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The Marines have somehow lost an F-35 fighter jet that may have continued to cruise around on autopilot after its human operator was ejected.
Advanced Transport

US Marines Lose $80 Million Stealth Fighter Jet

Oopsie!

Lights on Venus that scientists thought were from lightning may be something else entirely, a new study has found. 
Off-World

Scientists Stumped by Mysterious Flashes of Light on Venus

If they aren't flashes of lightning, what could they be?

NASA and SpaceX test-fired a Raptor engine meant for a Moon mission from a cold start in order to simulate conditions in space.
SpaceX

SpaceX Just Simulated a Lunar Landing With Its Rocket Engine

Let's go!

New satellite imagery has revealed that Antarctic sea ice reached yet another record-low in mid-September.
Science & Energy

Antarctic Sea Ice Shrinks to “Mind-Blowing” Low

"Are we awakening this giant of Antarctica?"

NASA has announced its first-ever UFO czar after initially declining to name him out of concerns for his safety. 
Future Society

NASA Releases Name of Its First-Ever “UFO Czar” After Threats

What the hell is even going on here?

We talked to a NOAA scientist about finding that mysterious golden "orb," the "weird stuff" in the deep sea, and the role of exploration.
Science & Energy

We Checked in With the Scientists Who Discovered That Mysterious “Orb” Thing Two Miles Underwater

"And then we see weird stuff down there."

A study of gamers in Portugal reveals that most get physical activity, have healthy diets, and play for reasonable amounts of time.
Studies

Shocking Research Discovers That Gamers Are Overall Pretty Healthy

"Gaming can be a hobby and not all players are addicted to it."

Irish TV station Virgin Media News broadcasted a breaking news segment about a "mysterious crater. Turns out it was a hole dug by locals.
Off-World

Irish TV Crew Films Segment on “Mysterious Crater” That Turns Out to Be Hole Dug by Local “Lads”

"Some fellas literally dug it the day before with a kid’s shovel."

A pig kidney has continued to function inside of a human body for roughly two months, the longest documented instance of such a procedure.
Gene Editing

Doctors Thrilled as Pig Kidney Functions in Human Patient for Two Full Months

Veneers are trending. According to some experts, however, the cost of a perfect smile is higher than those seeking the procedure might think.
Developments

Celebrities Are Permanently Damaging Their Teeth for a “Perfect Smile,” But It’s Coming Back to Haunt Them Later

"If I knew now what I know about veneers I don't think I would have gotten them."

Senators gathered the nation's tech industry titans to hear out on what the government should do about AI — silently, it turns out.
Artificial Intelligence

Tech Bros Lectured Congress About AI “Like Schoolchildren” Who Weren’t Allowed to Raise Hands

Senators got schooled. But who's doing the schooling?

Unity is retroactively implementing changes to its payment plans that would charge a fee for every installation of a game using the engine.
Future Society

Game Developers Outraged After Unity Engine Slaps Ludicrous Fee on Every Game Install

"It's just a betrayal."

According to Walter Isaacson's new biography, Elon Musk mass-fired Twitter employees who were caught saying mean things about him on Slack.
Elon Musk

Free Speech Fundamentalist Elon Musk Mass Fired Staff for Saying Mean Things About Him

Anyone caught making "snarky comments" was fired.

Walter Isaacson's new biography on Elon Musk also reveals that the CEO left his engineers who wanted to use LiDAR exasperated.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Stormed Into the Tesla Office Furious That Autopilot Tried to Kill Him

"Do something to program this right."

According to new reporting, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried played much bigger roles in FTX's business proceedings than they've let on.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents May Have Been More Involved in FTX Than We Thought

Anything you'd care to share, guys?

Students have built an incredibly efficient electric car that has crushed the record for the longest distance driven on a single charge.
Advanced Transport

New EV Demolishes Previous Record for Longest Distance Driven on a Single Charge

It drove just short of 1,600 miles in 99 hours.

Starlink is over $10 billion short of the revenue it projected to have back in 2015, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Future Society

Starlink Is Falling Way Short of Projections on Revenue and Users

Shooting for the stars... and missing.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has spent more consecutive days in the Earth's orbit than any other NASA astronaut before him, at over 355 days.
NASA

NASA Astronaut Breaks Agency’s Record for Longest Stay in Space

He's still in good spirits.

Japan is sending a tennis ball-shaped rover, which was inspired by children's toys, to the Moon.
Moon

Japanese Moon Mission Carrying Weird Rolling Robot

It was inspired by children's toys.

Scientists found that solar geoengineering alone would have a limited impact on delaying the melting of ice in Antarctica.
Climate Change

It’s Too Late for Geoengineering Alone to Save Antarctica, Scientists Find

"The window of opportunity to limit the global temperature... is closing fast."