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“Anti-Woke” Online Bank Immediately Disintegrates Into Chaos
Future Society

What an absolute disaster.

The world's first-ever private space tourist is hitching a ride to the Moon with his wife — and on a SpaceX Starship, no less. 
Moon

How romantic!

Flying car startup Airspeeder has completed what it's referring to as the "world's first electric flying car race" in the South Australian desert.
Advanced Transport

It's like F1 — but in the sky.

Elon Musk claimed that a photo with Ghislaine Maxwell was the result of her just photobombing him at a party. That might not have been the full truth.
Elon Musk

This isn't the version of the story that Musk recalled.

Footage shared on YouTube shows a Tesla Semi truck seemingly broken down on the side of a highway in Northern California, blocking traffic on an on-ramp.
Tesla

Blocking an onramp? Not a good look.

At Connect 2022, Facebook-turned-Meta Mark Zuckerberg and a fellow metaverse exec both appeared as their new, legged avatars. But only they had legs.
Metaverse

"Seriously, legs are hard."

According to the NYT, Elon Musk likes to pass around a chart, which explains why MDMA and magic mushrooms are a healthier choice than alcohol.
Developments

He's been known to pull out a chart on his laptop.

Actor Tom Cruise, famous for his extensive film career and just being the eternal embodiment of midlife crises, is still set to film a movie in space.
Off-World

"Tom Cruise is taking us to space."

How likely is a nuclear war? A seemingly impossible question, though one that MIT professor Max Tegmark believes he has the answer to.
Future Society

"My current estimate is about the same as losing in Russian roulette: one in six."

NASA is declaring the demonstration of its DART spacecraft smashing into an asteroid a full success, having considerably changed its trajectory.
NASA

"NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet."

Metaverse project Decentraland, a sandbox environment that allows users to buy and sell virtual real estate, isn't exactly teeming with people.
Metaverse

"Anyone telling you that there's a metaverse today that has worked is lying through their teeth."

CNN was one of the earliest NFT adopters — and now, is among the many who have dropped their crypto projects as the market continues its months-long slump. 
NFTs

Investors are furious.

One revelation from Facebook-slash-Meta's Connect? Soon, the metaverse will be a space where we can betray those closest to us. Hell yeah.
Metaverse

That's a little on the nose for Facebook, isn't it?

The iPhone 14's new crash detection feature has falsely reported crashes at least six times in one county when its owners were only riding a roller coaster.
Future Society

"It’s wear and tear on the dispatchers."

After reports emerged that Elon Musk had allegedly been in contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO smacked the claims down.
Elon Musk

Who's telling the truth here?

Meta-formerly-Facebook has unveiled its Meta Quest Pro, the long-rumored follow-up to the company's Quest 2 virtual reality headset.
Virtual Reality

The only thing worse than the obscene price? The wretched battery life.

Some Facebook execs have threatened to actively monitor Meta employee use of Horizon Worlds, which employees reportedly, uh, weren't using.
Metaverse

"The simple truth is, if we don't love it, how can we expect our users to love it?"

UTSA engineering professor Chris Combs had dig at Elon Musk on Twitter by comparing him to Christopher Columbus. Many were not flattered by the comparison.
Off-World

Uh oh!

A stunning new video captured by X shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasting past a gorgeous full Moon, a rare sight.
Moon

Woah.

During his maiden voyage to space, "Star Trek" icon William Shatner had an awe-inspiring experience — but it wasn't necessarily positive.
Off-World

"All I saw was death."