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We regret to inform you that the crypto bros are at it again — except this time, the "bro" in question is Mark Zuckerberg's sister Randi.
Cryptocurrency

Mark Zuckerberg’s Sister Posts Skin-Crawlingly Horrible Song About Crypto

Okay, these lyrics are something else.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bald and golden eagles in the US are facing a new existential threat: lead poisoning caused by bullet fragments left behind by hunters.
Science & Energy

Eagles Have Chronic Lead Poisoning Because America Is So Full of Bullets, Scientists Warn

Will somebody please think of the eagles?

By Victor Tangermann

A giant cargo ship carrying 4,000 luxury cars called the Felicity Ace is now adrift in the Pacific Ocean, burning, without its crew.
Pollution

Fire Engulfs Cargo Ship Carrying Thousands of Luxury Cars

That... can't be good.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA plans to bring down the ISS in the Pacific Ocean but doesn't plan to retrieve or display historical artifacts from the space station.
International Space Station

NASA Reportedly Plans to Destroy the Entire ISS Instead of Letting Museums Save Chunks

It should be in a museum!

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A former executive of Meta has left the company after a video of him allegedly attempting to solicit sex from a minor went viral on Thursday.
Future Society

Facebook Exec Caught Allegedly Trying to Meet 13-Year-Old in Hotel Room

In light of the company's struggles to moderate its own platforms, this is a bad look.

By Tony Ho Tran

China showed off a concept for a two-stage methane-liquid launch system that looks exactly like SpaceX's Starship spacecraft.
Starship

China’s New Rocket Concept Looks Suspiciously Like SpaceX’s Starship

Wait... that looks awfully familiar.

By Victor Tangermann

Charlie Munger's windowless dorms are a "mouse trap" but he defended their use during one of his annual business calls on Wednesday.
Future Society

98-Year-Old Billionaire Says It’s Fine to Pack Young People in Windowless Rooms Like Rats

"Like, how is this legal?"

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The James Webb Space Telescope keeps trucking along splendidly — and it just hit another exciting milestone.
James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope Just Locked Onto Its First Star

Locked on!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Flying taxi startup Joby reported that it was involved in an accident, which resulted in "substantial damage" to the aircraft, but fortunately no injuries.
Advanced Transport

An Experimental Flying Car Just Crashed During a Test

That's not good.

By Victor Tangermann

A French dad took some extreme measures to prevent his children from going online: by shutting down internet of his town with a signal jammer.
Future Society

Dad Tries to Make Kids Log Off, Accidentally Takes Down Town’s Entire Internet

He now faces up to six months of jail time.

By Victor Tangermann

At a space conference this week, SpaceX director of civil space development Nick Cummings teased future plans of a Moon base.
Moon

SpaceX Director Teases Moon Base Staffed by “Hundreds or Thousands”

"I can say 'Moon base,' right?"

By Victor Tangermann

It's illegal for any one nation to lay claim to property in outer space, but that's not stopping one economic think tank from pushing for lunar property sales.
Moon

Economist Mocked for Proposing That We Sell the Moon

"Economist brain is a devastating affliction."

By Noor Al-Sibai

It's "sad" enough that Melania Trump's NFT sales bombed — but now, it looks like she may have had to buy it herself to save face.
NFTs

Melania Trump Accused of Secretly Buying Her Own NFT to Avoid Disgrace

First lady, or first sock puppet?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Musk accused the SEC of attempting to “chill” his free speech during its investigation into his controversial tweet about taking Tesla private in 2018.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Accuses the SEC of Trying to Keep Him From Posting Dumb Tweets

He says it’s an attack on his right to free speech.

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stuck a tweet in his mouth today, tweeting a meme that compared Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Deletes Adolf Hitler Tweet After Widespread Outrage

"It disrespects the memory of all victims and hurts many people."

By Jon Christian

Supermodel Linda Evangelista hid for five years after a non-surgical cosmetic treatment when the fat she hoped to freeze off turned hard and lumpy.
Health & Medicine

Supermodel Says She Was “Permanently Deformed” by Cosmetic Procedure

"I don't look in the mirror."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of scientists have posit the idea “planetary intelligence,” which describes the collective knowledge and cognition of an entire planet.
Climate Change

Astrobiologists Suggest the Earth Itself May Be an Intelligent Entity

This is mind bending.

By Tony Ho Tran

Residents in Rotterdam are planning to christen Bezos’ new superyacht the only way they see fit: by hurling rotten eggs at it.
Jeff Bezos

Thousands of People Say They’re Going to Throw Eggs at Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht

"Take a box of rotten eggs with you and let’s throw them en masse at Jeff’s superyacht."

By Tony Ho Tran

Recipients of bionic eyes from Second Sight are starting to go blind after the company behind the technology stopped supporting their products.
Prosthetics and Devices

Bionic Eye Patients Are Going Blind Again After Manufacturer Decides They’re Obsolete

"It is fantastic technology and a lousy company."

By Tony Ho Tran

Elon Musk's charitable giving has hit newsstands — and the world may have a professional poker player to thank for it.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Hired A Professional Gambler to Manage His Philanthropic Donations

What could possibly go wrong?

By Noor Al-Sibai