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The James Webb Space Telescope has done it again — and this time, its stunning image looks a lot like a human fingerprint.
James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Starlight “Fingerprint”

"Like the growth of rings of a tree’s trunk, the dust loops mark the passage of time."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Methane producing microbes on Mars may have thrived deep underground billions of years ago, but also may have wiped themselves out, a new study suggests.
Mars

Ancient Life Caused the Destruction of Mars, Scientists Speculate

Sound familiar?

By Frank Landymore

In Scientists were, for the first time, able to show that 800,000 living brain cells trapped in a petri dish can be taught how to play the videogame Pong.
Neuroscience and Brain

Video Shows Human Brain Cells in Dish Teaching Themselves to Play a Videogame

This is incredible.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk is now a bona fide perfumier — and an allegedly successful one to boot — thanks to the sale of his bespoke "Burnt Hair" scent.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Leans Into “Musk” Name, Starts Selling “Burnt Hair” Perfume

"With a name like mine, getting into the fragrance business was inevitable."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A large percentage of people who use Tesla autopilot seem to think that their cars are fully self-driving —even though they don't have FSD.
Tesla

Survey: 42% of Tesla Autopilot Drivers Think Their Cars Can Entirely Drive Themselves

"It’s possible that system design and marketing are adding to these misconceptions."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An entirely AI-generated conversation between (living) podcast menace "Joe Rogan" and the deceased Apple founder "Steve Jobs" now exists. Great.
Artificial Intelligence

Deepfaked Podcast Has Joe Rogan Interview Undead Steve Jobs

Nobody asked for this.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a major neurological breakthrough, Stanford University scientists have successfully transplanted human brain cells into the brains of live rats.
Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Living Rat Brains

They appear to have grown new cognitive powers.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla’s Model 3 is More Than a Car. It’s a Revolution.
Tesla

Tesla’s Model 3 is More Than a Car. It’s a Revolution.

Are you ready for the future of transportation?

By Abby Norman

Earlier this year, a fake astronaut conned an old woman into sending him a ton of money in order to get back home from the ISS — and catfished her to boot.
Off-World

Scammer Fools Woman Into Thinking They’re an Astronaut Who Needs a Ticket Home

New scam just dropped!

By Noor Al-Sibai

“Anti-Woke” Online Bank Immediately Disintegrates Into Chaos
Future Society

“Anti-Woke” Online Bank Immediately Disintegrates Into Chaos

What an absolute disaster.

By Victor Tangermann

The world's first-ever private space tourist is hitching a ride to the Moon with his wife — and on a SpaceX Starship, no less. 
Moon

Billionaire Buys SpaceX Moon Trip For Him and His Wife

How romantic!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Flying car startup Airspeeder has completed what it's referring to as the "world's first electric flying car race" in the South Australian desert.
Advanced Transport

Pilots Go Head to Head in “World’s First Electric Flying Car Race”

It's like F1 — but in the sky.

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk claimed that a photo with Ghislaine Maxwell was the result of her just photobombing him at a party. That might not have been the full truth.
Elon Musk

Jeffrey Epstein Associate Reportedly Asked Elon Musk If It Was Possible to Scrub Someone From the Internet

This isn't the version of the story that Musk recalled.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Footage shared on YouTube shows a Tesla Semi truck seemingly broken down on the side of a highway in Northern California, blocking traffic on an on-ramp.
Tesla

Video Shows Tesla Semi Truck Seemingly Broken Down Near a Highway

Blocking an onramp? Not a good look.

By Victor Tangermann

At Connect 2022, Facebook-turned-Meta Mark Zuckerberg and a fellow metaverse exec both appeared as their new, legged avatars. But only they had legs.
Metaverse

Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Maybe Has Legs Now, but Apparently Only for Executives

"Seriously, legs are hard."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to the NYT, Elon Musk likes to pass around a chart, which explains why MDMA and magic mushrooms are a healthier choice than alcohol.
Developments

Elon Musk Has Reportedly Been Telling Friends About Benefits of Shrooms and MDMA

He's been known to pull out a chart on his laptop.

By Victor Tangermann

Actor Tom Cruise, famous for his extensive film career and just being the eternal embodiment of midlife crises, is still set to film a movie in space.
Off-World

Universal Studios Chair Says Tom Cruise Is Still Going to Space

"Tom Cruise is taking us to space."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

How likely is a nuclear war? A seemingly impossible question, though one that MIT professor Max Tegmark believes he has the answer to.
Future Society

MIT Professor Says There’s a One-in-Six Chance of Nuclear War

"My current estimate is about the same as losing in Russian roulette: one in six."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA is declaring the demonstration of its DART spacecraft smashing into an asteroid a full success, having considerably changed its trajectory.
NASA

NASA Says Its Test of Asteroid Deflection Tech Was Wildly Successful

"NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet."

By Victor Tangermann

Metaverse project Decentraland, a sandbox environment that allows users to buy and sell virtual real estate, isn't exactly teeming with people.
Metaverse

$1.2 Billion Metaverse Horrified by Report It Only Had 38 Active Users

"Anyone telling you that there's a metaverse today that has worked is lying through their teeth."

By Victor Tangermann