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As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, many experts are beginning to sound the alarm on the risk fighting poses on the country’s nuclear power plants.
Nuclear Fusion

"Nuclear power plants are just not designed to be in a war zone."

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s shipment of Starlink terminals to Ukraine is not just keeping the country connected — it might also be saving lives.
Future Society

"Starlink keeps our cities connected and emergency services savings lives."

By Tony Ho Tran

The billionaire said he wouldn't stop the United Auto Workers from holding a vote on whether employees should unionize at one of Tesla's factories.
Elon Musk

"I’d like hereby to invite UAW to hold a union vote at their convenience."

By Tony Ho Tran

Mining company Fortescue is looking to reduce its carbon footprint with an electric "Infinity Train" that can fully recharge by rolling down the mountain.
Science & Energy

Nothing can stop the Infinity Train!

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has awarded SpaceX contracts for three more Crew Dragon trips to the International Space Station, but made no mention of the situation in Ukraine.
NASA

If there's a winner in this conflict, it's SpaceX.

By Victor Tangermann

One of the world's first private sector space tourists has vowed not to irritate the actual astronauts aboard the International Space Station. 
Off-World

They pinky swear they won't act like kids in a candy shop.

By Noor Al-Sibai

The topic of people boning in space has remained a bit of a taboo ever since we, as a species, ventured into the great unknown for the first time.
Off-World

Sorry to be crude, but it's important.

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have witnessed a gloomy event: a "vampire" star sucking the life out of its companion star.
Science & Energy

This star was really out for blood.

By Victor Tangermann

A decades-old metaverse is introducing sales tax for the first time since its inception nearly 20 years ago, setting a precedent for taxation in the many burgeoning metaverses. 
Metaverse

Taxation without physical representation.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A group of climate scientists are considering alternative options to sounding to alarm on global warming – including a mass walkout. 
Climate Change

No one’s listening to them — so they want to make a huge scene.

By Tony Ho Tran

Space experts say that if Moscow decides to pull out from the ISS, it would leave NASA and other agencies with little option but to destroy the station.
NASA

"The ISS was never intended to be broken apart."

By Tony Ho Tran

The billionaire claimed no one would be watching President Biden’s State of the Union address and harped at the commander-in-chief for his snubs of Tesla.
Elon Musk

"Nobody is watching the State of the Union."

By Tony Ho Tran

A huge cargo ship full of Bentleys and Porches that's been burning for weeks in the Atlantic has finally succumbed to the depths of the deep blue sea. 
Pollution

Well, that's pretty grim.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Jack Sweeney has created new Twitter accounts that track the movements of Russian oligarchs – including Russia’s president Vladimir Putin.
Elon Musk

"The aircrafts these oligarchs have are absolutely crazy."

By Tony Ho Tran

Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's outspoken head of its space agency, denied recent reports that hackers had seized control of the nation's spy satellites.
Off-World

Anonymous is claiming that Russia has "no more control over their own spy satellites."

By Victor Tangermann

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are now for sale on eBay — and, unsurprisingly, a lot of them are ripoffs.
NFTs

Would you buy knockoff Ray-Bans? Then you might love these knockoff NFTs.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Good news, everyone: Mark Zuckerberg is not a robot after all.
Meta

"Impressive."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Driving a SpaceX Starlink delivery truck full of satellite internet equipment into Ukraine, an active warzone, is no easy feat.
Elon Musk

Is this another empty promise?

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's plans to return astronauts to the Moon are turning out to be an absolute disaster, according to today's status update.
Moon

"There was poor planning, poor execution."

By Victor Tangermann

Mark Zuckerberg has a newsflash for us all: the Metaverse is less of a place than a point in time.
Metaverse

"A lot of people think that the Metaverse is about a place, but..."

By Noor Al-Sibai