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Big name companies such as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Cisco have begun offering weeks- to months-long sabbaticals to long-time employees.
Health & Medicine

Chill Employers Are Letting Burned Out Employees Take Sabbaticals

Turns out, letting your employees rest and relax for a bit is good for the company.

By Tony Ho Tran

A meteor exploded over the skies of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on New Year's Day — causing a boom the equivalent of 30 tons of TNT.
Science & Energy

Pittsburgh Shaken by Exploding Meteor

NASA says it was as strong as 30 tons of TNT — and 100 times brighter than the Moon.

By Tony Ho Tran

Mozilla is dipping its toes into cryptocurrency — much to the chagrin of two people who were instrumental in the erstwhile browser's creation.
Cryptocurrency

Mozilla Founder Horrified by Browser’s Foray Into Cryptocurrency

"You were meant to be better than this."

By Noor Al-Sibai

In spite of years of repeated delays, the James Webb Space Telescope's progress seems to be chugging along in kind.
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Telescope Just Rolled Out Its First Mirror

"We actually have a telescope."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An increasing number of experts are suggesting the dream of terraforming Mars and making it at least a little bit more habitable for humans is still alive.
Mars

Former NASA Scientist Explains How We Could Terraform Mars

"It's like an umbrella for a planet."

By Victor Tangermann

In yet another odd marriage of capitalism and space travel,  Lockheed Martin has announced that it will be sending an Amazon Echo as part of the upcoming Artemis 1 mission.
Moon

NASA Is Installing Amazon Alexa on Its Next Moon Mission, for Some Cursed Reason

Alexa, open the pod bay doors.

By Tony Ho Tran

DMT is joining the ranks of party drugs including LSD, MDMA, ketamine and psilocybin mushrooms as a promising mental health treatment.
Medical

Scientists Are Now Testing Medical DMT on Human Subjects

Doctor Machine Elf will see you now.

By Tony Ho Tran

Here's a video of an electric BMW that can literally change the color of its paint job with the press of a button. We still don't know how it works.
Advanced Transport

BMW Shows Off Car That Changes Color at the “Touch of a Button”

"Perfect for when you need to lose your stars."

By Victor Tangermann

A small number of Pc gamers are noticing their Asus motherboards heating up and — in some rare cases — catching fire.
Robots and Machines

Expensive Motherboards Are Literally Bursting Into Flames

Well, that's not good.

By Victor Tangermann

Experts are saying that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is "the most-explosive and the fastest-spreading virus in history."
Developments

Omicron Is the “Fastest Spreading Virus In History,” Experts Say

This is grim.

By Tony Ho Tran

China's Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter has taken some incredible selfies with the massive surface of the Red Planet lurking ominously in the background.
Mars

China’s Mars Orbiter Shares Incredible New Selfies

Tianwen-1 makes orbiting Mars look easy.

By Victor Tangermann

Meta announced a slate of big name virtual reality concerts set to take place entirely in the metaverse last month — and nobody seemed to notice.
Metaverse

Facebook Hosted Three Huge Concerts in the Metaverse and They Seriously Flopped

Poor Zuckerberg.

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of Israeli scientists have allowed a goldfish to navigate dry land — or, at least, remotely control a fish tank on wheels.
Science & Energy

Scientists Build Robot Fish Tank That Lets Goldfish Drive Around on Land

Is this how it begins?

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla under fire from Islamic activist groups after it announced on Friday that it would be opening a showroom in China’s Xinjiang region.
Tesla

Tesla Accused of Supporting Muslim Genocide in China

One activist says Tesla is providing "economic support for genocide."

By Tony Ho Tran

Elon Musk's Starlink internet dishes are attracting local cats on cold days, apparently to stay warm and take advantage of the heat it produces.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Dishes Are Attracting Cats

Cute, but worrisome.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Conspiracy theorists began to baselessly spread false rumors that Betty White received her COVID-19 booster on December 28, just three days before she died
Developments

Anti-Vax Idiots Are Saying Betty White Died Because of COVID Boosters

"It's just not true."

By Tony Ho Tran

Crypto.com is getting roasted for a new Matt Damon ad that likens investing in the blockchain to being a historical figure and pioneer. Twitter disagrees.
Blockchain

Crypto.com Is Getting Roasted for an Absurdly Self-Important Ad Starring Matt Damon

Really, Matt?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new interview about COVID disinformation research finds that people who believe coronavirus conspiracies are more likely to get sick.
Developments

Study Finds That People Who Believe COVID Myths Are More Likely to Catch COVID

Hit COVID where it really hurts.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda wants the company to lead blockchain and decentralized video games, as well as NFTs, even if players aren't on board.
NFTs

President of Games Company Says He Knows People Hate NFTs But He Thinks They’re Good

Will this change anything at all?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's Jim Green is leaving the space agency after four decades, but says he has plans to terraform Mars and make it habitable with a magnetic shield.
Mars

NASA’s Chief Scientist Quits, Says He Has a Plan to Terraform Mars

Should we or shouldn't we?

By Lonnie Lee Hood