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Scientists in China claim to have genetically modified tobacco plants to be able to produce cocaine — but don't get too excited just yet, kids.
Developments

Scientists Gene Hack Random Plant to Grow Cocaine

Party plant!

Major cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for bankruptcy, a sign that the ongoing "crypto winter" is really starting to take its toll.
Blockchain

BlockFi Just Filed for Bankruptcy

Another one bites the dust.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared an image of his bedside table — and we can't make heads or tails of what we are looking at.
Elon Musk

We Are Alarmed by Every Detail of Elon Musk’s Bedside Table

Just gross.

An Elon Musk-themed meme coin has plummeted in value after its founders unveiled a bizarre statue that features Musk's head on the body of a goat.
Elon Musk

Crypto Guys Spend $600,000 on Hideous Wormlike Elon Musk Statue, Causing Their Coin to Crash

Oops.

A new artificial intelligence-powered app called AI Time Machine by DNA analysis company MyHeritage is taking the internet by storm.
Artificial Intelligence

New AI Shows What You’d Look Like in Different Eras

This is so much fun.

The world's largest active volcano is erupting for the first time since 1984 — and Hawaiian authorities are warning Big Island residents to remain vigilant.
Science & Energy

The World’s Largest Volcano Is Erupting for the First Time in Nearly 40 Years

That sky looks scary!

Passengers on board a commercial jet flying over Florida's Cape Canaveral were able to spot a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off in the distance.
SpaceX

Passenger Jet Flies Over Launchpad Right as SpaceX Rocket Takes Off

"One of the coolest things I've ever seen."

Sam Bankman-Fried — who Twitter owner Elon Musk has been heavily firing shots at left and right — is actually Musk's partner in the deal.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Vigorously Denies That SBF Secretly Owns Part of Twitter

The plot thickens.

A couple in Portland recently welcomed their twin son and daughter that were born from donated embryos that were frozen 30 years ago in 1992. 
Developments

Twins Born From Donated Embryos That Were Frozen in 1992

"It doesn’t seem like a sperm or an egg or embryo stored in liquid nitrogen ever experiences time."

The idea of "solar geoengineering," or shooting particles into the stratosphere to reduce the warming of the Sun, is no longer science fiction.
Climate Change

Scientists Increasingly Calling to Dim the Sun

It's no longer science fiction.

Elon Musk, who is definitely not deeply hurt by his celebrity heroes ragging on him, as called Trent Reznor a "crybaby" for retiring his Twitter account.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Crying About Trent Reznor Shows That He Is a Big, Big Baby

"I like his music tbh, but maybe Etsy is more his style."

Domino's, the largest pizza chain in the world, is buying a fleet of 800 EV Chevrolet Bolts in the hopes of bringing in more delivery drivers.
Advanced Transport

Domino’s Buying Hundreds and Hundreds of Electric Delivery Vehicles

"We've got a long way to go, but we will have the biggest fleet of electric vehicles in the pizza industry, period."

Coinbase, the second largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is feeling the pressure following the collapse of rival exchange FTX.
Blockchain

Coinbase May Be in Real Serious Trouble Now

Crypto winter is upon us.

Employers are starting to invest in mind-reading tech, which promise to do things like maximize worker productivity and ensure employee wellness.
Investing

Companies Already Investing in Tech to Scan Employees’ Brains

"The dystopian potential of this technology is not lost on us."

The hackers that stole hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto from the FTX exchange are now laundering that money into Bitcoin.
Bitcoin

Someone’s Converting Millions of the Stolen FTX Funds Into Bitcoin

The pilfered crypto is on the move!

Elon Musk's expensive Twitter takeover has had the CEO cutting jobs and costs left and right, and now he's reportedly refusing to pay the company's bills.
Elon Musk

Cheapskate Elon Musk Refusing to Pay Bills at Twitter

"Elon has shown that he cares only about recouping the losses he's incurring as a result of failing to get out of his binding obligation to buy Twitter."

China's in hot water after being accused of sabotaging a Philippine mission to retrieve Chinese rocket debris from that country's disputed waters. 
Off-World

Chinese Military Forcefully Seizes Debris That Philippines Recovered After It Fell From Space

This is a whole mess.

A theoretical physicist has not only figured out a way to test out the theory that we live in a simulation — and is crowdfunding the experiment.
Physics

A Scientist Is Crowdfunding an Experiment to Check if We Live in a Simulation

This could be massive — or it could be nothing.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk's wealth fell over $100 billion so far this year, the steepest drop of any billionaire to date.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Wealth Has Plummeted by Over $100 Billion This Year

Ouch.

Brain-controlled wheelchairs using a noninvasive a non-invasive interface allowed several paralyzed patients to control wheelchairs with up to 98% accuracy.
Neuroscience and Brain

Paralyzed People Successfully Test Brain-Controlled Electric Wheelchairs

"If we train people sufficiently long, they can achieve a certain level of control of a sophisticated device like these brain-controlled wheelchairs."