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Apple VR Headset Will Apparently Have Display Facing Outward to Show the User’s Facial Expressions

Wait, what? Mixed Reality A substantial new leak to The Information both reveals new info and corroborates previously disclosed details about Apple’s hotly-anticipated mixed reality headset — which is sounding more and more like a device unlike anything we’ve seen so far. For one, the report backs up a fascinating previously rumored feature: a large… Continue reading Apple VR Headset Will Apparently Have Display Facing Outward to Show the User’s Facial Expressions

NFL Accused of Trying to Continue Game After Player Suffered Cardiac Arrest on Field

Image by Getty / Futurism Damar Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, reportedly remains in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center following a terrifying on-field medical incident suffered during this week’s Monday Night Football broadcast. Just seconds after the defensive player had executed a routine tackle in the Bills’ game against… Continue reading NFL Accused of Trying to Continue Game After Player Suffered Cardiac Arrest on Field

Scientists Link Male Pattern Balding to Wildly Popular Beverage

Image by Getty / Futurism Soda drinkers, beware — it looks like your favorite sugary drinks may be linked to hair loss. A new study out of Tsinghua University in Beijing has found a new link between sugary drinks and male pattern hair loss, with beverages ranging from soft drinks to artificially-sweetened juices to energy… Continue reading Scientists Link Male Pattern Balding to Wildly Popular Beverage

The Director of “District 9” Says His Tesla’s Window Spontaneously Shattered For No Reason

“I’m sitting in [my] car and this just happened.” Windows Nein His whole career may be built on dystopian sci fi, but “District 9” director Neill Blomkamp was still surprised by a bizarre defect in his Tesla. In a Twitter post on New Year’s Day, the South African-Canadian director posted a photo of a shattered… Continue reading The Director of “District 9” Says His Tesla’s Window Spontaneously Shattered For No Reason

Stanford Scientists Warn That Civilization as We Know It Is Ending

On New Year’s Day, several Stanford scientists joined CBS‘ Scott Pelley on the program “60 Minutes” to discuss the global mass extinction crisis. Spoiler: no one had any good news. Tony Barnosky, a Stanford biologist whose work involves using fossil records to map changes in ecosystems over time, told CBS that his work suggests that extinction… Continue reading Stanford Scientists Warn That Civilization as We Know It Is Ending

Tesla Autopilot Leads Cops on High Speed Chase While Driver Completely Passed Out

They had to chase the Tesla for 15 minutes — at speeds reaching 70mph. Tesla: Hot Pursuit A German driver has lost his license after allegedly falling asleep while his Tesla drove down the Autobahn highway with its Autopilot feature activated. According to a press release by Bavarian police, officers tried to stop the self-driving… Continue reading Tesla Autopilot Leads Cops on High Speed Chase While Driver Completely Passed Out

Jeremy Renner in “Critical But Stable Condition” Following Gruesome Accident

Image by Dimitrios Kambouris via Getty / Futurism Beloved “Hawkeye” star Jeremy Renner is in critical — but stable — condition following a snowplow accident in Nevada on New Year’s Day that left him with severe injuries. As People magazine reports, the actor’s publicist says the 51-year-old actor suffered orthopedic injuries and blunt chest trauma during… Continue reading Jeremy Renner in “Critical But Stable Condition” Following Gruesome Accident

An Overwhelming Number of Porn Bot Accounts “Drowned Out” Chinese Protest Content on Twitter

Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter for a cool $44 billion back in February, is obsessed with bots. He has been for some time now, and in the months since his takeover, he’s been vocal about Twitter’s quest to erase them from the platform, telling his remaining employees that the Musk v Bot battle is the… Continue reading An Overwhelming Number of Porn Bot Accounts “Drowned Out” Chinese Protest Content on Twitter

Professor Predicts That This Whole Internet Thing Will Soon Blow Over

“It’s clearly already broken.” Ugh, Internet At a certain point, everyone’s gonna get tired of being online — or so goes the argument of one Dutch professor who thinks that eventually, the bad is going to outweigh the good and we’ll all finally get to log off. In a paper titled “Extinction Internet” with accompanying… Continue reading Professor Predicts That This Whole Internet Thing Will Soon Blow Over