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Today's tech founders are obsessed with building their companies, leaving little room for relationships or even one-time flings.
The Industrialists

Young Tech Bros Are Embracing Celibacy in Favor of the All-Consuming Drive for Wealth

"Every night you spent out is time you could have spent building your startup."

The inventor of the controversial "Sarco" suicide pod wants to use AI to administer a test before you use the chamber to kill yourself.
Artificial Intelligence

Inventor Building AI-Powered Suicide Chamber

The AI will ensure that you're ready for euthanasia.

NASA's Artemis II rocket has been moved to its launchpad, where it will undergo final testing before blasting astronauts to the Moon.
NASA

NASA Moves Giant Artemis II Rocket to Launchpad to Blast Astronauts to Moon

"This is the start of a very long journey."

The Tesla Cybertruck is once again setting all the wrong kinds of records in regards to its dismal sales figures.
Tesla

Cybertruck Sales Show Stomach-Churning Drop

Why even sell them at this point? The mysteries at Tesla abound.

An Amazon fulfillment center in Texas became a murder scene after a shooting left one man dead and two others implicated in his murder.
Jeff Bezos

Arrests Made for Murder at Amazon Facility

A long running dispute escalated to something far worse.

As the Greenland ice sheet melts, it's uncovering troves of minerals, which may explain the Trump administration's fixation with the island.
Future Society

There’s a Particularly Sinister Explanation for Why Trump Wants to Seize Greenland

“His fixation on Greenland is an admission that climate change is real."

A paper proposes a theory that outer space acts like viscous fluid, which if true explains discrepancies in what we observe in the universe.
Big Bang

Outer Space Is a Viscous Fluid, New Paper Claims

A peculiar theory could upend our understanding of the universe.

A historian is calling tech companies' ruthless war for control over our attention spans "human fracking."
Future Society

Tech Corporations Engaging in “Human Fracking”

Our brains are being blasted with information so tech companies can extract our precious attention spans.

A nuclear bunker is hanging off the edge of a crumbling cliff face that's been eroded by the constant assault of the sea.
Future Society

Nuclear Bunker Falling Into Ocean

Just days away from a sad demise.

Researchers found that common containers, including disposable coffee cups, could be releasing vast amounts of microplastics as they heat up.
Environment

Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You’ve Been Slurping

As if we needed even more reasons to use reusable cups.

Schools deploying AI surveillance systems are traumatizing kids in states with zero-tolerance laws for violent rhetoric online.
Privacy

AI Surveillance Systems Are Causing a Staggering Number of Wrongful Arrests

"Sometimes you have to look at the trade for the greater good."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mercifully extended Tesla's deadline to turn in mountains of crash data.
Tesla

Government Tells Tesla That This Is Definitely the Last Time It Can Blow Off Deadline to Turn In Data On Why FSD Is Constantly Ignoring Traffic Laws

We swear this is the last time, mister!

Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested Tesla is ready to move on from the EV and is looking to capitalize on the next big hype cycle.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says His Optimus Robot Is So Dope That People Will Forget Tesla Ever Made Cars

"Probably true."

A novel new technique has allowed scientists to see what's lurking miles beneath Antarctica's ice like never before.
Climate Change

Scientists Uncover Secret Landscape Hiding Miles Below Antarctica’s Ice

We know more about Mercury than we do about what's trapped below Antarctica's ice.

A man who goes by the username "biz_dave" says he successfully trained crows to attack MAGA hats by hiding treats underneath them.
Art

Man Trains Crows to Attack MAGA Hats

"Some folks want to befriend crows, or get them to bring trinkets. I have... other goals."

AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst

"Where we are today, we're not seeing it."

A Denver Broncos beat writer was confused when a popular Facebook page claimed he had passed away due to a "domestic violence incident."
Ethics

Man Confused by AI-Generated Reports That He’s Dead

"Just doesn't make sense. I always thought, like — usually you see that happen to high-profile celebrities."

A new survey shows that media executives are all feeling pretty glum about how AI will affect journalism and news.
Artificial Intelligence

Media Execs Prepare for AI to Bring End of Journalism Industry

Well folks, it was great while it lasted. For the most part.

A man paid about $2,500 for a whole body MRI scan that came up healthy, but he then suffered a massive stroke less than a year later.
Future Society

Man Gets Clean Bill of Health From Super-Expensive MRI Scan, Then Gets Horrible News

Verdict: be careful for what you pay for.

The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
Metaverse

Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg’s Vision Fails

The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.