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Contents of JD Vance's Venmo account have been revealed, showing his deep connections with the rich and powerful of the United States.
Future Society

JD Vance Left His Venmo Public and There’s Some Wild Stuff in There

Vance's former campaign manager had a transaction for "Back waxing & Happy Ending."

By Sharon Adarlo

Crowdstrike CEO and cofounder George Kurtz seemed nearly as stumped as the rest of us when trying to explain today's glitch.
Future Society

Crowdstrike CEO Visibly Agitated On Camera After Massive Outage

"[I] don’t think I’ve seen a more nervous response than this."

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI wants to see the notes to assess The New York Times' copyright claims, in the newspaper's legal battle against the AI company.
OpenAI

OpenAI Demands to See All Notes by New York Times Reporters

An insane and "unprecedented" request.

By Frank Landymore

X-formerly-Twitter added unremovable Trump 2024 hashtags on top of the trending list, campaign ads on the Explore tab, and cascading flags.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Modifies Twitter Code to Fawningly Support Donald Trump

The platform has become an unofficial arm of Trump's election campaign.

By Victor Tangermann

As the world is still reeling from a massive IT outage triggered by an antivirus update, Microsoft recommends rebooting up to 15 times.
Future Society

Microsoft Recommends Rebooting Your Computer 15 Times as Blue Screen of Death Strikes Worldwide

Have you tried turning it off and on again? And then on again? And then off again? And then...

By Victor Tangermann

Staff at airports from Singapore to Northern Ireland had been forced to scribble flight times on whiteboards due to a global IT outage.
Future Society

Airlines Scribbling Flight Times on Whiteboards After Catastrophic Glitch Bricks Computers Worldwide

Problems at airports are still lingering...

By Sharon Adarlo

One of the top picks to replace Joe Biden on the Democratic presidential ticket is a former NASA astronaut and current senator.
Future Society

One of the Top Candidates to Replace Biden Is a Former NASA Astronaut

His resume is very legit.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Boeing is still desperately trying to figure out what went wrong with its Starliner spacecraft, which is stuck at the ISS.
Boeing

Boeing Desperately Trying to Figure Out Thruster Issue That’s Stranded Astronauts in Space All Summer

NASA still hasn't announced a return date.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover crushed a rock while exploring — and revealed a treasure of glinting, yellow crystals.
Mars

NASA Scientists Startled When Mars Rover Drives Over Rock, Cracking It and Revealing Glinting Crystals Within

"It shouldn't be there, so now we have to explain it."

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla managers have had to order a ludicrous number of coffee mugs at the company's plant in Berlin as people keep stealing them.
Future Society

Tesla Employees Are Apparently Stealing a Bizarre Number of Mugs

"I'm really tired of approving orders to buy more coffee cups."

By Victor Tangermann

 A team of Australian scientists have cooked up a new AI-driven camera system that can detect whether you are too drunk to drive a vehicle.
Artificial Intelligence

New Camera Inside Cars Detects If You’ve Been Drinking

But is it a solution that we actually need?

By Sharon Adarlo

After claiming to be the Bitcoin creator for over a decade, a UK High Court firmly ruled that Craig Wright is not, in fact, Satoshi Nakomoto.
Bitcoin

That Guy Who Kept Insisting He Was Satoshi Nakamoto Just Admitted He Was Lying

His antics are over.

By Frank Landymore

A massive wind turbine blade shattered, leading to "large floating debris and fiberglass shards" threatening local beachgoers.
Wind

Beaches Covered in Shards and Debris as Giant Wind Turbine Shatters

"You can walk on the beaches, however we strongly recommend you wear footwear due to sharp, fiberglass shards and debris on the beaches."

By Victor Tangermann

After an inquiry from the FTC, HeHealth has shut down its Calmara app that supposedly could detect STDs from dick pics using AI.
Artificial Intelligence

AI App That Claimed to Detect STDs From Dick Pics Shuts Down After It Turns Out It Doesn’t Work at All

Good riddance.

By Frank Landymore

George Santos has a word of advice for all the men using the popular gay hookup app Grindr while attending the RNC in Milwaukee this week.
Future Society

Former Congressman Says the RNC Is the “Grindr Super Bowl”

"Just come out of the closet, boys!"

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers have presented new evidence for the presence of two gases that are closely related to life on Earth in the atmosphere of Venus.
Off-World

Scientists Spot Possible Signs of Life in Clouds of Venus

The plot thickens.

By Victor Tangermann

While heat waves batter Europe, a million people in Southern Russia went without power due to a nuclear false alarm.
Nuclear Fusion

One Million Russians Lose Power When Alarm Goes Off at Nuclear Plant

This is the last thing you want to happen during a global heatwave.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles has a fascinating new exhibit in the form of a mysteriously green dinosaur.
Fossil Fuels

Scientists Intrigued by Dinosaur With Green Bones

It's the only one of its kind in the world.

By Victor Tangermann

It'll take 18 months for SpaceX's deorbit vehicle to fully drag the International Space Station into Earth's atmosphere.
NASA

Space Station May Fall for 18 Months Before Finally Being Torn Apart, NASA Says

"We'll leave the crew on board as long as possible, so they're available to help maintain the station and keep it healthy."

By Victor Tangermann

In a new study, elderly lab mice given an anti-aging drug were referred to as "supermodel grannies" because they looked so youthful.
RX and Medicine

Scientists Intrigued by Drug That Extended Lifespans of Mice While Keeping Them Young-Looking

One of the scientists said he'll take it if it's proven safe.

By Noor Al-Sibai