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Japanese scientists have analyzed asteroid dust collected the by the country's Hayabusa2 spacecraft and found "clues to the origin of life on Earth
Off-World

Japanese Scientists: This Asteroid’s Samples Contain “Clues to the Origin of Life”

An incredible discovery of epic proportions.

By Victor Tangermann

The Department of Transportation is now looking so deeply into Tesla Autopilot crashes that it's probing almost every car the company has sold in the US.
Tesla

Tesla Now At Risk of Massive Recall Over Autopilot Crashes

This is bad.

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you've ever eyed at a Moon rover and thought, "that thing should look like a four-legged humanoid spider crab," you're in luck.
Moon

Why Does This New Moon Rover Look Vaguely Terrifying

Might talk about this in therapy.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A typo in the New York Times was tweeted out by Twitter bots called New New York Times and NYTfirstsaid Context. The typro was "crytpo" instead of "crypto."
Future Society

In Hilarious Typo, New York Times Complains of “Crytpo” Miners

Funny typo, crappy reality.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

China has created a map of the Moon's surface more detailed, and at a greater scale, than any single map that came before it.
Moon

China Publishes the Most Detailed Map of the Moon Ever Made

Who doesn't want to know every nook and cranny of the Moon?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Congress maay actually regulate crypto after the market's latest crash that wiped out $40 billion in crypto assets. It may regulate stablecoins completely.
Cryptocurrency

Congress Moves to Regulate Crypto After Meltdown Wipes Out Investments

Is it time?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Actor Seth Green has been reunited with his pet Bored Ape NFT less than a month after losing it to an anonymous scammer, BuzzFeed News reports.
Blockchain

Family Guy Actor Pays Huge Ransom for Stolen Bored Ape

Well, that didn't take long.

By Victor Tangermann

If the latest reports on social media re to be believed, Tesla may have scrapped its safety score requirements for the Full Self-Driving beta.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Reportedly Giving Full Self-Driving Beta to Basically Anybody Now

What could possibly go wrong?

By Victor Tangermann

Researcher Yannic Kilcher trained an AI bot using millions of 4chan post from the Politically Incorrect board "/pol/." He called the bot "vile" on YouTube.
Artificial Intelligence

Guy Trains Particularly Horrible AI Bot Using Millions of 4Chan Posts

"The model is quite vile, I have to warn you."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's Office of Inspector General has released the final audit of the agency's efforts to build the Mobile Launcher 2 — and it doesn't pull any punches.
Moon

Scathing Report Admits NASA Is Years Behind Moon Landing Schedule

Brutal.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at the University of Tokyo have created a fleshy and "slightly sweaty" robotic finger that is covered in a pink layer of living skin.
Robotics

Scientists Create Robot “Finger” With Living Skin That Looks Like, Um

Well, that's terrifying.

By Victor Tangermann

Anthony Hopkins appears to be getting into crypto and NFTs – but there may be a deeper reason the actor has taken on his cringiest role yet. 
NFTs

There’s an Interesting Theory About Why Anthony Hopkins Is Suddenly Shilling NFTs

Eat your heart out!

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has announced it is commissioning a study to examine reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), events in the sky that cannot be explained.
NASA

NASA Says It’s Officially Investigating UFO Reports

Interesting!

By Victor Tangermann

English TV presenter and record executive Simon Cowell was shocked to find a performer with his own face singing a tune on "America's Got Talent."
Artificial Intelligence

Simon Cowell Shocked by Deepfake Copy of Himself

Okay, that's impressive.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA suffered a tragic typo while trying to discuss the American-led Artemis Accords initiative, and Twitter had a field day.
NASA

NASA Mocked for Misspelling “New Zealand”

It's not rocket science!

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After firing scores of employees over Zoom, the CEO of Better.com is in legal hot water for allegedly defrauding investors. 
Future Society

The CEO Who Fired 900 People Over Zoom Is in Big Legal Trouble

Oops!

By Noor Al-Sibai

The new Ford F-150 Lightning is electric and comes with an adapter for charging dead Teslas. The aftermarket accessory was posted to a Lightning forum.
Tesla

New Adapter Lets Electric Ford-150 Rescue Stranded Teslas With Its Mighty Battery

"We can help all those poor dead Teslas."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The rise of  “genetic paparazzi” is imminent, and courts are poorly ill-equipped to deal with the potential consequences of celebrity DNA theft.
DNA

Professors Warn That Creeps Might Start Stealing DNA From Celebs For Dark Purposes

"Imagine being able to produce a child with your favorite movie star using the DNA from a strand of hair or flake of skin."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk tells customers not to use Tesla's recirculation mode because it spikes carbon dioxide levels in the car cabin.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Alarmed by Tesla Feature That Spikes CO2 Levels Inside Vehicle

What is going on with Tesla?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's ultra expensive James Webb Space Telescope has already had to endure a dust-sized micrometeoroid impacting with one of its primary mirror segments.
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Was Struck by a Small Meteoroid, NASA Says

It's not dead yet — but it's not good news.

By Victor Tangermann