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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.

By Victor Tangermann

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."

By Frank Landymore

While shooting his new TV show, Chris Hemsworth underwent genetic testing that revealed he was carrying two copies of a gene strongly linked to Alzheimer's.
Neuroscience and Brain

Chris Hemsworth Reveals Grim Genetic Test Results, Will Take Break From Acting

"The reality of it sinks in. Your own mortality."

By Frank Landymore

Testing captured on video reveal multiple instances of a Tesla using full self-driving failing to stop for school buses and ignored school speed limits.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Full Self-Driving Caught Ignoring Stop Signs on School Buses

Look out, kids!

By Frank Landymore

The next Indiana Jones film, set in 1969, features Indy fighting NASA Nazis. The sad truth? A few of these guys actually existed.
NASA

Bad Guy in New “Indiana Jones” Movie Is Nazi Who Works at NASA

He's based on a real NASA official.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Artemis mission has, after months of delay and tens of billions of dollars, finally reached the Moon, which it will orbit for the next 3.5 weeks.
Moon

Rejoice! NASA’s Artemis I Is Now Orbiting the Moon

"This is one of those days that you’ve been thinking about and dreaming about for a long, long time."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bill Gates took to LinkedIn over the weekend to celebrate one of the nicher holiday: World Toilet Day. And trust us, he's really in the spirit.
Science & Energy

Bill Gates Reflects on Drinking Product of Fecal Sludge

"I've done some weird crap over the years..."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scott Kelly, the retired NASA astronaut who once held the American record for the longest time spent in a single off-world orbit, is an outspoken guy.
Moon

Retired NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Dishes on Ukraine, Russia, and Moon Mission

"I think when you're in space, you just realize how precious our planet is. You miss everything about it."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

It appears that NASA's Artemis 1 rocket launchpad caught way more damage than expected when it finally took off from Kennedy Space Center last week. 
NASA

NASA Launch Pad Sustained Significant Damage During Artemis Takeoff

"Elevator blast doors were blown right off..."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Quit Because of His “Incessant and Disruptive Tweeting”
Blockchain

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Quit Because of His “Incessant and Disruptive Tweeting”

Even his lawyers are out!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers discovered that a meteorite contained water just like Earth's, bolstering the theory that our planet got water from other meteorites like it.
Science & Energy

Evidence Grows That Soggy Meteorites Gave Earth Its Oceans

"Meteorites like Winchcombe are a pretty good match [to] the water in the Earth's oceans and suggests asteroids were the main source of water."

By Frank Landymore

After just a few days online (and tons of Twitter criticism), Meta-formerly-Facebook has taken down its Galactica academic paper-writing AI.
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Takes Down AI That Churns Out Fake Academic Papers After Widespread Criticism

"It's hilariously bad."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers in Austria are making biodegradable computer chip substrates out of the mushroom skin. The results are promising.
Science & Energy

Scientists Build Circuit Boards Based on Mushrooms

"The results are groundbreaking."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers have come up with a vaccine that can block the effects fentanyl has on the brain in mice, which is being hailed as a "game changer."
Brain

New Vaccine Blocks Fentanyl in Brains of Rats

Researchers are calling the "breakthrough discovery" a "game changer."

By Victor Tangermann

Ozempic, the viral TikTok weight loss drug, is so popular that its creator has declared a shortage — wreaking havoc on the lives of actual diabetics.
Developments

So Many People Are Using a Diabetes Drug for Weight Loss That Actual Diabetics Are Having Trouble Getting It

"People need it for medical conditions, and pharmacies are out of it."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Astronomers at Johns Hopkins University have made one of the most comprehensive maps of the Universe yet, using data previously unreleased to the public.
Off-World

Amazing Map Lets You Scroll Through the Entire Known Universe

Over 200,000 galaxies are represented in beautiful, stunningly accurate detail.

By Frank Landymore

Lawyer Explains Why He's Suing Celebs Who Shilled FTX Before Its Spectacular Meltdown
Blockchain

Behind the Lawsuit Against Celebs Who Shilled FTX Before Its Spectacular Meltdown

"The issue here is not so much 'did they make an investment in cryptocurrency.' It's the function of the account."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A group of astronomers has clapped back at a NASA report claiming that it had found no evidence that the original James Webb was homophobic.
James Webb Space Telescope

Experts Excoriate NASA Report Claiming James Webb Wasn’t Homophobic

"Deeply unscientific."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A spaceflight photographer took to Twitter to post a mesmerizing video of the Artemis I launch, only to find himself the victim of an AI error.
Moon

Twitter Claims Video of Moon Rocket Launch Is Revenge Porn

Not THAT kind of rocket, you pervs.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's astronaut social media handbook just dropped — and they've got some staunch guidelines for safely tweeting on the ISS.
NASA

NASA Tells Astronauts That Tweeting Isn’t As Important as Staying Alive

You've really gotta hand it to 'em.

By Noor Al-Sibai