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OpenAI’s New AI Generated Anthropomorphic Bowling Balls and We Simply Must Stan
OpenAI

OpenAI’s New AI Generated Anthropomorphic Bowling Balls and We Simply Must Stan

This software is so freakin' powerful!

During opening statements, Amber Heard's lawyer claimed that "Johnny Depp is obsessed with Elon Musk" — which drew a visible smirk out of the actor.
Elon Musk

Lawyer Accuses Johnny Depp of Being “Obsessed” With Elon Musk

This is already getting so messy.

Ever wanted to meet your robot doppelgänger? For an unspecified large sum of money, you can have one made — if you dare.
Robotics

YouTuber Meets His Creepy Robot Double and Freaks Out

You know what they say about meeting yourself.

Elon Musk may be planning a hostile Twitter takeover and one stakeholder is suing for lost profits on the stock market because of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Gets Sued Over Twitter Shenanigans

Is he planning Tesla 2.0?

The Facebook whistleblower is back — and this time, she's implicating the Metaverse.
Future Society

Facebook Whistleblower Warns That Zuckerberg Wants to Fill Your House With Microphones

"You don't really have a choice now on whether or not you want Facebook spying on you at home."

During a visit of the country's Vostochny Cosmodrome on Tuesday, Russian president Vladimir Putin said that "we will restore the moon program."
Moon

Putin Says Russia Is Landing on the Moon This Year

Good luck with that.

We Regret To Inform You That Elon Musk, Unfortunately, Knows About “Goblin Mode”
Elon Musk

We Regret To Inform You That Elon Musk, Unfortunately, Knows About “Goblin Mode”

And then he deleted the tweet!

Space Perspective just showed off its "Space Lounge" cabin, which is one day meant to ascend into the Earth's atmosphere, hanging from a massive balloon.
Off-World

High Altitude Balloon Startup Reveals Design of Luxurious “Space Lounge”

Talk about a view!

In totally relatable news: Amare, a 415-pound teenage gorilla at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, is totally obsessed with smartphone screens.
Future Society

Zookeepers Say Teen Gorilla Is Addicted to Cell Phones

Relateable.

No, this isn't the climax of "Succession" — Elon Musk really could maneuver his way into owning Twitter.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk May Be Plotting a Hostile Takeover of Twitter

Wait, what?

A team of MIT scientists behind the biotech firm Frequency Therapeutics has developed a new type of regenerative therapy that can reverse hearing loss.
Treatments

MIT Scientists Say They’ve Invented a Treatment That Reverses Hearing Loss

Reversing hearing loss could soon become "similar to Lasik surgery, where you’re in and out in an hour or two."

An AI artist who moonlights as a parody account of the uber-popular @dril account reminds us that online can still be fun.
Artificial Intelligence

Welcome to “Robot Hell”! Meet the Deranged Genius Who Created an AI Version of @Dril

"Sorry to anyone who’s about to have their heart broken..."

After hyping up the company's brand new factory in Texas, Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off the latest prototype of the Cybertruck. And it looks really bad.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck Prototype Mocked for Looking Extremely Janky

Why would they choose to show this off to the public?

After years, the US government has confirmed Harvard researchers' hypothesis that an interstellar object crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Off-World

US Government Confirms That Interstellar Object Crashed Into the Earth

"It was hiding in plain sight."

SpaceX Watchers Spot Starship Cargo Bay Doors at Launch Facility
Starship

SpaceX Watchers Spot Starship Cargo Bay Doors at Launch Facility

It's getting real.

Ukrainians are using state-of-the-art 3D modeling technologies on their smartphones to preserve cultural heritage sites — before being destroyed by Russia.
Future Society

Ukraine Is 3D Scanning Its Precious Artifacts Before Russia Destroys Them

"Destroying a country’s cultural heritage is the fastest way to erase their national identity."

A super weird worm-like cloud photographed in Alaska has locals scratching their heads.
Science & Energy

Locals Spotted Something Bizarre in the Sky Over Alaska Mountain

Wait, what *is* that?

A viral video of police officers pulling over a self-driving taxi is as dystopian as it is hilarious.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Video Shows Confused Police Pulling Over Self-Driving Taxi

That's a new one!

Sunday evening, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted that Tesla CEO Elon Musk told him "that he will no longer be joining the board."
Elon Musk

After Suggesting a Bunch of Bizarre Ideas, Elon Musk Suddenly Says He’s Not Joining the Board of Twitter

"He seems mad."

Judging by the footage of Pythom engineers running away from a dangerous cloud of smoke, their safety protocols leave something to be desired.
Off-World

Video Shows Workers Running for Cover as Experimental Rocket Ignites

"This video is a masterclass in how not to do rocket science."