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A filament of plasma escaped the Sun over the weekend and left behind a "canyon of fire," a deep ridge over 12,000 miles deep and ten times as long.
Science & Energy

A Huge “Canyon of Fire” Just Opened Up on the Sun

It's absolutely massive.

Twitter bot creator Jack Sweeney tracked Elon Musk's private jet and refused $5,000 to stop. Is he the reason Musk bought so much Twitter stock?
Elon Musk

There’s a Very Interesting Theory About Why Elon Musk Bought 9% of Twitter

"Let’s see how pro free speech Elon really is."

Canadian doctors will decide how to implement medical assistance in dying, or MAID, for patients with severe mental illness, depression and PTSD by 2023.
Health & Medicine

Canadian Doctors Grapple With 2023 Plan to Let Mentally Ill Patients End Their Lives

What counts as "incurable"?

According to NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who returned inside a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, everybody simply got on with their jobs.
NASA

NASA Astronaut Says He Candidly Discussed Ukraine Invasion With Cosmonauts

There were a "variety of responses."

He Jiankui, the scientist who gained wide notoriety for genetically modifying two human babies in 2018, has been released from prison.
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientist Who Genetically Modified Human Babies Released From Prison

He's out!

The Sun was handed a stunning piece of information: over 1,500 pages of bizarre, previously classified documentation about reports of contact with UFOs.
Future Society

Pentagon UFO Report Describes Radiation Burns, Other Bizarre Claims

What the hell did we just read?

Amazon is reportedly working on an internal messaging app — and employees working on it have discussed banning a hilarious number of labor-related words.
Future Society

Amazon Discussed Banning the Words “Fairness” and “Pay Raise”

They even considered banning the word "diversity."

A Bored Ape NFT owner lost two NFTs worth over half a million dollars after falling victim to an astonishingly simple scam.
Blockchain

Scammer Steals Apes Worth $500,000 by Photoshopping Checkmark Onto JPG

"Keep your guard up, always."

Instagram parent company Meta is totally ok with giving virtual influencers a blue verification checkmark.
Future Society

Facebook Exec Defends Verifying Fake CGI People on Instagram

Some of these look... very human.

Space startup Rocket Lab is getting ready for a truly awe-inspiring and action-packed stunt: catching its Electron rocket mid-air using a massive helicopter.
Off-World

This Startup Is Catching a Rocket With a Flippin’ Helicopter!

"Trying to catch a rocket as it falls back to Earth is no easy feat, we’re absolutely threading the needle here."

Elon Musk is joining the board of Twitter — and he's already throwing his weight around by promising big changes to the site.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Joins Board of Twitter, Promises “Significant Improvements”

His first idea won't surprise you.

A new Bluetooth-related bug plaguing Tesla owners is causing their car stereos to blast at full volume, potentially damaging their hearing.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Jumps to Fix Tesla Glitch “Damaging Users’ Hearing”

"You are damaging users' hearing."

Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin told Chinese state media that "Soyuz is irreplaceable, because America doesn't have any spacecraft."
Off-World

Head of Russian Space Program Claims That the US “Doesn’t Have Any Spacecraft”

Wait, what?

New reporting from Scientific American leaves open the possibility that NASA could still change the name of the James Webb Space Telescope.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA May Still Rename James Webb Telescope Over Homophobia Controversy

"It’s almost amusing how incompetent the whole thing was."

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine has been repatured from Russia, both US and Ukrainian officials are saying.
Science & Energy

Ukraine Recaptures Chernobyl After Russian Soldiers Reportedly Suffer Radiation Poisoning

And the conflict still isn't over.

A robot dog in Shanghai, China, is roaming the streets barking COVID-19 safety instructions through a loudspeaker crudely strapped to its back.
Robot Dogs

China Straps Loudspeakers to Robot Dog So It Can Scream at People to Stay Home

Just in case they still didn't get the message.

Space tourists headed to the International Space Station this month are bringing a special headset that can map changes in their brain activity during spaceflight.
Neuroscience and Brain

SpaceX Space Tourists Are Bringing a Brain-Reading Helmet to Space This Month

"One headset, for multiple people, that automatically configures itself perfectly to each one’s head."

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has bought a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, worth almost $3 billion, based on Friday's share prices.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Buys Huge Share in Twitter, Becomes Largest Shareholder

"The algorithm needs to be open source."

Elon Musk is griping that Twitter's algorithm isn't fair, and that there should be more transparency around how it works.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Absolutely Furious at the Twitter Algorithm

And where's he complaining? On Twitter, of course.

Amazon organizer roasted founder and billionare Jeff Bezos on Twitter, saying he was in space while the union was organizing.
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos’s Space Travel Used for Scorching Burn On Amazon After Union Win

"While he was up there we were organizing."