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‘Disrespectful to the Craft:’ Actors Say They’re Being Asked to Sign Away Their Voice to AI
Motherboard spoke to multiple voice actors and advocacy organizations, some of which said contracts including language around synthetic voices are now very prevalent.
A New Drug That Contains Meth and Heroin Is on the Rise in Afghanistan
Experts say “tablet K” pills could be the world’s first black-market drug containing both depressants and stimulants.
I Talked to Four Humanoid Robots and They’re Mostly Dumb as Doornails
"Human relationships can be hard to define."
Wine Hackers Are Making Wine Without Grapes or Fermentation
This is how Northern California startup Ava winery is sidestepping grapes and fermentation entirely—and trying to replicate Dom Pérignon in the process.
Visualize the Beauty of Vibration with Massive Paintings
In ‘Sympathetic Strings,’ New York-based artist David Mann explores the concept of strings that vibrate when other strings are plucked.
Watch the Story Behind the LSD Substitute NBOMe on Today's 'Daily VICE'
We meet a guy who tries smart drugs on YouTube, hit the road with metal legends Corrosion of Conformity, talk to an FBI agent who went undercover for decade, and more.
Soaking It Up With Menstrual Sea Sponges
Looking into the growing trend of managing periods with porous objects that are technically animals.
'Operation Cyber Juice' Shuts Down Underground Steroid Labs Across US
the operation, which spanned almost five months, resulted in 90 arrests and the seizure of 1,400 pounds of raw steroid powder.
Fake, Drug-Test-Foiling Dicks Are a Growing Business in Queensland
You need to be clean for 72 hours to give a drug-free urine sample. Unless you have a fake dick and pee, then you can do whatever you want.
Scientists Have Figured Out How to Get Almost Infinite Flavor from One Grapefruit
An aromatic compound from grapefruit has tons of applications, from flavoring to insect repellant, and now we can get gallons and gallons from just a single piece of fruit.
What’s the Latest with the Vajankle, the Sex Toy Shaped Like a Foot?
Despite a flurry of media attention, the company that makes them has probably sold fewer than 100 Vajankles to date.
Teens Are Buying Sketchy Human Growth Hormones Online to Get Perfect Bodies
A report released on Wednesday found that teen HGH use has more than doubled in the past two years, with most of it coming from China.