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Crypto winter has apparently reached the high seas. OpenSea, the world's most popular NFT marketplace, has announced widespread layoffs, joining several other industry leaders who have had to make major workforce cuts amid the cryptosphere's catastrophic slump.
NFTs

"The reality is that we have entered an unprecedented combination of crypto winter and broad macroeconomic instability."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Workers in Japan are apparently so overwhelmed that two companies are partnering up to create new upright "nap boxes." 
Future Society

"It’s better to sleep in a comfortable location."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover discovered something strange as it traversed Mars on Tuesday — a string-like material that looked like noodles.
Mars

That's a new one!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The ever controversial head of the Russian space program, Dmitri Rogozin, is being replaced by deputy prime minister Yury Borisov, according to the Kremlin.
Off-World

"Bye, Dmitri!"

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's father raised a child with his stepdaughter, British tabloid The Sun reports, a shocking revelation.
Elon Musk

But they have one thing in common.

By Victor Tangermann

While a Texas weatherman was warning that the ongoing heat wave might cause widespread blackouts, the news studio's power suddenly went out.
Climate Change

Talk about timing.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Some things last forever. Some things, like President Biden's no-handshake policy for his ongoing Israel visit, last, like, five minutes.
Developments

Oh, Joe.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

To prevent power outages this winter, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked that as many as nine of the country's nuclear reactors be brought online.
Nuclear Fusion

"Japan turns the corner in time, hopefully."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Embattled crypto lender Celsius finally filed for bankruptcy yesterday, and there's still no telling when, or if, customers will ever get their money back.
Cryptocurrency

"In reality, it had become a Ponzi scheme."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Crypto miners finally made at least one eco-conscious decision this week when they shut down temporarily to avoid overloading Texas' electric grid.
Cryptocurrency

Yikes!

By Lonnie Lee Hood

In an essay for Insider, a former Tesla IT worker recalled what it was like to be laid off — and it wasn't pretty, with people crying everywhere.
Tesla

"I saw people crying in the lobby and wondered what they were crying about."

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin bros are so not OK that some of them have begun believing that the cryptocurrency was sent down by the Christian God himself.
Bitcoin

"Bitcoin adoption becomes a conviction."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astronomers have identified a mysterious new fast radio burst (FRB) that beats at regular intervals much like a heart.
Science & Energy

"Boom, boom, boom."

By Victor Tangermann

A children's videos distributor is releasing a collection of NFTs based on Blippi, an IP created by a YouTuber who once defecated on his friend.
NFTs

Ladies and gentlemen, the NFT market.

By Victor Tangermann

Andrej Karpathy, the head of Tesla's AI department, has left the company, in a high profile departure from a department that oversees the company's controversial Autopilot driving assistance feature.
Self-Driving Vehicles

That seems... sudden.

By Victor Tangermann

NYC residents were treated to a public service announcement (PSA) about how to survive nuclear fallout earlier this week.
Future Society

"Better safe than sorry."

By Noor Al-Sibai

American dystopia reaches new highs, and startups reach new lows. Case in point: these in-class bulletproof sheds, where students can hide from shooters.
Future Society

Welcome to America.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A team of surgeons at NYU Langone successfully transplanted genetically engineered pig hearts into two patients who were recently declared deceased from brain death.
Developments

Another step forward in xenotransplants.

By Frank Landymore

Health officials in France are saying that the preservative nitrates often added to processed meat — including charcuterie — are linked to colon cancer.
Cancer

Not the charcuterie!!!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

BMW wants you to spend $18 a month to keep your heated seat subscription, yet another ludicrous consumer-hostile choice in the high-end auto space.
Advanced Transport

"Welcome to microtransaction hell."

By Victor Tangermann