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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has announced the crew of his upcoming flight around the Moon on board a SpaceX Starship, which includes DJ Steve Aoki.
Moon

Billionaire Paying for Steve Aoki to Join Him on SpaceX Moon Vacation

Get ready for the party rocket!

The war between Floridians and invasive iguanas continues. Unfortunately for some Floridians, one iguana laid its life on the power line this week.
Science & Energy

Saboteur Iguana Causes Mass Power Outage, Then Dies

"The pictures are horrible every time this happens."

Satellite images obtained by MIT Technology Review show Saudi Arabia's astonishing progress in building its 100-miles-long megacity called the "Line."
Science & Energy

Satellite Images Show Progress on 100-Mile Long Skyscraper in Saudi Arabia

"The question is, have they bitten off more than they can chew?"

Despite its deftness at mimicking a human writer, ChatGPT is far from perfect. For one, it can be shockingly racist, as The Intercept reports.
OpenAI

ChatGPT’s Recommendations for Airport Security Are Shockingly Racist

Yikes.

Harm reduction works, as evidenced by a new study in Ohio that found easy access to narcan to prevent nearly 1,000 overdoses in less than two years. 
RX and Medicine

A Naloxone Vending Machine Has Reversed Nearly 1,000 Overdoses, Researcher Says

There's no denying it: this kind of intervention saves lives.

William Shatner is opening up more about his life-changing trip to space and why it freaked him out so badly that it turned him into an environmentalist.
Off-World

William Shatner Explains Why His Trip to Space Was Horrible

All he saw was an "immensity of death."

SBF's Taylor Swift fandom led him to pursue a deal between the "Midnights" star and FTX — but she told the exchange that wasn't going to happen, like ever.
Blockchain

They Tried to Pay Taylor Swift to Shill FTX, But She Shook Them Off

Everything has changed for SBF — but "Tay Tay" is still the same business genius as always.

After obliterating Twitter's workforce, the company's new CEO Elon Musk is desperately trying to piece together a workforce to keep the lights on.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Hiring Relatives at Twitter in Literal Nepotism

Existing staff are calling Musk's hires his "goons."

A scientific voyage aboard a CSIRO research vessel has yielded an untold treasure trove of shark teeth, and a species of living shark yet to be named.
Science & Energy

Scientists Stumble Upon Huge Graveyard of Sharks, Deep Under Ocean

Not a bad haul!

Meta-formerly-known-as-Facebook has reportedly banned its own employees from talking about divisive topics — including gun rights and abortion — at work.
Future Society

Totalitarian Zuckerberg Bans Employees From Discussing Guns, Vaccines, Abortion

"This comes with the trade-off that we'll no longer allow for every type of expression at work."

NASA announced that teams have lost contact with its CubeSat to Study Solar Particles (CuSP), which was deployed by Artemis I last month.
NASA

Another Satellite Released by NASA’s Artemis I Just Croaked

Another one bites the dust.

Scientists believe an immense explosion of epic proportions may have been the result of a black hole and a star colliding.
Black Holes

Staggering Galactic Explosion Blamed on Black Hole Collision

Kaboom!

With Artemis on its way back on to Earth, the question remains — why is it not going back out for at least two more years?
Off-World

One Silly Little Detail Is Reportedly Delaying Artemis II by Years

Oh, the bureaucracy!

2022 has not been the greatest year for Tesla. It might be one of its worse. But has been an amazing one for those shorting it stock.
Tesla

Tesla Short Sellers Are Suddenly Making Money

They smell blood in the water.

Caroline Ellison, one of the key figures in the FTX fallout, seems to have joked about committing "wire fraud" on her Tumblr.
Blockchain

Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison Joked About Putting “Wire Fraud” on Her Dating Profile

Don't post, kids.

After canning its autonomous vehicle division in 2020, Uber is back with a robotaxi service open to customers for free — but who needs 'em?
Advanced Transport

Can We Please Stop With These Offensively Stupid “Robotaxis”?

If there's a "safety driver" behind the wheel, it's just a marketing shtick.

In the wake of Twitter's chaotic exchange of power, Facebook-turned-Meta is reportedly hoping to fill the Twitter void — by going back to its roots.
Future Society

Inspired by Twitter’s Struggles, Facebook Considers Making an App Where You Can Post Text. Wait a Second…

"LET'S GO FOR THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER."

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is hellbent on turning the company's San Francisco's offices into a place where he and his "hardcore" employees can live full time.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Installs Washing Machine at Twitter HQ So Overworked Employees Can Wash Their Filthy Rags

"It's clear that he doesn't really care about people."

While we're photos won't ever do the Moon's sheer size perfect justice, a new video from the Artemis mission's uncrewed Orion spacecraft might come close.
Moon

Epic Artemis Video Shows the Astonishing Size of the Moon

Breathtaking.

There's still no definitive answer as to what that bizarre smell is on the ISS, but a new report may provide some clues — and they're pretty gross.
International Space Station

New Details Emerge About the “Peculiar Odor” on International Space Station

Suddenly going to space seems way less appealing.