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A Russian anti-satellite test that took place in November is causing problems now amid a new Starlink satellite constellation's launch.
SpaceX

Nearly 1,000 Starlink satellites had close calls.

By Noor Al-Sibai

An NFT collection called "CryptoDickbutts" has jumped 690 percent in value this week because, apparently, nothing matters anymore.
NFTs

That's one way to spend thousands of dollars.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A group of researchers may have developed a VR headset that actually resembles normal eyeglasses — and not, you know, heavy, oversized scuba goggles.
Virtual Reality

Please ignore the bizarre antennas.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Facebook provided Nebraska police with private data that led to the arrest and prosecution of a teenage girl who underwent an at-home abortion.
Developments

The cops were hunting a teenager for getting an abortion — and arrested her as a result of her Facebook data.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to be preparing for the worst, as he might be forced by the court to buyout Twitter after he tried to backout of the deal.
Elon Musk

That's after he said he was done selling in April.

By Frank Landymore

Apparently, this will be the year that Tesla finally starts shipping out its Semi trucks — but we're not holding our breath.
Elon Musk

We'll believe it when we see it.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Jeff Bezos and Amazon just purchased Roomba creator iRobot for $1.7 billion. Why? Amazon probably wants to map your home.
Future Society

"Amazon wants to have its hands everywhere."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

How do we prove Tesla cars are safe? By throwing real children in front of them, of course! The latest in deranged Tesla fan behavior.
Tesla

"Put an actual child in front of the Model 3 and step on the accelerator."

By Frank Landymore

After the gigantic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, researchers have found that in spite of cleanup efforts, residue remained 10 years later. 
Science & Energy

It keeps coming back to haunt us.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Within the span of a weekend, Facebook's new chatbot learned to be a racist conspiracist— and the company has already had to respond to headlines about it. 
Meta

According to the company, it's all part of the plan.

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you thought $40,000 for a new truck was expensive, try $47,000. Ford's electric model F-150 isn't going to be as "cheap" as originally promised.
Advanced Transport

It's Ford's way or the highway.

By Frank Landymore

Google experienced a major outage the same day an explosion occured at one of its major data centers, but didn't comment on whether the events were related.
Future Society

The events are apparently unrelated.

By Frank Landymore

On Saturday, park rangers came across yet another set of human remains in Lake Mead. This is the fourth discovery of the like since May.
Climate Change

They just uncovered the fourth set of remains since May.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Iran has purchased $10 million worth of imported goods using cryptocurrency — a move that could evade American trade sanctions.
Cryptocurrency

It's likely an attempt to evade sanctions.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A surgical robot called MIRA could be remotely operated or autonomously perform surgery aboard the ISS, and is set to make its space debut in 2024.
Robotics

This could be a game changer during trips into deep space.

By Frank Landymore

Artificial intelligence isn't yet, and likely won't ever be, conscious. We just want it to be. And such a phenomenon can be explained by the Eliza effect.
Artificial Intelligence

We just want it to be — for the most human of reasons.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A consumer watchdog group has issued a stern warning to more than a dozen celebrities for promoting NFT collections without proper financial disclosures.
NFTs

According to a watchdog, they're breaking the law.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A shocking new study found that over half of all human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by greenhouse gas driven climate change.
Climate Change

"It is so naive for us to think that we are going to be able to adapt to this."

By Frank Landymore

China is about to get the San Francisco treatment now that a robotaxi company is able to operate its robotaxis without a driver in two of its major cities. 
Advanced Transport

The company claims its self-driving tech is ahead of Tesla's.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Almost immediately after the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex made Artemis 1 Moon misson launch tickets available to the public, the website crashed.
Moon

It's going to be absolute mayhem.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré