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SpaceX has dismantled its one-mile-long Hyperloop test tunnel at its factory in Hawthorne, California — only to make way for more parking spots.
Hyperloop

They held a "memorial service" for it.

As detailed in a new paper published this week in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, the universe may have begun with a "Big Bounce" — and not a Big Bang.
Science & Energy

We might be entirely wrong about the Big Bang.

LG XBOOM 360 in a reading nook showing off Ambient light mode.
Robots and Machines

Get ready to rave.

Pantone's will soon require users to pay a not-tiny monthly subscription fee to use its fancy colorways on Adobe products. 
Future Society

Who colors the colorers?

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is on notice from NASA after a review found that it had some serious staffing issues that led blocked its Psyche Mission.
Future Society

This independent review board pulled no punches.

One disgruntled ex-Twitter employee is sounding off on how bad the site has gotten in the week since Elon Musk took ownership of it.
Elon Musk

Ouch.

A new, large study out of Oxford found that just a single synthetic mushroom "trip" can help ease depression symptoms for multiple months.
Treatments

This is significant.

Musk said that he wanted Twitter to have an open algorithm. He just fired the "Ethical AI" team responsible for doing just that.
Elon Musk

"The team that was researching and pushing for algorithmic transparency and algorithmic choice."

Five hundred drones took to the sky in NYC, not to entertain onlookers with a futuristic dance of lights — but to show them Candy Crush ads.
Future Society

"Hoping some of the NYC residents shoot down the candy crush drones."

Advertisers are running for the hills, now that Elon Musk has taken over Twitter — and the billionaire is clearly pissed about the sudden drop in revenue.
Elon Musk

"Welcome to hell."

According to documents obtained by the New York Times, getting verified on Twitter won't even require users to authenticate their identity.
Elon Musk

Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

Against all odds, NASA's Mars lander has, somehow, continued truckin' along — but its inevitable death seems to finally be at hand. 
Mars

"Imagine how silent, how empty it is. How lonely."

The culling at Twitter has begun with many employees resorting to posting jokes on the platform right up until they were summarily cut off from work access.
Future Society

"Has the red wedding started?"

An ominous and relatively uncharted region of space known as the "zone of avoidance" has been hiding a cluster of galaxies, according to astronomers.
Off-World

A hidden trove of galaxy clusters.

That "study" claiming that smartphones are going to turn humans into hunchbacks with claws by 2100 was paid for by a clickbait site, folks.
Studies

Paid for by the erudite minds at TollFreeForwarding.com.

Jeff Bezos' ex- housekeeper is suing him for discrimination that led to her allegedly having to literally sneak out out of his house to use the bathroom.
Jeff Bezos

Bezos' household staff allegedly developed health issues because they couldn't use the bathroom.

ALMA is one of the largest and most advanced radio telescopes in the world. And for reasons still unknown to the public, hackers decided to take it down.
Future Society

Why would they do that?

After launching into orbit three months ago, China's top-secret spaceplane has released a mysterious object, which is now circling the Earth behind it.
Off-World

What could it be?

Another day, another Elon Musk feud on Twitter — except now, he's the owner of the social network, and he's beefing with AOC.
Elon Musk

Shots fired!

Someone apparently thought it was a great idea to fly 500 drones over NYC as part of an ad experiment without much warning.
Drones

"I think it’s outrageous to be spoiling our city’s skyline for private profit."