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Fiji's Vanua Levu is being absolutely overrun by vines, including an invasive species introduced by US troops during WW2, The Guardian reports.

Science & Energy

Entire Island Strangled by Choking Vines

By Victor Tangermann

After promising many major cities a tunnel that could solve their traffic woes by digging tunnels, Elon Musk's The Boring Company has become oddly quiet.

Something Very Weird Is Going on at Elon Musk’s Boring Company

By Victor Tangermann

Major cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for bankruptcy, a sign that the ongoing "crypto winter" is really starting to take its toll.

BlockFi Just Filed for Bankruptcy

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared an image of his bedside table — and we can't make heads or tails of what we are looking at.

We Are Alarmed by Every Detail of Elon Musk’s Bedside Table

By Victor Tangermann

A new artificial intelligence-powered app called AI Time Machine by DNA analysis company MyHeritage is taking the internet by storm.

Artificial Intelligence

New AI Shows What You’d Look Like in Different Eras

By Victor Tangermann

Passengers on board a commercial jet flying over Florida's Cape Canaveral were able to spot a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off in the distance.

Passenger Jet Flies Over Launchpad Right as SpaceX Rocket Takes Off

By Victor Tangermann

The idea of "solar geoengineering," or shooting particles into the stratosphere to reduce the warming of the Sun, is no longer science fiction.

Scientists Increasingly Calling to Dim the Sun

By Victor Tangermann

Coinbase, the second largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is feeling the pressure following the collapse of rival exchange FTX.

Coinbase May Be in Real Serious Trouble Now

By Victor Tangermann

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk's wealth fell over $100 billion so far this year, the steepest drop of any billionaire to date.

Elon Musk’s Wealth Has Plummeted by Over $100 Billion This Year

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have come up with a vaccine that can block the effects fentanyl has on the brain in mice, which is being hailed as a "game changer."

New Vaccine Blocks Fentanyl in Brains of Rats

By Victor Tangermann

The value of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs has absolutely plummeted, leaving celebrities with six figure losses, a perhaps predictable conclusion.

Celebrities’ Bored Apes Are Hilariously Worthless Now

By Victor Tangermann

According to former Uber engineer Gergely Orosz, "far fewer than expected [developers]" are willing to work with Musk at Twitter.

Panicked Elon Musk Reportedly Begging Engineers Not to Leave

By Victor Tangermann

According to BabyCenter's "2022 Hottest Baby Names Trends," the name "Elon" has cratered in popularity over the last year.

“Elon” Plummets in Popularity as a Baby Name for Some Reason

By Victor Tangermann

Nine SpaceX employees have reportedly been fired from the space company after speaking out against CEO Elon Musk earlier this year.

Elon Musk Has Also Been Firing SpaceX Employees for Criticizing Him

By Victor Tangermann

News of the fact that crypyto exchange FTX was short billions of dollars came as a huge shock to some, with one exec reportedly vomiting.

FTX Exec Vomited in Horror When He Learned the Truth

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's uncrewed Orion capsule is officially making its way to the Moon as we speak. And the views are genuinely breathtaking.

Amazing Video Shows Artemis I Leaving Earth Behind

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has successfully launched its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket early Wednesday morning, a landmark moment.

Giant NASA Rocket Blasts Off Toward the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Teams have closed the hatch of NASA's Orion capsule sitting on top of its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket.

NASA Shuts Hatch on Rocket Launching to the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Just last week, crypto exchange FTX imploded, wiping out $32 billion in valuation, and forcing it to declare bankruptcy. BlockFi could soon follow.

The FTX Collapse Has Another Crypto Company Preparing for Bankruptcy

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly firing anybody who has criticized him on Twitter's Slack channels, Platformer's Casey Newton reports.

Elon Musk Is Mass-Firing Employees Who Dared Criticize Him in Slack

By Victor Tangermann

Physicists suggest wormholes, hypothetical tunnels linking one part of the universe to another, might be disguised as black holes.

Science & Energy

Objects We Thought Were Black Holes May Actually Be Wormholes, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

Disgraced cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried isn't feeling much remorse after his $32 billion exchange FTX collapsed in a matter of days.

Crypto Guy Says He’s Doing Fine After Losing Billions of Customers’ Money, Getting Plenty of Sleep

By Victor Tangermann

Musk is now even busier than he already was now that he has taken over Twitter — and that kind of pressure is clearly getting to him.

Sad Elon Musk Says He’s Overwhelmed In Strange Interview After the Power Went Out

By Victor Tangermann

Crypto exchange Crypto.com is feeling the pressure following the collapse of rival FTX after its CEO admitted to sending $400 million to a competitor.

Crypto.com Accidentally Sent $400 Million to a Competitor

By Victor Tangermann

According to officils, a ten feet-long piece of insulation peeled away from NASA's Moon rocket while Hurricane Nicole stormed by.

NASA Says Hurricane Nicole Peeled Off Part of Its Huge Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Discover That Money Actually Can Buy Happiness

Scientists Discover That Money Actually Can Buy Happiness

By Victor Tangermann

The University of St. Andrews announced the formation of a new research hub, bringing together the brightest minds to prepare humanity for first contact.

Scientists Preparing for Alien Contact

By Victor Tangermann

Richard Tornetta, a former metal drummer, sued CEO Elon Musk back in 2018, a suit which is headed to court next week. Experts say he should be worried.

Elon Musk Might Get Thrashed by Lawsuit From Heavy Metal Drummer

By Victor Tangermann

Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who lost 94 percent of his entire $16 billion net worth in a matter of 24 hours, has officially stepped down.

Disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried Steps Down as CEO of FTX

By Victor Tangermann

Divers, who were looking for a WW2 aircraft wreckage off the Florida Space Coast discovered the heat shield remains of NASA's space shuttle Challenger.

Divers Discover Fragment of Challenger Space Shuttle Under Ocean

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Disputes Calling Its Inflatable Heat Shield a “Bouncy Castle”

NASA Disputes Calling Its Inflatable Heat Shield a “Bouncy Castle”

By Victor Tangermann

Winds reached 87 knots or 100 mph at the launch pad of NASA's SLS Moon rocket, which may have damaged it.

NASA Inspecting Moon Rocket for Damage From Hurricane Nicole

By Victor Tangermann

One glaring question remains following FTX's collapse: will customers will ever get their money back? That's looking unlikely, given the evidence.

Sam Bankman-Fried Deletes Tweet Promising Customers’ Money Is Safe

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's new Twitter account verification system, which gives anybody a checkmark for $8 a month, has spectacularly backfired.

Elon Musk’s Checkmarks Backfire Spectacularly When They’re Immediately Used to Impersonate People

By Victor Tangermann

What would happen if the International Space Station was circling the planet at the altitude of an airplane? This video shows what that would look like.

International Space Station

Amazing Video Shows What the ISS Would Look Like If It Flew at the Height of a Jetplane

By Victor Tangermann

Months after claiming he was done selling Tesla stock, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold off another $3.95 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to filings.

Elon Musk Is Suddenly Selling Tesla Stock Like Crazy

By Victor Tangermann

Over 135,000 users joined Mastodon, an open-source microblogging platform and alternative to Twitter, within just 24 hours, according to a new graph.

This Graph of New Mastodon Users Per Day Will Flip Your Silly Little Wig

By Victor Tangermann

The value of Bitcoin has slid significantly, and is now hovering at a two-year low, following the news of Binance offering to bail out FTX.

If You Bought Bitcoin in December 2017, You Have Now Lost Money

By Victor Tangermann

McDonald's has come up with a hideous gaming chair called the "McCrispy," which features "stain-proof leather" and even a French fry holder.

McDonald’s Reveals “Grease-Proof” Gaming Chair for Disgusting Gamers

By Victor Tangermann

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who led one of the biggest exchanges in the world, has lost a stunning 94 percent of his entire net worth in a single day.

Crypto Billionaire Loses 94 Percent of His Wealth in One Day

By Victor Tangermann

Binance, the largest crypto exchange by volume, has announced plans to buy one of its biggest rivals, FTX, sending ripples throughout the industry.

One of the Biggest Crypto Exchanges Suddenly Implodes, Sells Itself to a Rival

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and ShanghaiTech University have developed a quadruped robot that can walk on its hind legs.

Terrifying! Hacked Robodog Walks on Hind Legs

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's uber-expensive Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket is officially back on the launch pad, but the agency is getting nervous about Hurricane Nicole.

NASA Watches Nervously as Hurricane Threatens Exposed Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is "straight-up alone right now and winging this," as early Twitter investor Chris Sacca, who's a friend of Elon Musk's, argues.

Friend of Elon Musk Says He’s Surrounded by Sycophants and Yes Men

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers in the UK have injected lab-grown blood into humans for the first time, the BBC reports, a potentially game-changing technology.

First Ever Humans Injected With Synthetic, Lab-Grown Blood

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers strapped cameras to tiger sharks and discovered a massive underwater forest of seagrass stretching 35,000 square miles across the seabed.

Scientists Strap Cameras to Sharks and Discover Huge Underwater Forest

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has rolled out its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center yet again.

NASA Rolls Moon Rocket Out to the Pad for Lunar Mission

By Victor Tangermann

Some Twitter employees were reportedly laid off by mistake with management realizing they were needed after all to do Musk's bidding, Bloomberg reports.

Realizing Its Mistake, Twitter Pleads With Fired Employees to Come Back

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has dismantled its one-mile-long Hyperloop test tunnel at its factory in Hawthorne, California — only to make way for more parking spots.

SpaceX Dismantles Hyperloop Prototype to Build a New Parking Lot

By Victor Tangermann

As detailed in a new paper published this week in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, the universe may have begun with a "Big Bounce" — and not a Big Bang.

Science & Energy

Scientists Say Stuff Might Have Been Happening Before the Big Bang

By Victor Tangermann

Musk said that he wanted Twitter to have an open algorithm. He just fired the "Ethical AI" team responsible for doing just that.

After Saying He Wanted an Open Algorithm, Elon Musk Just Fired the Twitter Team Responsible for Doing Just That

By Victor Tangermann

Five hundred drones took to the sky in NYC, not to entertain onlookers with a futuristic dance of lights — but to show them Candy Crush ads.

New Yorkers Furious at Drones Forming Huge “Candy Crush” Ad Over Skyline

By Victor Tangermann

Advertisers are running for the hills, now that Elon Musk has taken over Twitter — and the billionaire is clearly pissed about the sudden drop in revenue.

Elon Musk Melts Down as Advertisers Flee Twitter Chaos

By Victor Tangermann

The culling at Twitter has begun with many employees resorting to posting jokes on the platform right up until they were summarily cut off from work access.

Twitter Employees Kept Posting Jokes Until the Moment They Got Fired

By Victor Tangermann

After launching into orbit three months ago, China's top-secret spaceplane has released a mysterious object, which is now circling the Earth behind it.

Chinese Spaceplane Releases Mystery Object Into Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

Advertisers are fleeing Twitter in droves now that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken over control. Now, he's trying to pick up the pieces and begging them to return.

Elon Musk Meeting With Advertisers, Begging Them Not to Leave Twitter

By Victor Tangermann

China Plans to Send Monkeys to Space Station to Have Sex With Each Other

By Victor Tangermann

A team of neuroscientists at the University of Wisconsin claim to have found a way to control how high mice can get on cocaine.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Found a Way to Control How High Mice Got on Cocaine

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Chinese researchers claim to have turned lunar regolith samples brought back by the country's Chang'e 5 mission into a source of fuel.

Scientists Use Actual Lunar Soil Sample to Create Rocket Fuel

By Victor Tangermann

According to an internal email obtained by The Washington Post, Musk wants to have Twitter charge users to view videos posted by content creators.

Twitter Working on Plan to Charge Users to Watch Videos

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers are puzzled by the strange behavior of a crooked cluster of stars, which appears to be following an alternative theory of gravity.

There’s Something Strange About How These Stars Are Moving, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is desperately trying to turn his $44 billion investment into successful business venture by leveraging Tesla employees.

Elon Musk Pulling Engineers From Tesla Autopilot to Work on Twitter

By Victor Tangermann

A court case is about to kick off in Los Angeles later this month, involving a fatal crash caused by a Tesla vehicle, which was on Autopilot.

Manslaughter Case Has a Strange Twist: Tesla That Killed Couple Was on Autopilot

By Victor Tangermann

Members of the deaf community are taking advantage of sophisticated hand tracking to use sign language in virtual reality.

Virtual Reality

Sign Language in Virtual Reality Actually Looks Kinda Awesome

By Victor Tangermann

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