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Google searching "desk ornament" returns images of a lot of Nazi paraphernalia. It's so bad a Google rep responded and said they'll find a fix.
Future Society

Googling “Desk Ornament” Returns Images of Nazi Paraphernalia

"Apologies for this..."

During a Q&A session with Meta staff, Zuckerberg announced that he's "turning up the heat" over performance goals, according to Reuters.
Future Society

Angry Zuckerberg Complains About Employees Who “Shouldn’t Be Here”

"Realistically, there are probably a bunch of people at the company who shouldn't be here."

Blockchain woes persist. Bitcoin lost 38 percent of its value in June alone, making this past month the worst in crypto's 12 year history, CNBC reports.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Just Had Its Worst Month in Crypto’s Entire History

Big yikes.

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is reportedly recovering from a bout of pancreatitis that may have been triggered by a recent colonoscopy.
Developments

Experts Say Travis Barker Colonoscopy Rumor Likely False

"I think more facts need to be known about the situation..."

Colorado researchers say 44 wildfire events were caused by electrocuted birds in the US between 2014 and 2018. Birds catch fire and fall to the ground.
Climate Change

Experts Say Birds Are Catching on Fire on Power Lines and Starting Wildfires

Sounds like fowl play.

Former Employee Accuses Zuckerberg of Brandishing Ninja Sword When He Was Angry With Programmers
Future Society

Former Employee Accuses Zuckerberg of Brandishing Ninja Sword When He Was Angry With Programmers

"I will chop you with this huge sword," Zuckerberg allegedly said.

NEWBrew hit the shelves in April this year and is made from recycled and treated sewage water. NEWBrew makes toilet water beer from Singapore's own NEWater.
Climate Change

Happy BBQ Season! There’s Beer Made From Toilet Water Now

"I seriously couldn’t tell this was made of toilet water."

A group of Cruise robotaxis shut down simultaneously on a San Francisco street on Tuesday night — a mere week after Cruise officially launched the service.
Advanced Transport

Group of Robotaxis All Shut Down at Same Moment, Stopping Traffic for Hours

"Humans had to come and manually take the cars away."

Obsessed with this sizable turtle, which NASA caught smiling in front of their colossal Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket.
Moon

Chunky Turtle Spotted Near NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket

Extremely endearing!

Famed hacktivist sect Anonymous claims to have deleted incredibly revealing — and now, potentially criminalizing — data from unnamed period tracking apps.
Developments

Anonymous Says It’s Hacking Databases to Protect Women Who Get Abortions

"Anti-choice organizations will be attacked daily to ensure they have no safe space on the internet."

The cost of polysilicon, used in solar panel production, rose 5 percent in price this week. Solar panel costs could also increase because of the jump.
Solar Power

Oh Great, Gas AND Solar Prices Are Going Up

Crap!

It looks like algorithms can write academic papers about themselves now, which begs the question — how long until human writers are obsolete? 
Artificial Intelligence

Researcher Tells AI to Write a Paper About Itself, Then Submits It to Academic Journal

"All we know is, we opened a gate. We just hope we didn’t open a Pandora’s box."

According to a recent review by TechRadar, a new full body VR suit with 90 electrodes sounds like a wild experience.
Virtual Reality

VR Company Shows Off Full-Body Suit That Electrocutes You Everywhere

Ever wondered what it feels like to get shot in VR?

Germany is creating a giant thermos to heat homes in the winter in order to stall climate change and secure energy independence from Russia during war.
Climate Change

Germany Builds Colossal “Thermos” to Heat Countless Homes

More of these, please!

Web3 assets continue their impressively catastrophic nosedive today, as NFTs — even celeb-favored BAYC — reach remarkably new lows in value.
NFTs

Even Bored Ape NFT Prices Are Plummeting Now

"Without question, the NFT market has fallen off the cliff."

AI chatbot company Replika has had enough of its customers thinking that its avatars are actually real people.
Artificial Intelligence

Company Complains That Users Keep Thinking Its AI Has Come to Life

"We're not talking about crazy people or people who are hallucinating or having delusions."

The Creator of That Viral Image Generating AI Loves All Your Weird Creations
Artificial Intelligence

The Creator of That Viral Image Generating AI Loves All Your Weird Creations

"People come up with crazy stuff — some it's borderline a bit too crazy."

For an industry so obsessed with peer review, it appears that academic journals are very reticent to retract or even warn readers about fraudulent articles.
Future Society

Ignorant Scientists Keep Citing Papers That Were Retracted for Fraud

"Most editors do not seem to make correcting the record a priority."

"I just want to go sit at the beach and do nothing," the anti-productivity icon told Bloomberg. "I'm not thinking about anything else."
Future Society

CEO Quits $68 Billion Firm to “Sit at the Beach and Do Nothing”

Go off, anti-productivity king!

While we await the official release of the first images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, early reactions are sounding promising.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say New James Webb Images Are So Powerful That It Was Emotional Just Looking at Them

"What I have seen moved me, as a scientist, as an engineer, and as a human being."