U.S. government tried to secretly spy on people by attempting to place a backdoor on the app, Telegram founder claims

The U.S. government wanted a way to secretly access Telegram to potentially spy on its users, according to the app's founder, Pavel Durov. Durov, who started Telegram in 2013 and is still its CEO, shared this during an interview with Tucker Carlson that aired Tuesday night. Born

Elon Musk's Neuralink second patient plays video game using only his mind

A person named Alex is the second individual to receive a brain implant from Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink. Alex lost control of his limbs due to a spinal injury, but now, thanks to the Neuralink implant, he can play the video game Counter-Strike 2. The surgery took place last

U.S. government report finds that fluoride levels twice the recommended amount might lower kids' IQs

A U.S. government report found that children exposed to twice the recommended amount of fluoride in drinking water might have lower IQs. This is the first time a federal agency has said there’s a connection—though they’re only "moderately confident" about it. The report was

Russia offers residency to foreigners opposed to Western neoliberal policies

Russia has declared itself a "safe haven" for people from Western countries who want to escape "destructive neoliberal ideas." Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree saying that Moscow will help foreign nationals apply for temporary residence in Russia without needing to meet the usual requirements,

Huge hidden ocean found beneath Mars could have life

Scientists analyzing data from NASA's InSight Lander have discovered a possible underground reservoir on Mars, which could hold enough liquid to cover the planet with a mile of water. Geophysicists have found a huge hidden ocean beneath Mars' surface, and they believe it could potentially support life.

Secret Service blames local police for security failure, says they were tasked with securing properties surrounding Trump’s PA rally

The Secret Service blamed local police for not securing the rooftop from which gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump. They said it was outside their area of protection. Securing and patrolling the factory grounds of AGR International Inc., about 130 yards from where Trump was

Five U.S. States to sue pharmaceutical company Pfizer claiming it misled Americans with its COVID-19 vaccine marketing

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is being sued by Kansas, Idaho and three other thus far unnamed states for misleading Americans about its modRNA (mRNA) coronavirus (COVID-19) “vaccines.” Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading lawsuits that claim Pfizer broke state laws, including the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, by falsely saying its

Scientists have found seven star systems that might have alien megastructures

Scientists claim that at least seven stars in the Milky Way might have a super-advanced alien technology called a Dyson sphere. While the researchers can't be completely sure that these stars have intelligent civilizations, they will definitely interest scientists looking for extraterrestrial life. Theoretical physicist Freeman Dyson first

Global nuclear spending increased to $91 billion in 2023, with the U.S. spending the most

A Swedish think tank reported on Monday that the nine countries with nuclear weapons are updating and improving their arsenals. In 2023, these countries have become even more dependent on these weapons for their security. “We have not seen nuclear weapons playing such a prominent role in international relations since

Russia and China announce a plan to build a shared nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035, using robots instead of humans

Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, says they will team up with China to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035. This reactor will provide power for a moon base that both countries plan to run together. In 2021, Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, and China'

The quasicrystal that fell to Earth from outer space

In 2011, Dan Schechtman won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering quasicrystals. Unlike regular crystals, quasicrystals don't have a repeating pattern. Schechtman made quasicrystals in a lab in 1982, but no one had found them in nature until 2008. Now, scientists in Italy and the United States

Major mobile carriers fined nearly $200 million for illegally sharing customer location data

The Federal Communications Commission is penalizing the biggest US mobile carriers with a total fine of nearly $200 million for supposedly sharing customers’ location data unlawfully without their permission. The FCC discovered that the carriers were selling access to their customers’ location information to "aggregators," who in turn