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Meta advisor John Carmack is "grumpy" about the current state of Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse, as he explained at Facebook-turned-Meta's Connect 2022.
Metaverse

Top Facebook Consultant Admits That the Metaverse Is Absolutely Terrible

"There's a bunch that I'm grumpy about."

Ukraine is asking its Western allies for more weapons after accusing Russia of using "kamikaze drones" meant to self-destruct when dropping munitions.
Drones

Russia Accused of Pelting Ukraine Capital With “Kamikaze” Drones

The future of warfare is here — and it's terrifying.

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has stumbled into a minor problem: it can't seal the tube of its latest collected sample.
Mars

NASA Rover Runs Into Trouble on Mars

Oh no!

The James Webb Space Telescope has done it again — and this time, its stunning image looks a lot like a human fingerprint.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Starlight “Fingerprint”

"Like the growth of rings of a tree’s trunk, the dust loops mark the passage of time."

Methane producing microbes on Mars may have thrived deep underground billions of years ago, but also may have wiped themselves out, a new study suggests.
Mars

Ancient Life Caused the Destruction of Mars, Scientists Speculate

Sound familiar?

In Scientists were, for the first time, able to show that 800,000 living brain cells trapped in a petri dish can be taught how to play the videogame Pong.
Neuroscience and Brain

Video Shows Human Brain Cells in Dish Teaching Themselves to Play a Videogame

This is incredible.

Elon Musk is now a bona fide perfumier — and an allegedly successful one to boot — thanks to the sale of his bespoke "Burnt Hair" scent.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Leans Into “Musk” Name, Starts Selling “Burnt Hair” Perfume

"With a name like mine, getting into the fragrance business was inevitable."

A large percentage of people who use Tesla autopilot seem to think that their cars are fully self-driving —even though they don't have FSD.
Tesla

Survey: 42% of Tesla Autopilot Drivers Think Their Cars Can Entirely Drive Themselves

"It’s possible that system design and marketing are adding to these misconceptions."

An entirely AI-generated conversation between (living) podcast menace "Joe Rogan" and the deceased Apple founder "Steve Jobs" now exists. Great.
Artificial Intelligence

Deepfaked Podcast Has Joe Rogan Interview Undead Steve Jobs

Nobody asked for this.

In a major neurological breakthrough, Stanford University scientists have successfully transplanted human brain cells into the brains of live rats.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Living Rat Brains

They appear to have grown new cognitive powers.

Tesla’s Model 3 is More Than a Car. It’s a Revolution.
Tesla

Tesla’s Model 3 is More Than a Car. It’s a Revolution.

Are you ready for the future of transportation?

Earlier this year, a fake astronaut conned an old woman into sending him a ton of money in order to get back home from the ISS — and catfished her to boot.
Off-World

Scammer Fools Woman Into Thinking They’re an Astronaut Who Needs a Ticket Home

New scam just dropped!

“Anti-Woke” Online Bank Immediately Disintegrates Into Chaos
Future Society

“Anti-Woke” Online Bank Immediately Disintegrates Into Chaos

What an absolute disaster.

The world's first-ever private space tourist is hitching a ride to the Moon with his wife — and on a SpaceX Starship, no less. 
Moon

Billionaire Buys SpaceX Moon Trip For Him and His Wife

How romantic!

Flying car startup Airspeeder has completed what it's referring to as the "world's first electric flying car race" in the South Australian desert.
Advanced Transport

Pilots Go Head to Head in “World’s First Electric Flying Car Race”

It's like F1 — but in the sky.

Elon Musk claimed that a photo with Ghislaine Maxwell was the result of her just photobombing him at a party. That might not have been the full truth.
Elon Musk

Jeffrey Epstein Associate Reportedly Asked Elon Musk If It Was Possible to Scrub Someone From the Internet

This isn't the version of the story that Musk recalled.

Footage shared on YouTube shows a Tesla Semi truck seemingly broken down on the side of a highway in Northern California, blocking traffic on an on-ramp.
Tesla

Video Shows Tesla Semi Truck Seemingly Broken Down Near a Highway

Blocking an onramp? Not a good look.

At Connect 2022, Facebook-turned-Meta Mark Zuckerberg and a fellow metaverse exec both appeared as their new, legged avatars. But only they had legs.
Metaverse

Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Maybe Has Legs Now, but Apparently Only for Executives

"Seriously, legs are hard."

According to the NYT, Elon Musk likes to pass around a chart, which explains why MDMA and magic mushrooms are a healthier choice than alcohol.
Developments

Elon Musk Has Reportedly Been Telling Friends About Benefits of Shrooms and MDMA

He's been known to pull out a chart on his laptop.

Actor Tom Cruise, famous for his extensive film career and just being the eternal embodiment of midlife crises, is still set to film a movie in space.
Off-World

Universal Studios Chair Says Tom Cruise Is Still Going to Space

"Tom Cruise is taking us to space."