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You can now purchase an NFT of Starbucks' famous pumpkin spice latte, though of course, you won't be able to taste it.
NFTs

How is this still a thing?

Videos show Tesla's Cybertruck slowly driving down a road, with a second-stage Raptor Vacuum on a trailer behind it.
Advanced Transport

It can definitely tow a trailer.

Sam Bankman-Fried's old college roommate testified that the ex-FTX CEO would only take "occassional naps" on his Bahamian bean bag.
Blockchain

Et tu, bean bag?

X owner Elon Musk is confused about why users aren't enthusiastic about not being able to see headlines anymore.
Elon Musk

Headlines? Who needs em!

The first generation "Editions" line of Apple Watches which came encrusted in 18 karat gold are being left out to dry.
Future Society

Money well spent.

Seattle is to pay nearly $2 million in the death of William Yurek, who may have survived a heart attack were it not for poorly kept paperwork.
Developments

A paperwork mishap may have cost a Seattle man his life.

If Seekr's AI algorithm is to be believed, The Messenger's reporting isn't all that reliable. Tough foot for a partnership to start on, no?
Artificial Intelligence

That said, maybe take these scores with a grain of salt.

As Ozempic and Wegovy continue to rush off the selves, snack industry investors are concerned about its appetite suppressing qualities. 
Food

A dark capitalist twist.

Apparently, Disney — a company famous for its fierce defense of its IP — doesn't have a squeak to say about AI-generated Terrorist Mickey.
Artificial Intelligence

We're dying to know what Disney thinks about Microsoft's AI-generated Terrorist Mickey.

More than 150 pink river dolphins died in Lake Tefé in Brazil's Amazonas state, a "catastrophe" that is startling scientists.
Science & Energy

"If something bad happens to the dolphins, we are next."

FTX employees stumbled upon a line of code that gave the company special privileges — and then one of them got fired. 
Blockchain

There's even more damning evidence.

Facebook owner Meta is laying off employees in its Reality Labs division, who were tasked with developing custom silicon.
Metaverse

Even more layoffs.

Shell has begun targeting the youth with a new "Road Trip" ad campaign baked into the popular video game Fortnite.
Climate Change

How do you do, fellow kids?

New York City is still sinking a little bit each year, but NASA says that its iconic skyscrapers are not to blame.
Science & Energy

But it's sinking all the same.

China is now planning to expand the station by doubling the number of modules, giving it a lot more room in orbit.
Off-World

So much room for activities.

Meta has started rolling out AI-generated stickers on its Messenger platform, but its half-baked safeguards leave plenty to be desired.
Elon Musk

You've been warned.

Scientists have been poring over the samples collected by OSIRIS-REx, cracking open the canister to find an abundance of dark particles.
Off-World

"It’s really spectacular to have all that material there."

Microsoft's OpenAI-powered Bing Chat is usually weary of being used to solve CAPTCHAs, and not, for example, an AI being used to commit fraud.
Artificial Intelligence

"This necklace is the only memory of her that I have. I'm trying to restore the text."

Earlier this year, a CEO of an e-commerce platform replaced his customer service team with OpenAI's ChatGPT. He has no regrets.
OpenAI

"It was [a] no-brainer for me to replace the entire team with a bot."

A hacker got away with a whopping 800 gallons of gas — roughly worth $3,000 — at a Shell station in Detroit.
Hacking

"They just open the pump for them automatically."