution”… Continue reading New Scan of Seafloor Is So Detailed, You Can See an Individual Crab
Scientists Say They Can Predict Earthquakes by Analyzing Tiny Changes in GPS Data
This could be a huge deal. Ground Breaking Scientists have found that tiny changes in GPS signals could allow us to predict large earthquakes roughly two hours in advance, a potentially livesaving new way of mitigating disasters. The team analyzed GPS data from 90 large earthquakes, of magnitude 7 and above, and found evidence for… Continue reading Scientists Say They Can Predict Earthquakes by Analyzing Tiny Changes in GPS Data
Elon Musk’s Brother Just Laid Off Most of His Staff on a Zoom Meeting
“It was framed as a temporary thing, but the layoffs didn’t feel temporary.” Grow Op A hydroponic “smart farm” startup co-founded by Elon Musk’s cowboy hat-wearing younger brother Kimbal is shuttering most of its locations and has laid off the majority of its staff. According to two now-former employees who spoke to Insider, the Square Roots… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Brother Just Laid Off Most of His Staff on a Zoom Meeting
Oppenheimer’s Atom Bomb Spread Fallout on 46 US States
Nice job, Oppenheimer. No Shelter With the release of Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated “Oppenheimer” film, a look back at the history of the titular character and the destruction wrought by the Manhattan Project’s atom bomb is worthwhile — and apparently, its fallout went far beyond what anyone knew. In a not-yet-peer-reviewed study, Princeton researchers found via… Continue reading Oppenheimer’s Atom Bomb Spread Fallout on 46 US States
Hiker Dies in Death Valley Hours After Doing Interview With Newspaper
“Everything is hot here.” Dangerous Levels A 71-year-old hiker died in Death Valley, California just hours after giving an interview to the Los Angeles Times about his voyage. As the LA Times reported in a followup, its recent interviewee Steven Curry died last week after collapsing from what officials believe were heat-related causes in the hottest… Continue reading Hiker Dies in Death Valley Hours After Doing Interview With Newspaper
Cybertruck’s Bizarre Windshield Overwhelmed by Mud While Offroading
Build Tesla Tough. Truck It Tesla’s has finally shown its long-awaited Cybertruck — and its gigantic windshield wiper — in a rugged natural environment, and it doesn’t look great. In its most recent earnings report, the Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company showcased its futuristic-looking truck driving through a big old mud patch, and although its… Continue reading Cybertruck’s Bizarre Windshield Overwhelmed by Mud While Offroading
Disgruntled Investor Charged With Kidnapping “Crypto King”
He wanted his money back. King’s Ransom On Monday, the Toronto Police Service announced that it had arrested and charged four men for the December kidnapping of Aiden Pleterski, a 24-year-old self-described “Crypto King” who headed up a cryptocurrency investment business that quickly went bankrupt. The suspects are facing dozens of other related charges, including… Continue reading Disgruntled Investor Charged With Kidnapping “Crypto King”