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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."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

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.

By Victor Tangermann

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."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

How likely is a nuclear war? A seemingly impossible question, though one that MIT professor Max Tegmark believes he has the answer to.
Future Society

MIT Professor Says There’s a One-in-Six Chance of Nuclear War

"My current estimate is about the same as losing in Russian roulette: one in six."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA is declaring the demonstration of its DART spacecraft smashing into an asteroid a full success, having considerably changed its trajectory.
NASA

NASA Says Its Test of Asteroid Deflection Tech Was Wildly Successful

"NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet."

By Victor Tangermann

Metaverse project Decentraland, a sandbox environment that allows users to buy and sell virtual real estate, isn't exactly teeming with people.
Metaverse

$1.2 Billion Metaverse Horrified by Report It Only Had 38 Active Users

"Anyone telling you that there's a metaverse today that has worked is lying through their teeth."

By Victor Tangermann

CNN was one of the earliest NFT adopters — and now, is among the many who have dropped their crypto projects as the market continues its months-long slump. 
NFTs

CNN In Hot Water With Investors After Canceling Its Weird NFT Project

Investors are furious.

By Noor Al-Sibai

One revelation from Facebook-slash-Meta's Connect? Soon, the metaverse will be a space where we can betray those closest to us. Hell yeah.
Metaverse

Facebook Exec Says Metaverse Will Let you Betray Your Friends in VR

That's a little on the nose for Facebook, isn't it?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The iPhone 14's new crash detection feature has falsely reported crashes at least six times in one county when its owners were only riding a roller coaster.
Future Society

Apple’s New iPhone Crash Detection Calls 911 When Owners Go on a Roller Coaster

"It’s wear and tear on the dispatchers."

By Frank Landymore

After reports emerged that Elon Musk had allegedly been in contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO smacked the claims down.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He Has Not Been Talking to Putin, Thank You Very Much

Who's telling the truth here?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Meta-formerly-Facebook has unveiled its Meta Quest Pro, the long-rumored follow-up to the company's Quest 2 virtual reality headset.
Virtual Reality

Meta’s Uber-Expensive New VR Headset Is Dead on Arrival

The only thing worse than the obscene price? The wretched battery life.

By Victor Tangermann

Some Facebook execs have threatened to actively monitor Meta employee use of Horizon Worlds, which employees reportedly, uh, weren't using.
Metaverse

Facebook Employees Seem Completely Confused by the Metaverse

"The simple truth is, if we don't love it, how can we expect our users to love it?"

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

UTSA engineering professor Chris Combs had dig at Elon Musk on Twitter by comparing him to Christopher Columbus. Many were not flattered by the comparison.
Off-World

Professor of Engineering Issues Brutal Dig at Elon Musk, Sparking Backlash

Uh oh!

By Frank Landymore

A stunning new video captured by X shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasting past a gorgeous full Moon, a rare sight.
Moon

Stunning Video Shows SpaceX Rocket Launching In Front of Full Moon

Woah.

By Victor Tangermann

During his maiden voyage to space, "Star Trek" icon William Shatner had an awe-inspiring experience — but it wasn't necessarily positive.
Off-World

William Shatner Says His Space Trip Left Him With a Feeling of Terrible Grief

"All I saw was death."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Google's new Imagen Video AI, which can generate video from text, is up and running — but its gross content problem means we can't use it.
Google

Google Not Releasing New Video-Generating AI Because of Small Issue With Gore, Porn and Racism

"We have decided not to release the Imagen Video model or its source code until these concerns are mitigated."

By Noor Al-Sibai

For the first time, microplastics have been discovered in human breastmilk. Experts are deeply concerned about the potential implications for infant health.
Studies

Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Breastmilk

According to the researchers, microplastics exposure is "inevitable."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Bad news for social media stans: researchers have compelling reasons to believe that using these apps may be making you depressed. 
Health & Medicine

Surprise, Surprise: Social Media Use Strongly Linked to Depression

So THAT's why it feels so bad to log onto Twitter dot com.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists believe that there could well be nitrous oxide, better known as whippets or laughing gas, in space — and that it could indicate life.
Off-World

To Find Alien Life, Scientists Suggest Searching Space for This Party Drug

Seriously.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Police in Canada revealed a horrifying new way to racially profile: DNA phenotyping, which it claims will help them predict what a criminal might look like.
Future Society

Cops Upload Image of Suspect Generated From DNA, Then Delete After Mass Criticism

"You're wasting money on racist astrology for cops."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré