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News of the fact that crypyto exchange FTX was short billions of dollars came as a huge shock to some, with one exec reportedly vomiting.
Blockchain

FTX Exec Vomited in Horror When He Learned the Truth

"All I could think of was rage and white-hot anger."

By Victor Tangermann

After reports emerged that Elon Musk may be considering a secondary stock sale for his SpaceX rocketry company, the man himself gave a one-word denial. 
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Denies “False” Reports of SpaceX Stock Sale

What the actual heck is going on here?

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA Says It’s Fine That Some Pieces May Have Fallen Off Its Moon Rocket During Launch
Moon

NASA Says It’s Fine That Some Pieces May Have Fallen Off Its Moon Rocket During Launch

It's always funny when a piece falls off something very expensive.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Boston Dynamics is suing computer Ghost Robots, alleging that their rival robot maker has infringed on patents related to the Spot quadruped.
Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics Sues Competitor That Put a Gun on Its Robodog

Robodog drama!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Jay Weinberg, the drummer of Slipknot, one of the biggest metal bands in the world, cautions his fans to wear earplugs to shows to protecting their hearing.
Developments

Slipknot Drummer Warns of Hearing Damage From Loud Music

"I don't go to a single show without wearing earplugs."

By Frank Landymore

In spite of allegations of workplace polyamory, it appears that FTX's in-house psychiatrist didn't think the people involved we having enough sex.
Health & Medicine

FTX’s In-House Psychiatrist Says Employees Weren’t Having Enough Sex, Actually

"They were undersexed, if anything."

By Noor Al-Sibai

As the holiday season approaches, Jeff Bezos warns of a recession and cautioned consumers and business owners to slow down on making any big purches.
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Warns People Not to Buy Expensive Things Ahead of Black Friday

"If we're not in a recession right now, we're likely to be in one very soon."

By Frank Landymore

NASA's uncrewed Orion capsule is officially making its way to the Moon as we speak. And the views are genuinely breathtaking.
Off-World

Amazing Video Shows Artemis I Leaving Earth Behind

Just wow.

By Victor Tangermann

Sam Bankman-Fried bankrolled a lot of politicians before his crypto exhange FTX went belly up. But are those politicians going to return the money? Well...
Cryptocurrency

Politicians Refuse to Say Whether They’ll Give Back Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried

You wouldn't take money from a disgraced billionaire.

By Frank Landymore

Sperm counts appear to be declining all over the planet— and some scientists think it could be yet another mortal threat to our survival as a species. 
Studies

Scientists Say Massive Drop in Sperm Count Could “Threaten Mankind’s Survival”

"Our findings serve as a canary in a coal mine."

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has successfully launched its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket early Wednesday morning, a landmark moment.
Moon

Giant NASA Rocket Blasts Off Toward the Moon

What a view.

By Victor Tangermann

In the wake of the FTX crash, Tom Brady and others have deleted evidence of his partnership with the embattled cryptocurrency exchange.
Blockchain

Celebrities Frantically Deleting Tweets Shilling FTX Before Its Collapse

We'd probably do the same.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China's got a lot of explaining to do after one of its rockets broke apart after being launched into orbit and spewed out dozens of pieces.
Off-World

Chinese Official Squirms at Question About Rocket That Disintegrated in Orbit

She was NOT having it.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Teams have closed the hatch of NASA's Orion capsule sitting on top of its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket.
Moon

NASA Shuts Hatch on Rocket Launching to the Moon

Again.

By Victor Tangermann

Just last week, crypto exchange FTX imploded, wiping out $32 billion in valuation, and forcing it to declare bankruptcy. BlockFi could soon follow.
Cryptocurrency

The FTX Collapse Has Another Crypto Company Preparing for Bankruptcy

Crypto's day of reckoning is here.

By Victor Tangermann

You just hate him 'cause you ain't him, and it's time to lay off — according to one Maye Musk, mother of Elon Musk, that is.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Mom Pleads With Everyone to Stop Being So Mean to Her Perfect Boy

Don't talk to Maye Musk or her son ever again!!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The meal kit subscription service HelloFresh has been accused of using monkey labor in Thailand to source its coconut milk.
Science & Energy

Meal Kit Giant Accused of Using Monkey Labor to Source Coconut Milk

Absolutely horrendous, if true.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Thanks to a rare and very trippy optical illusion called the "Brocken spectre," the sensation of being followed may not be just in your head after all.
Science & Energy

Chilling Optical Illusion Creates Ghostly Figure Hiding in the Fog

"Creepy to see it out of the corner of my eye..."

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly firing anybody who has criticized him on Twitter's Slack channels, Platformer's Casey Newton reports.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Mass-Firing Employees Who Dared Criticize Him in Slack

"Your recent behavior has violated company policy."

By Victor Tangermann

A giant snake quickly darting across the Sun's surface was spotted by the ESA's Solar Orbiter, and it might have been a precursor to an even bigger event.
Off-World

Amazing Video Shows Huge “Snake” Slithering Across the Sun’s Surface

The sheer size will boggle your mind.

By Frank Landymore