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Thanks to a rare and very trippy optical illusion called the "Brocken spectre," the sensation of being followed may not be just in your head after all.
Science & Energy

"Creepy to see it out of the corner of my eye..."

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly firing anybody who has criticized him on Twitter's Slack channels, Platformer's Casey Newton reports.
Elon Musk

"Your recent behavior has violated company policy."

A giant snake quickly darting across the Sun's surface was spotted by the ESA's Solar Orbiter, and it might have been a precursor to an even bigger event.
Off-World

The sheer size will boggle your mind.

Physicists suggest wormholes, hypothetical tunnels linking one part of the universe to another, might be disguised as black holes.
Science & Energy

"You’ll get to know the difference when you either die or you pass through."

Disgraced cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried isn't feeling much remorse after his $32 billion exchange FTX collapsed in a matter of days.
Cryptocurrency

"It could be worse."

NASA scientists have provided a heartbreaking theory for why we haven't yet met any alien lifeforms — because they destroyed themselves before we could.
Future Society

That's grim.

It appears that the Tumblr blog run by disgraced Alameda Research CEO and FTX collapse figure Caroline Ellison has been unearthed — and it's pretty wild.
Blockchain

Okay, this is a doozy.

There are few things that wealthy people can do to get in trouble in the crypto-friendly tax haven of the Bahamas. But alas, Sam Bankman-Fried has done it.
Blockchain

They're investigating to see "if any criminal misconduct occurred."

Musk is now even busier than he already was now that he has taken over Twitter — and that kind of pressure is clearly getting to him.
Elon Musk

"I have too much work on my plate, that is for sure."

A Tesla driver was captured on video killing two people and injuring three others in China in an alleged brake malfunction.
Tesla

Warning: The video is graphic.

Crypto exchange Crypto.com is feeling the pressure following the collapse of rival FTX after its CEO admitted to sending $400 million to a competitor.
Cryptocurrency

Is the next liquidity crisis right around the corner?

Legal experts have pointed out a shocking loophole that may actually work in the favor of Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX's youthful head.
Blockchain

"Mismanaging your company and losing a bunch of other people’s money is not criminal."

According to officils, a ten feet-long piece of insulation peeled away from NASA's Moon rocket while Hurricane Nicole stormed by.
Moon

The countdown clock for Wednesday's launch is ticking.

You go to the gym, you pick things up. But maybe, as the second half of the famous quote goes, the focus should really be on putting them down.
Developments

Wanna cut your workout time in half?

Uganda has officially become a spacefaring nation — and its newly-launched satellite has tech that can 3D print human tissue on board.
Prosthetics and Devices

Okay, that's pretty cool.

researchers claim in a study published last month in Cells Report Physical Sciences that they've developed a way to charge the implants solely through breathing movements — potentially making them completely self-sufficient.
Neuroscience and Brain

Brain power? How about breathing power.

Unidentified hackers have stolen the health records of millions of customers of Australian health insurer Medibank, releasing them on the dark web.
Future Society

So far, at least 500,000 personal health records have been stolen.

Tim Berners-Lee is the inventor the World Wide Web. He wants a decentralized internet, but thinks Web3 is one proposal we should ignore altogether.
Blockchain

"Web3 is not the web at all."

Bug hunter David Schütz discovered that he could unlock any Google Pixel phone without a passcode — but Google were slow to respond.
Coding

"My hands started to shake at this point..."

Scientists Discover That Money Actually Can Buy Happiness
Future Society

It's official.