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eBay Bites The Terror Pig

eBay staffers and contractors sent out roaches, spiders, fetal pigs and other disgusting items to a couple who criticized the platform’s policies.

And, now, six years later, eBay is paying out. The company has lost a harassment lawsuit and will have to pay close to $56 million.

Fits the new eBay motto: “Buy it, love it or get a creepy gift for free.” Here’s more from Clownfish TV.

 

Beware the RoboRoaches!

Scientists have figured out a way to actually control a live cockroach. This sort of “brain tapping” into an autonomous animal has triggered a huge ethical debate, leading D News to ask: Are we going too far?

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Remote Controlled Cockroaches

Scientists have figured out a way to remotely control cockroaches. Now, the scientists are trying to think of ways to put that knowledge to work. One possibility: Sending cockroaches into the rubble of buildings destroyed during earthquakes to see if any human survivors remain alive inside. SourceFed has the scoop.

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