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Whoops. It turns out that reports of a SpaceX rocket crashing into the Moon were greatly exaggerated -- and it belongs to someone else entirely.
Moon

Fake News! The Rocket Crashing Into the Moon Is NOT SpaceX’s

You'll never guess who it DOES belong to.

New Zealand May Soon Get a Flying Taxi Service
Advanced Transport

New Zealand May Soon Get a Flying Taxi Service

Meet Cora: a taxi that can take off like a helicopter, fly like a plane, and pilot anywhere autonomously.

OpenAI's chief scientist has admitted what we all fear — that artificial intelligence may be gaining consciousness. 
OpenAI

OpenAI Chief Scientist Says Advanced AI May Already Be Conscious

"It may be that today's large neural networks are slightly conscious."

So much for Tesla having the most advanced self-driving technology in the world.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Experts Alarmed by Videos of Tesla Full Self-Driving Totally Screwing Up

"It’s unclear who exactly is in control."

Using the NASA’s NuSTAR space observatory, scientists observed a blast of high-frequency X-rays emanating from Jupiter.
Energy

NASA Spots High Energy X-Rays Coming from Jupiter

It's the highest energy light ever detected from a solar system planet other than Earth.

We've finally gotten our first peek at the James Webb Space Telescope's photos and, naturally, one of them is a "selfie."
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope Just Released Its First Image

It's here.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has once again expressed one of his favorite talking points: the demise of civilization.
Off-World

Elon Musk: “Civilization Is Feeling a Little Bit Fragile Right Now”

"I'm going to be frank, civilization is feeling a little bit fragile these days."

A group of Russian teenagers got in trouble this week for planning to blow up a fake government building built in Minecraft. One was sentenced to prison.
Future Society

Teen Sentenced to Prison for Plotting Terror Attack in Minecraft

The building wasn't even real!?

MoviePass is coming back and it wants to track your eyes. Watch ads to earn credits in-app and trade with other users. But they pause if you look away.
Cryptocurrency

Cursed App Says You’ll Earn Crypto If You Stare at Ads With Your Eyes Open Like in “A Clockwork Orange”

"I might just get off the internet entirely."

The rapping CEO who got arrested for alleged crypto laundering isn't a flight risk because, her lawyer says, she wants to stay close to her frozen eggs.
Bitcoin

Lawyer for Crypto Laundering Rapper Says She Won’t Flee Because of Her Frozen Embryos

This case truly has everything.

A robot travelled to the most-damaged Fukushima reactor and photographed mounds of melted fuel that sank following the tsunami that destroyed the facility.
Environment

Photos From Deep Inside Fukushima Reactor Show Horrid Mounds of Radioactive Sludge

That's gotta be expired, right?

The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange is investing $200 million into Forbes so that the website can become publicly traded. 
Cryptocurrency

The World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Is Investing $200 Million in Forbes, a Site Where Anyone Can Shill Crypto

Okay, this is messy.

While we anxiously await the first orbital test flight of SpaceX's Starship, CEO Elon Musk tried to keep our — and investors' — spirits up.
Starship

Elon Musk: Each Starship Launch Could Cost Just $1 Million

"These are crazy low numbers by space standards."

The Biden administration has unveiled a massively ambitious plan to install roughly 400,000 EV chargers between now and 2030.
Advanced Transport

White House to Install Hundreds of Thousands of EV Chargers on US Highways

"America must lead the electric vehicle revolution."

A team of scientists from Harvard and Emory University created 500 "biohybrid" fish that had their tail fins lined with human heart cells.
Robots and Machines

Scientists Create Flapping “Biohybrid” Fish From Human Heart Cells

"When we opened the incubator, all of the fish were kind of swimming by themselves."

Researchers have discovered that nearly 33 percent of all Americans have detectable amounts of a weed-killing chemical in their bodies. 
Developments

Weed-Killing Chemical Used in Deadly Agent Orange Toxin Found in 1 in 3 Americans

This is grim.

A geomagnetic storm earlier this month caused 40 of SpaceX's broadband-beaming Starlink satellites to fall out of orbit shortly after launch.
SpaceX

Dramatic Video Shows SpaceX Starlink Satellites Burning Up in the Sky

Fortunately, they "pose zero collision risk with other satellites."

Dr. Phil Accused of Withholding Guest’s Medication to Make Her Seem “Crazy”
Health & Medicine

Dr. Phil Accused of Withholding Guest’s Medication to Make Her Seem “Crazy”

"Make sure she doesn’t take her medication before she goes onstage."

SpaceX has successfully stacked its orbital-class Starship prototype dubbed Ship 20 on top of its Super Heavy booster.
Starship

SpaceX Stacks Orbital-Class Starship on Booster, Hoists It With Mechazilla

What a sight.

Seattle-area Mazda drivers found themselves in NPR hell after their cars refused to tune into anything else due to a glitch.
Advanced Transport

NPR Station Traps Mazda Smart Radios So They Can Only Listen To It

A terrible fate!