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If you look closely at the photo that accompanies NASA's press release about the new Goddard Center director, you'll see something curious and delightful.
NASA

New NASA Director Swears Oath on Carl Sagan Book Instead of Bible

"Anyone who does this has to be cool to work for."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A huge cloud of hydrogen gas blew up a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur V upper stage, not far from where Blue Origin was testing its engines.
Off-World

Photo Shows Large Explosion at United Launch Alliance Test Facility

That's not good.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk has chosen to white out the "W" on the Twitter HQ sign in San Francisco — and his landlord, apparently, isn't exactly thrilled.
Future Society

Twitter Landlord Unhappy With Elon’s Naughty Change to Company Sign

Can we get a "W" in the chat?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tech workers got paid six-figure salaries to do nothing. That may be by design, as experts say the industry overhired to hoard talent.
OpenAI

People Are Tricking a ChatGPT Competitor Into Talking Dirty

"All bots can be edged into NSFW content."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to Bloomberg, there's a man out there who's beaten Roulette, no computer required — and all he says it took was a little practice. Easy!
Future Society

A Math and Physics Savant Reportedly Figured Out How to Beat Roulette

Practice makes perfect.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Popular dating app Tinder has confirmed that it's working on a $500-a-month subscription that's tentatively called "Tinder Vault," Fast Company reports.
Future Society

Tinder Working on $500/Month Subscription for Wealthy People With Zero Game

It's like "pay-to-win" but for online dating.

By Victor Tangermann

John Carmack was a critic of Facebook's Metaverse even when he was still nominally tasked with building it — and now that he's out, he's pulling no punches. 
Metaverse

Facebook’s Former Metaverse Czar Publicly Shreds the Company’s Mistakes

He's not pulling any punches.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new "self-driving bus" pilot program in Scotland will require not one but two full-time human operators when it hits the road.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Bus Requires Two Full-Time Employees to Operate

How ironic.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The core-mantle boundary is dotted with Everest-dwarfing "mountains" made of ocean floors that were dragged to the interior over millions of years.
Science & Energy

The Earth’s Core Is Wrapped in the Floor of an Ancient Ocean, Scientists Say

When did that get there?

By Frank Landymore

A Columbia law scholar has joined the OpenAI chat — and he's got some pretty start warnings about ChatGPT's legal liability.
OpenAI

Scholar Warns That ChatGPT’s Legal Issues Are a “Ticking Time Bomb”

"ChatGPT seems to have a very serious defamation liability problem that is a ticking time bomb."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Paleo, a Belgian competitor experimenting with mammoth protein, says a plant-based burger injected with mammoth myoglobin is delicious.
DNA

Tech CEO Says Burger With Mammoth DNA Tastes Delicious

Is a mammoth burger really "more meaty" than a cow one?

By Victor Tangermann

Only a handful of users are actually trading virtual real estate on Decentraland, slices of land that are being sold inside the virtual world as NFTs.
Metaverse

Virtual Metaverse Real Estate Is Completely in the Toilet

The metaverse is completely screwed.

By Victor Tangermann

A YouTube prankster has been shot in the abdomen at a Virginia mall after a stranger didn't take kindly to his latest prank.
Future Society

YouTuber Gets Shot for Prank, Pledges to Keep Making More Prank Videos

"I was playing a prank, a simple practical joke, and this guy didn't take it very well and shot me."

By Victor Tangermann

Recovered human hairs provide the first direct evidence that prehistoric Europeans were fond of consuming psychoactive rugs like scopolamine.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover That Ancient Humans Were Tripping Balls in a Cave

"Sometimes when people think about drugs, they think it's a modern practice. These results tell a different story."

By Frank Landymore

There's a random Canadian astronaut going to the Moon with three Americans from NASA next year — and according to him, that's by design. 
Moon

Canadian Astronaut Says He’s Going to the Moon So NASA Can Blame Him If Anything Goes Wrong

"That's a great insurance policy."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An Australian mayor may sue OpenAI over ChatGPT-generated defamation, after the AI chatbot told users that he was arrested for a crime he didn't commit.
OpenAI

OpenAI Threatened With Lawsuit Over ChatGPT Defamation

This could be huge.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A Michigan State University study found that one in five adults in the state weren't planning on ever having children, and had no regrets later.
Studies

Study Finds That Childless Couples Feel No Regret as They Age

"We found no evidence that older child-free adults experience any more life regret than older parents."

By Victor Tangermann

Btech workers got paid six figure salaries to do nothing. That may be by design, as experts say the industry overhired to hoarde talent.
Future Society

Big Tech Employees Say They Were Paid a Fortune to Do Essentially Nothing

That would explain... a lot.

By Frank Landymore

NASA just dropped its new graphics in the wake of its crew announcement for the Artemis II mission to the Moon and, reader, they're so lit. 
NASA

NASA’s New Artemis II Graphics Are So Freaking Awesome, Y’all

We can barely contain our excitement over here.

By Noor Al-Sibai

It might be gone by now, but if you use Google Pay, you might've received some free dinero that you'll want to cash out sooner than rather than later.
Future Society

Google Accidentally Sends Users Free Money

Free. Money.

By Frank Landymore