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Hawaii has a big problem with little fire ants that have begun quite literally raining down on people from above and sting them.
Sleep

Furious Fire Ants “Rain Down” on Hawaiian Residents and Bite Them in their Sleep

"They’re changing the way of life for our residents here in Hawaii."

The Hubble Space Telescope captured three magnificent stages of a star right as it exploded — but it's gone unnoticed until now.
NASA

NASA Releases Hubble Images of Star Right as It Explodes

"I think that's probably one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!"

One glaring question remains following FTX's collapse: will customers will ever get their money back? That's looking unlikely, given the evidence.
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried Deletes Tweet Promising Customers’ Money Is Safe

"I f*cked up."

One of the James Webb Space Telescope's most important instruments had been offline for months — but it's now been brought back to full functionality. 
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Fixes Months-Long Issue With James Webb Telescope

We missed you, MIRI!

Elon Musk's new Twitter account verification system, which gives anybody a checkmark for $8 a month, has spectacularly backfired.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Checkmarks Backfire Spectacularly When They’re Immediately Used to Impersonate People

It's pure chaos.

What would happen if the International Space Station was circling the planet at the altitude of an airplane? This video shows what that would look like.
International Space Station

Amazing Video Shows What the ISS Would Look Like If It Flew at the Height of a Jetplane

Blink and you'll miss it.

A Wisconsin hospice nurse and taxidermist is facing jail time after allegedly cutting off a dying 62-year-old man's frostbitten foot without permission.
Developments

Taxidermist Nurse Accused of Cutting Off Dying Man’s Foot Without Permission

She wanted to display it at her family's taxidermy shop next to a sign saying "wear your boots, kids."

The tech industry appears to be bearing the brunt of 2022's economic downturn, with recent and planned layoffs totaling in the tens of thousands.
Future Society

Big Tech Announced More Than 45,000 Layoffs in Recent Months

Remember when tech was on top of the world?

Months after claiming he was done selling Tesla stock, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold off another $3.95 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to filings.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Suddenly Selling Tesla Stock Like Crazy

He promised he was done selling in August.

Per Starlink's new fair use policy, the Elon Musk-owned ISP is about to start throttling users' service if they use over 1TB per month data cap.
SpaceX

Remember SpaceX’s Amazing Starlink Internet? It’s Capping Data Now

How the tables have turned!

Over 135,000 users joined Mastodon, an open-source microblogging platform and alternative to Twitter, within just 24 hours, according to a new graph.
Future Society

This Graph of New Mastodon Users Per Day Will Flip Your Silly Little Wig

"We can’t keep up with those requests, so we just opened the floodgates."

The value of Bitcoin has slid significantly, and is now hovering at a two-year low, following the news of Binance offering to bail out FTX.
Bitcoin

If You Bought Bitcoin in December 2017, You Have Now Lost Money

Cryptocurrencies are in a bad state right now.

It's not a great day over at Meta, where 11,000 people just learned that they're out of a job as CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces mass layoffs.
Future Society

Facebook Is Laying Off 11 THOUSAND Employees

"I got this wrong," Zuckerberg said, "and I take responsibility for that."

If you caught that MSN story alleging that Grimes took to Twitter to publicly ask ex-boyfriend Elon Musk to pay child support, uncatch it. It's fake.
Elon Musk

MSN Ran a Story About Grimes and Elon Musk That’s Completely Fake

This is a terrible look.

Ex-child star and pop singer Aaron Carter was only 34 when he died last weekend — and now, newly-released details suggest that he may have overdosed. 
Developments

Coroner Defers Naming Aaron Carter Cause of Death Until Toxicology Report

A terrible tragedy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."