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Five hundred drones took to the sky in NYC, not to entertain onlookers with a futuristic dance of lights — but to show them Candy Crush ads.
Future Society

New Yorkers Furious at Drones Forming Huge “Candy Crush” Ad Over Skyline

"Hoping some of the NYC residents shoot down the candy crush drones."

By Victor Tangermann

Advertisers are running for the hills, now that Elon Musk has taken over Twitter — and the billionaire is clearly pissed about the sudden drop in revenue.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Melts Down as Advertisers Flee Twitter Chaos

"Welcome to hell."

By Victor Tangermann

According to documents obtained by the New York Times, getting verified on Twitter won't even require users to authenticate their identity.
Elon Musk

Twitter Leak: Elon Musk Planning to Charge for Blue Checkmarks But Not Actually Verify Identify

Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

By Frank Landymore

Against all odds, NASA's Mars lander has, somehow, continued truckin' along — but its inevitable death seems to finally be at hand. 
Mars

NASA Releases Final Desolate Photo From Doomed Mars Lander

"Imagine how silent, how empty it is. How lonely."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The culling at Twitter has begun with many employees resorting to posting jokes on the platform right up until they were summarily cut off from work access.
Future Society

Twitter Employees Kept Posting Jokes Until the Moment They Got Fired

"Has the red wedding started?"

By Victor Tangermann

An ominous and relatively uncharted region of space known as the "zone of avoidance" has been hiding a cluster of galaxies, according to astronomers.
Off-World

Astronomers Spot “Extragalactic Structure” Lurking In Obscured Zone of the Universe

A hidden trove of galaxy clusters.

By Frank Landymore

That "study" claiming that smartphones are going to turn humans into hunchbacks with claws by 2100 was paid for by a clickbait site, folks.
Studies

That “Research” About How Smartphones Are Causing Deformed Human Bodies Is SEO Spam, You Idiots

Paid for by the erudite minds at TollFreeForwarding.com.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Jeff Bezos' ex- housekeeper is suing him for discrimination that led to her allegedly having to literally sneak out out of his house to use the bathroom.
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos’ Housekeeper Says She Had to Climb Out the Window to Use the Bathroom

Bezos' household staff allegedly developed health issues because they couldn't use the bathroom.

By Noor Al-Sibai

ALMA is one of the largest and most advanced radio telescopes in the world. And for reasons still unknown to the public, hackers decided to take it down.
Future Society

Hackers Just Took Down One of the World’s Most Advanced Telescopes

Why would they do that?

By Frank Landymore

After launching into orbit three months ago, China's top-secret spaceplane has released a mysterious object, which is now circling the Earth behind it.
Off-World

Chinese Spaceplane Releases Mystery Object Into Orbit

What could it be?

By Victor Tangermann

Another day, another Elon Musk feud on Twitter — except now, he's the owner of the social network, and he's beefing with AOC.
Elon Musk

AOC Says Her Twitter Account Broke After She Made Fun of Elon Musk

Shots fired!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Someone apparently thought it was a great idea to fly 500 drones over NYC as part of an ad experiment without much warning.
Drones

Huge Drone Swarm to Form Giant Advertisement Over NYC Skyline

"I think it’s outrageous to be spoiling our city’s skyline for private profit."

By Noor Al-Sibai

In the era of remote work, employers have turned to invasive "bossware" to police their employees. And now, the US government wants to step in.
Future Society

US Gov to Crack Down on “Bossware” That Spies On Employees’ Computers

"Close, constant surveillance and management through electronic means threaten employees' basic ability to exercise their rights."

By Frank Landymore

Advertisers are fleeing Twitter in droves now that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken over control. Now, he's trying to pick up the pieces and begging them to return.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Meeting With Advertisers, Begging Them Not to Leave Twitter

"Those type of provocations are not helping to calm the waters."

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese astronauts are reportedly planning to let monkeys loose on their brand-new space station to have them have sex with each other.
Off-World

China Plans to Send Monkeys to Space Station to Have Sex With Each Other

They're in for a wild ride.

By Victor Tangermann

Cats, ever the mischievous and frisky pets, may be harboring a lot more human DNA than once thought, possibly tampering crime scenes, a new study says.
Science & Energy

Cats May Be Tampering With Crime Scenes, Scientists Say

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but maybe a cat's curiosity could also implicate the wrong killer.

By Frank Landymore

A team of neuroscientists at the University of Wisconsin claim to have found a way to control how high mice can get on cocaine.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Found a Way to Control How High Mice Got on Cocaine

This could be a game changer for treating addiction.

By Victor Tangermann

In a "serendipitous" turn of events, scientists inadvertently spotted an ultra-rare naked stellar core, the first for a star this massive.
Space

Scientists Spot “Stripped, Pulsating Core” of Star Caused By Horrific Accident

That's not normal.

By Frank Landymore

A team of Chinese researchers claim to have turned lunar regolith samples brought back by the country's Chang'e 5 mission into a source of fuel.
Off-World

Scientists Use Actual Lunar Soil Sample to Create Rocket Fuel

The process could work autonomously as well, no astronaut required.

By Victor Tangermann

After disappointing setbacks and delays, NASA has finally got its mission to an invaluable asteroid made of precious metals back on track.
NASA

NASA Sets Launch Date for Mission to $10 Quintillion Asteroid

It might be the core of ancient planet.

By Frank Landymore