quote [ Legendary concept artist and futurist Syd Mead, famous for his work on movies like Blade Runner and Tron, has died. He was 86 years old. ]

quote [ The Chinese scientist who created the world's first gene edited babies has been jailed for three years for his illegal experiments, state officials have announced. He Jiankui was also fined three million yuan ($430,000) for his work, which he announced at the International Human Genome Editing Summit in Hong Kong in November, 2018. ]

quote [ The IBM Research battery is built with materials extracted from seawater and would minimize the need to mine. IBM Research said it has created a battery design that doesn't use heavy metals and could ultimately outperform lithium-ion batteries on multiple fronts. ]

quote [ Though he was born and raised in the Northwest, Mr. James often played a convincing Southerner in films like “Cool Hand Luke” and “Live and Let Die.” ]

quote [ George "The Animal" Steele, a pro wrestling icon and WWE Hall of Famer, has died at 79. WWE confirmed the news Friday.

Steele turned pro in 1967 and was best known for his run as a comical babyface attraction in the final years before his 1988 retirement. With his hairy upper body, bald head and green tongue, Steele became one of the most recognizable characters for the WWE -- then known as WWF -- during its national expansion in the mid-1980s, thanks to his penchant for biting open and chewing on the turnbuckle pads. ]

quote [ I can’t think of a better business plan than an auto repair shop that continuously has cars flying off of a highway off-ramp and crash-landing into the parking lot. The only better place to land is probably a hospital.

The most recent crash to occur in the parking lot of Snyder Brothers Automotive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was last Monday, where a Kia Optima failed to brake for a parkway exit ramp and hit the curb like a ramp, flew through repair shop’s sign “like a field goal” and then crash landed right in front of the workshop. ]

quote [ For the last five years, the world has been without advice on texting etiquette between children and adults, racist dogs, and much of the sage wisdom from the mind of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David. Earlier this year, HBO formally announced the comedic genius is currently working on the show’s ninth season after the series quietly went off the air in September 2011. ]

quote [ A female zebra shark in Australia has shocked scientists by producing three offspring after spending years away from her male partner. Subsequent analysis found that she had simply developed the ability to do it all on her own. ]

quote [ CVS is now selling a rival, generic version of Mylan's EpiPen at about 1/6th of its price, just months after the maker of the lifesaving allergy treatment was eviscerated before Congress because of its soaring cost to consumers.

The drugstore chain says it will charge $109.99 for a two-pack of the authorized generic version of Adrenaclick, a lesser-known treatment compared to EpiPen, which can cost more than $600. ]

quote [ Sears announced a second wave of store closures on Wednesday, bringing the total number of closures scheduled for early 2017 to 150.

The company will shut down 108 Kmart stores and 42 Sears stores by April, according to an internal document obtained by Business Insider. ]