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Rapper Lupe Fiasco has revealed that he is, apparently, really into using his VR goggles to watch adult content.
Virtual Reality

Lupe Fiasco Reveals Strategy for Cranking the Hog With VR Headset

"I’ve evolved over time."

Zookeepers now have a new issue when it comes to their gorilla charges: limiting their smartphone screen time. 
Science & Energy

Zoos Concerned as Gorillas Become Hooked on Smartphone Videos

"What does it do for the gorilla?"

NASA's cancellation of the VIPER Moon rover mission has spurred scientists to demand Congress to reverse the agency's decision.
Moon

Scientists Outraged at Canceled NASA Moon Mission Plead Congress to Reconsider

"This is maybe the most important mission for developing cislunar space that NASA has ever designed."

For the second day in a row, the Earth shattered its record for the hottest day ever recorded.
Climate Change

Earth Sets Record for Hottest Day Ever Recorded, Smashes Record the Next Day

"We are now in truly uncharted territory."

Elon Musk denied he was donating $45 million a month to Donald Trump, but he did gloat about his Super PAC to support the former President.
Elon Musk

As Tesla Sales Tank, Elon Musk Issues Unconvincing Denial That He’s Giving Donald Trump $45 Million Per Month

Whatever you say.

Crowdstrike, the cybersecurity firm behind last week's epic global computer meltdown, is offering its partners $10 Uber Eats gift cards.
Future Society

CrowdStrike Offers $10 Gift Card as Apology for Shutting Down Basically the Whole Earth

"To express our gratitude, your next cup of coffee or late night snack is on us!"

Surfing star Kai McKenzie lost his leg after encountering a ten-foot great white shark. The limb later washed ashore and has been put on ice.
Developments

Leg Washes Ashore After Shark Attack, Surgeons Hope to Reattach

An off-duty police officer saved his life by using a dog leash as a tourniquet.

Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly is among a shortlist of seven potential VP candidates undergoing vetting to be Kamala Harris' running mate.
Future Society

Kamala Harris Vetting Former NASA Space Shuttle Commander for VP Pick

You know who oversees NASA? The vice president.

Scientists have discovered traces of water while poring over lunar soil samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 rover.
Future Society

China Detects Water in Samples It Collected From the Moon

The lunar surface is practically teeming with water molecules.

As the Olympics began to kick off, a paralyzed tennis player carried the Olympic flame through Paris while wearing a robotic exoskeleton.
Robotics

Paralyzed Tennis Player Carries Olympic Torch Using Robotic Exoskeleton

These self-balancing exoskeletons are making their way stateside, too.

After a blast at Yellowstone, don't worry: officials say this isn't a sign of an impending eruption of the area's supervolcano.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say Huge Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone Not Sign of Impending Supervolcano Eruption

"Today's explosion does not reflect a change in the volcanic system, which remains at normal background levels of activity."

Tesla's net income fell an astonishing 45 percent. Meanwhile, CEO Elon Musk is alienating buyers by endorsing the far right.
Elon Musk

Tesla Sales Tank as Elon Musk Endorses Far Right

Is Musk getting cold feet?

Grindr has, it seemed, block geolocation and search for the Olympic Village for this year's Paris summer games. 
Future Society

It Looks Like Grindr Has Blocked the Paris Olympic Village From Search

How you gonna date from outside the club?

A mechanic has bought a wrecked Tesla Cybertruck and is now trying to revive it from the dead, but none of his fixes are working so far. 
Advanced Transport

Mechanic Startled by How Hard It Is to Fix a Totalled Cybertruck

"All right Cybertruck, if you don't start acting right soon, we're going to rip you apart and put a diesel in you."

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is reportedly considering buying a five percent stake in EssilorLuxottica, which owns Ray-Bans and supreme.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg Seeks to Become Part Owner of Supreme

Meta is getting real about its apparel aspirations.

As Elon Musk throws his weight behind Donald Trump, people who own Teslas are starting to feel some buyer's remorse. 
Elon Musk

Tesla Buyers Disgusted by Elon Musk’s Endorsement of Donald Trump

"He completely alienated most of his buying base. It's going to kill the business."

Waymo is seeking thousands of dollars in damages from two people that it claims deliberately trashed it driverless taxis.
Advanced Transport

Waymo Suing People Who Allegedly Trashed Its Robotaxis

It's Waymo, or the highway.

Elon Musk complained in a disturbing yet revealing interview about how one of his twelve children has come out as transgender.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Goes on Transphobic Tirade About His Trans Child

Musk: "I vowed to destroy the woke mind virus."

Rocks lying on the seafloor could be causing a chemical reaction that produces oxygen, upending beliefs on how oxygen first filled the Earth.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say They’ve Detected a Strange Source of Electricity at the Bottom of the Ocean

No joke: this could change everything.

Kamala Harris is all but guaranteed to be the Democrats' presidential nominee — and one her biggest VP contenders used to be an astronaut.
Future Society

Top Pick for Kamala Harris’ VP Is a Former NASA Astronaut

He's pretty compelling, folks.