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You could be filing tax for free, but companies like Intuit and H & R Block spend millions lobbying the government, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Future Society

There’s a Terrible Reason That Doing Your Taxes Costs So Much

"You could be filing your taxes for free."

NASA is hoping to launch a spacecraft to investigate a massive metal-rich asteroid called Psyche, which experts estimate to be worth $10 quintillion.
NASA

NASA Shows Off Spacecraft Visiting $10 Quintillion Asteroid

"It could be the part of a metal core of a tiny planet..."

Tesla CEO and richest person in the world Elon Musk is threatening to personally take over Twitter. The platform is having a field day.
Elon Musk

Internet Blows Up With Furious Reactions About Elon Musk Trying to Buy Twitter

"'I’m going to leave Twitter if Elon Musk takes over' is the new 'I’m going to move to Canada if Trump wins.'"

Even while making the oh-so-serious offer to buy Twitter outright for a whopping $43 billion, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk may still be trolling
Elon Musk

Ah Yes, Of Course Elon Musk Hid “420” in His Offer to Buy Twitter

Can you really say you're surprised?

New company will let you save your data in the metaverse and pay $50 per year to talk to avatars of dead loved ones after they die.
Future Society

Startup Says You Can Talk to Your Dead Relatives, for a Fee

"If I die people can come in and have a conversation with my avatar."

Elon Musk Offers to Buy the Entirety of Twitter
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Offers to Buy the Entirety of Twitter

This is his "best and final offer."

Things didn't quite go according to plan when Israeli crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi tried to sell an NFT of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's inaugural tweet. 
NFTs

Guy Tries to Sell Twitter Founder’s First Tweet NFT for $48M, Gets Top Bid of Just $280

Ouch.

Astronaut Scott Kelly is raising money for Ukrainian relief by selling NFTs that actually aren't ugly.
NFTs

Celebrity NASA Astronaut Sells NFTs to Raise Money for Ukraine

"My story is not the typical astronaut story."

At least 16 were injuried in a subway shooting in Brooklyn, NYC. Public transit disruption meant Uber turned on surges, charing 10x as much for rides.
Future Society

Uber Criticized for Charging Surge Pricing for Riders Escaping Mass Shooting

"People are scared, let them get out safely."

Two of the co-founders of a Russian cryogenics company called KrioRus are fighting over the ownership of dozens of cryogenically frozen brains.
Developments

Two Rival Cryonics Firms Keep Stealing Each Others’ Frozen Human Brains

What the hell is going on here?

OpenAI’s New AI Generated Anthropomorphic Bowling Balls and We Simply Must Stan
OpenAI

OpenAI’s New AI Generated Anthropomorphic Bowling Balls and We Simply Must Stan

This software is so freakin' powerful!

During opening statements, Amber Heard's lawyer claimed that "Johnny Depp is obsessed with Elon Musk" — which drew a visible smirk out of the actor.
Elon Musk

Lawyer Accuses Johnny Depp of Being “Obsessed” With Elon Musk

This is already getting so messy.

Ever wanted to meet your robot doppelgänger? For an unspecified large sum of money, you can have one made — if you dare.
Robotics

YouTuber Meets His Creepy Robot Double and Freaks Out

You know what they say about meeting yourself.

Elon Musk may be planning a hostile Twitter takeover and one stakeholder is suing for lost profits on the stock market because of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Gets Sued Over Twitter Shenanigans

Is he planning Tesla 2.0?

The Facebook whistleblower is back — and this time, she's implicating the Metaverse.
Future Society

Facebook Whistleblower Warns That Zuckerberg Wants to Fill Your House With Microphones

"You don't really have a choice now on whether or not you want Facebook spying on you at home."

During a visit of the country's Vostochny Cosmodrome on Tuesday, Russian president Vladimir Putin said that "we will restore the moon program."
Moon

Putin Says Russia Is Landing on the Moon This Year

Good luck with that.

We Regret To Inform You That Elon Musk, Unfortunately, Knows About “Goblin Mode”
Elon Musk

We Regret To Inform You That Elon Musk, Unfortunately, Knows About “Goblin Mode”

And then he deleted the tweet!

Space Perspective just showed off its "Space Lounge" cabin, which is one day meant to ascend into the Earth's atmosphere, hanging from a massive balloon.
Off-World

High Altitude Balloon Startup Reveals Design of Luxurious “Space Lounge”

Talk about a view!

In totally relatable news: Amare, a 415-pound teenage gorilla at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, is totally obsessed with smartphone screens.
Future Society

Zookeepers Say Teen Gorilla Is Addicted to Cell Phones

Relateable.

No, this isn't the climax of "Succession" — Elon Musk really could maneuver his way into owning Twitter.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk May Be Plotting a Hostile Takeover of Twitter

Wait, what?