Read the latest articles from Futurism (Page 444)

McDonald's has come up with a hideous gaming chair called the "McCrispy," which features "stain-proof leather" and even a French fry holder.
Future Society

McDonald’s Reveals “Grease-Proof” Gaming Chair for Disgusting Gamers

It'll keep your sandwich warm while you get your game on.

By Victor Tangermann

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who led one of the biggest exchanges in the world, has lost a stunning 94 percent of his entire net worth in a single day.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Billionaire Loses 94 Percent of His Wealth in One Day

This appears to be the biggest wealth collapse in history.

By Victor Tangermann

For a man who's made a lot of comments about the dangers of ideological echochambers, the Elon Musk's favorites are just an echochamber of kissassery.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Faving Posts on Twitter That Are Making Our Skin Crawl With Embarrassment

This is... concerning.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Bad news for Tesla investors — all that money you dumped into the company at the beginning of the year has been halved amid a major stock selloff.
Tesla

If You Bought $1,000 in Tesla Stock in January, This Is How Much You’d Have Now

Ouch.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A blockchain businessman claims he's burned a priceless Frida Kahlo drawing in service of minting 10,000 NFTs of it. Many aren't sure if it's the real deal.
NFTs

Blockchain Guy Sets Priceless Drawing on Fire to Mint 10,000 NFTs, Only Sells Four

"I think this man should be put in jail."

By Frank Landymore

The NG-18 Cygnus cargo spacecraft has failed to deploy one of its solar arrays during its journey to ressuply the International Space Station.
Advanced Transport

Cargo Spacecraft Breaks Down En Route to Space Station

But it might still make it.

By Frank Landymore

Only some 90 light years away lurks a graveyard of destroyed planets orbitting a white dwarf. And it may be one of the oldest solar systems in the universe.
Off-World

Astronomers Find Wreckage of Destroyed Solar System Right Near Our Own

"We're finding the oldest stellar remnants in the Milky Way that are polluted by once Earth-like planets."

By Frank Landymore

A dazzling array of fabulously strange deep sea creatures were just discovered off of Australia's Western Coast — some new, some just very rare.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover Bizarre New Deep Sea Creatures

We stan the "bony-eared a**fish." Yes, that's its actual name.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Binance, the largest crypto exchange by volume, has announced plans to buy one of its biggest rivals, FTX, sending ripples throughout the industry.
Cryptocurrency

One of the Biggest Crypto Exchanges Suddenly Implodes, Sells Itself to a Rival

This does not inspire confidence.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and ShanghaiTech University have developed a quadruped robot that can walk on its hind legs.
Robot Dogs

Terrifying! Hacked Robodog Walks on Hind Legs

It's the literal robot uprising.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's uber-expensive Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket is officially back on the launch pad, but the agency is getting nervous about Hurricane Nicole.
Moon

NASA Watches Nervously as Hurricane Threatens Exposed Moon Rocket

Hurricane Nicole is on its way — and it's getting stronger.

By Victor Tangermann

NFT marketplaces are doing away with royalties, or creator fees, and creators are predictably concerned. Now, OpenSea has caused even more chaos.
NFTs

NFT Marketplaces Say Oops, Paying Royalties to Artists Is Optional Now

"Philosophically, abandoning creator royalties throws the entire mission of Web3/NFTs off."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk is "straight-up alone right now and winging this," as early Twitter investor Chris Sacca, who's a friend of Elon Musk's, argues.
Elon Musk

Friend of Elon Musk Says He’s Surrounded by Sycophants and Yes Men

"The hard truth is that he is straight-up alone right now and winging this."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have discovered a dead magnetar star that appears to have a frozen, crusty outer shell — and no atmosphere, to boot.
Science & Energy

Scientists Startled by Dead Star That Appears to Have a Solid Exterior

"This was completely unexpected."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Oculus Founder Builds VR Headset That Kills User If They Die in Game
Virtual Reality

Oculus Founder Builds VR Headset That Kills User If They Die in Game

"If you die in the game, you die in real life."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA has begun running simulations about how well we could handle an asteroid headed towards Earth — and the results are pretty jarring.
NASA

In NASA Simulation, Humankind Dismally Failed to Save Earth From Killer Asteroid

"The participants could do nothing to prevent the impact."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of researchers in the UK have injected lab-grown blood into humans for the first time, the BBC reports, a potentially game-changing technology.
Developments

First Ever Humans Injected With Synthetic, Lab-Grown Blood

"We want to make as much blood as possible in the future, so the vision in my head is a room full of machines producing it continually from a normal blood donation."

By Victor Tangermann

Earthlings, meet your celestial neighbor: an absolutely massive black hole, which is lying dormant in a nearby binary star system.
Black Holes

Scientists Discover Closest Known Black Hole to Earth

It's very large, and it's also very sleepy.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers strapped cameras to tiger sharks and discovered a massive underwater forest of seagrass stretching 35,000 square miles across the seabed.
Climate Change

Scientists Strap Cameras to Sharks and Discover Huge Underwater Forest

The ocean is stranger than we know.

By Victor Tangermann

A Northern California man and some eyewitnesses believe a meteorite crashed into his home and caused a fire — but NASA has denied that any made landfall.
NASA

NASA Fires Back at Claim Meteor Destroyed House and Killed Dog

Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!

By Noor Al-Sibai