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Billionaire Marc Lore is building the utopian mega-city of Telosa from scratch in the American desert. Here’s why he’s doing it, what the city will look like, and how he plans to get it done.

Telosa: The $400 Billion Desert City of the Future

While we may perceive Earth as technologically advanced, in the grand cosmic scale, we're still novices. According to the Kardashev Scale, which measures a civilization's level of technological advancement based on energy usage, Earth scores a humbling zero.

Are We Cosmic Underachievers? The Kardashev Scale’s Verdict

In a brilliant display of innovation, Japanese engineers have devised a unique solution—barking trains, designed specifically to emit canine-like sounds, effectively deterring the curious Sika deer from straying onto bustling, high-traffic railway tracks, thereby ensuring their safety.

Japan’s Barking Trains: Saving Sika Deer with an Ingenious Approach

You're starving. There's nothing in the fridge. Most people would go back to bed. Not The Real Life Guys, a trio of German engineers, who jump into their bathtub drone and banish their hunger pangs with a sandwich from the local bakery.