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In one Thai town, monkeys have become a fiery political issue — and the monkeys themselves are fighting back with a vengeance. 
Science & Energy

Furious Monkeys Tear Down Anti-Monkey Posters

Is this the Planet of the Apes!?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla senior director of EV charging Rebecca Tinucci is leaving the company this week, alongside her 500-person-strong team.
Tesla

Tesla Reportedly Laying Off Every Single Employee Working on Superchargers

What the hell is going on at Tesla?

By Victor Tangermann

Robotics company Boston Dynamics has released a video of its Spot Mini robot dog dressed up in a bedazzled suit of fur.
Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics Shows Off Robodog With Fur

"Humans have invented: dog."

By Victor Tangermann

A grisly new trend is emerging on TikTok, with self-proclaimed "veneer technicians" performing illegal dental surgery.
Developments

Dentists Horrified by People Carving Off Tooth Enamel at Home

"This is 100 percent illegal, and we need to talk about it."

By Victor Tangermann

The Zephyr face mask sold by Razer claimed to offer N-95 protection despite never being certified, according to the FTC.
Future Society

Government Forcing Razer to Pay $1.1 Million to People Who Bought Its Bizarre RGB Mask

"These businesses falsely claimed, in the midst of a global pandemic, that their face mask was the equivalent of an N95 certified respirator."

By Frank Landymore

Therapists suggest in a new study that there are some intense drawbacks, on their sides and for patients, of psychedelic therapy.
Treatments

Therapists Warn That Taking Magic Mushrooms for Treatment Can Lead to Unwanted Romantic Feelings

This'll make you think twice before signing up for psilocybin therapy.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla is reportedly laying off hundreds more staffers, including senior executives after already letting go ten percent of its workforce.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Slams Tesla With Fresh Round of Layoffs

Has Tesla hit rock bottom?

By Victor Tangermann

A scientist who's been working on NASA's Voyager mission for more than half a century says that the probes are straight-up catching strays. 
NASA

Scientist Warns That NASA’s Voyager Probes Are “Dodging Bullets Out There”

Cosmic rays are beating up our spacecrafts, the scientist explains.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A particularly head-strong alligator had a hell of a time climbing a fence, as seen in a video making its rounds on Reddit.
Science & Energy

You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Seen This Alligator Clumsily Try to Climb Over a Fence

"Windmill legs, face plant and everything!"

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists in the United Kingdom discovered a porous material that has the potential capacity to store large quantities of greenhouse gases.
Climate Change

Scientists Say New Material Can Suck Carbon Out of Atmosphere Faster Than Trees

"This is an exciting discovery..."

By Sharon Adarlo

Mint Butterfield, the missing teenage child of a pair of tech founders, has been found — and the adult man they were with has been arrested.
Future Society

Man Arrested After Tech Billionaires’ Missing Teen Child Was Found in His Van

Police don't suspect foul play or abduction.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A Tesla employee who slept inside his car and made microwave meals instead of going home got laid off last month from the car company.
Tesla

Tesla Rewards Dedicated Worker Who Showered at Factory and Slept in His Car by Firing Him

"Sat in my car in disbelief."

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has broken down yet again, bringing scientific activities grinding to a halt.
Off-World

The Hubble Has Broken Down Yet Again

Please keep the Hubble in your thoughts.

By Victor Tangermann

A viral two-minute short titled "air head," created in part by using OpenAI's video-generating Sora tool, required a good bit human editing.
Artificial Intelligence

Turns Out That Extremely Impressive Sora Demo… Wasn’t Exactly Made With Sora

Once again, tech demos are giving us trust issues.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Top Gear magazine editor-in-chief Jack Rix and head of car testing Ollie Marriage took the Cybertruck off a jump and it got amazing air.
Advanced Transport

Video Shows Cybertruck Getting Amazing Air

The Cybertruck can off-road — if you know what you're doing.

By Victor Tangermann

A YouTube influencer is pissed off after his new Cybertruck has broken down twice in the last month since he bought the Tesla vehicle.
Advanced Transport

Man Furious After Cybertruck Breaks Down Repeatedly in First Month

"Just give me a new truck, Elon Musk."

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has turned its full attention towards the distant ocean-covered world called K2-18b last week.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Turns to Examine Planet Showing Potential Sign of Life

The excitement is palpable.

By Victor Tangermann

As the speculative bubble surrounding AI begins to burst, the people behind them — and their financiers — are starting to feel the burn.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Startups Are Suddenly In Big Trouble

"You can already see the writing on the wall."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bored Ape Yacht Club developer Yuga Labs is laying off an unspecified number of employees as the appetite for NFTs continues to evaporate.
NFTs

Shockingly, Bored Apes Now Laying Off Employees as NFT Market Disintegrates

"To put it simply: Yuga lost its way."

By Victor Tangermann

Abu Dhabi's Autonomous Racing League was off to a rough start, with one self-driving race car crashing into the wall.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Formula 1 Car Crashes Into Wall at First Autonomous Race Event

"As an experiment, it was intriguing, as a race it was an absolute farce."

By Victor Tangermann