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Infamous Pharma Bro Martin Shrekli supposedly sold a huge chunk of his own crypto token, Martin Shkreli Inu, and left customers with worthless currency.
Cryptocurrency

Update: Martin Shkreli Says He Was Hacked, Didn’t Sell Off His New Crypto Token

"This is the most shocking thing since Squid Game token."

In a new video, Engineered Arts' Ameca humanoid takes 12 new actuators for a spin as it stares into a mirror, contorting its face into new expressions.
Robotics

The Robot With Amazing Facial Expressions Is Back and It’s Giving Us New Nightmares

Dear god, that's creepy.

For the better part of the last century, one question has dogged humanity: if and when nuclear war breaks out, what will happen next? 
Nuclear Fusion

Horrific Simulation: Nuclear War Would Kill Five Billion People

Unbelievable devastation.

Tesla’s "full self-driving" (FSD) may have to come to a full stop because the California DMV isn’t a fan of the feature’s misleading marketing.
Self-Driving Vehicles

California Wants Tesla to Stop Calling Half-Finished System “Full Self-Driving”

This could be really bad for Tesla.

Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, the missing founders of bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), likely have caused the domino-like crypto market crash.
Cryptocurrency

Two Blockchain Sleazebags May Have Crashed the Entire Crypto Market

"We firmly believe they committed fraud."

An extremely unlucky Turkish black bear cub got its hands on a pretty questionable treat: hallucinogenic "mad honey" that had it go on a very bad trip.
Science & Energy

Bear Eats Hallucinogenic Honey, Has Wild Trip

Bruh...

Elon Musk, vocal free speech advocate, has once again proven that his self-avowed free speech absolutism far from absolute.
Elon Musk

Free Speech Warrior Elon Musk Writes Column For Chinese State Censor’s Magazine

The "free speech absolutist" strikes again.

Former Google engineer Blake Lemoine is saying that he never set out to convince anyone else that LaMDA, the language modeling system, is sentient.
Google

Fired Engineer Says He Begged Google to Test Whether Experimental AI Was Sentient

"There is this major technology that has the chance of influencing human history for the next century..."

Someone hacked a John Deere tractor to make it run a "DOOM" mod where you harvest corn and track down escaped pigs — what's not to love?
Future Society

Hacker Installs DOOM on John Deere Tractor For Some Reason

"Liberate the tractors!"

Scientist suggest seeding the planet's oceans with more phytoplankton, organisms that are already responsible for producing 50 percent of the oxygen.
Global Warming

Scientists May Be Able to Fight Global Warming by Supercharging Plankton

"Give me half a tanker of iron, and I’ll give you an ice age."

Startup Autonomy is offering a monthly EV subscription service to those who want to get a taste of one without having to shoulder the entire sticker price.
Advanced Transport

New App Rents a Whole Electric Car for $500 Per Month

They already ordered almost half a billion dollars' worth of Teslas.

A science vlogger has given snakes their legs back — and the fact that led him to his mad invention is pretty outrageous.
Robotics

Madman Invents Robot Suit That Lets Snake Walk With Legs

Look at her go!

Tesla owner behind the Twitter account Whole Mars Blog actually chose to throw a live child in front of a moving car over the weekend to prove a point.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Fans Put Child in Path of Moving Tesla on Self-Driving Mode

That's one way to prove a point!

David Mayman, CEO of JetPack Aviation, believes that anyone can fly a jetpack — but is it really that easy? I flew one to test it out.
Advanced Transport

They Let Me Fly an Experimental Jetpack and… Well, I Survived

It was loud, hot, and dangerous — and I want to do it again.

According to a new study, astronauts who board a crewed mission to Mars will likely face devastating levels of radiation.
Mars

Mars Astronauts Would Get Horrifying Dose of Radiation, Study Finds

So... what was that about colonizing Mars?

Humanity's selfishness has gotten Freya the globe-trotting walrus killed. She was euthanized after people wouldn't stop posing for pictures with the walrus.
Climate Change

Freya the Boat-Climbing Walrus Euthanized Because of Stupid Humans

People suck.

Record-breaking drought in California is harming the tomato, likely causing ketchup price increases. Climate change will affect tomatoes long term.
Climate Change

Ketchup and Pasta Sauce Might Get Pricey Because of Climate Change

Not good.

At least 50 people have died in Sudan because of severe seasonal flooding, and the worst may not be over. Ethopia's dam project may cause another flood.
Climate Change

At Least 50 Dead in Seasonal Sudan Flooding

And it gets worse.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter that Tesla demand outpaces production ability after startup Autonomy ordered thousands of EVs from auto manufacturers.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Demand for Tesla Outpaces Production Ability Following Giant Order

Will Tesla make good on that order?

Harvard professor Avi Loeb wants to retrieve a meteor from the bottom of the Pacific Oean because it may contain alien tech or remnants of alien culture.
Future Society

Harvard Professor Trying to Recover Alleged Alien Tech From Ocean

Like, maybe?