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A grandmother from Ontario, Canada was shocked to find that a toy she bought at Walmart started swearing and singing about doing cocaine in Polish.
Robots and Machines

Walmart Removes Listing for Kids’ Toy That Sings About Cocaine

"This is not what I ordered for my granddaughter."

Fans of Elon Musk have review bombed JPMorgan's Yelp page after a statement from the Tesla CEO threatening to give the bank a one-star review.
Future Society

JPMorgan’s Yelp Page Bombed with 1-Star Reviews After Elon Tweet

"One star only for their frivolous lawsuits against their business partners, particularly against Tesla."

While your relatives might not believe climate change isn't a big deal, we want to give you a handy guide to help possibly convince them otherwise.
Climate Change

How to Talk to Your Family About Climate Change

The turkey won't be the only thing heating up at your Thanksgiving dinner.

Elon Musk took a stance against cryptocurrency exchanges today, agreeing with Twitter users that if you don't have the keys, it's "not your crypto."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Encourages People to Ditch Crypto Exchanges Like Binance

"Not your keys, not your crypto."

The US Department of Defense is ramping up its efforts to see if the truth is really out there with a new task force dedicated to studying UFOs. 
Military

The US Military Just Created a Major New Group to Study UFOs

The group’s mission is to study UFOs in military airspace.

NASA — with the help of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket — has launched its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft on Tuesday night.
NASA

SpaceX Launches NASA Battering Ram to Crash Into Giant Asteroid

Damn.

The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded contracts to several military contractors to design a system to take out enemy hypersonic missiles.
Military

US Military: Let’s Shoot Down Hypersonic Missiles With Smaller Hypersonic Missiles

It’s like Missileception.

Watch a Historian Eviscerate the Climate Justice Movement
Climate Change

Watch a Historian Eviscerate the Climate Justice Movement

"How does this sound to a child who hasn't eaten in days?"

Billionaires are extremely keen on getting into space — and taking other billionaires' money in exchange for a seat. Here's how to talk to your family.
Off-World

How to Talk to Your Family About Space Tourism

Ten minute joyride or polluting waste of money?

University of Utah's Jake Abbott predicts the Earth could soon look a lot like Saturn. "Earth is on course to have its own rings" made out of space junk.
Off-World

Professor Says Earth Is Forming Saturn-Like Rings Made of Space Junk

"Earth is on course to have its own rings. They’ll just be made of junk."

Bruce Willis has turned down NASA's invite to watch the launch of the DART mission that bears a striking resemblance to "Armageddon."
NASA

Bruce Willis Apparently Refused to Watch NASA Launch Asteroid-Smashing Rocket

He does want to miss a thing.

The United Kingdom has added an amendment to their animal welfare law that says that invertebrate creatures such as octopuses and squids are sentient.
Future Society

United Kingdom Declares Octopuses, Squids Are Sentient Beings

The country says the creatures can feel "pain, pleasure, hunger, thirst, warmth, joy, comfort and excitement."

NASA is launching a spacecraft with a highly advanced ion drive, destined to slam into an asteroid as part of its Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission.
NASA

NASA Is Launching an Asteroid-Smashing Spacecraft Today and It’s Powered by an Ion Drive

The technology is straight out of a science fiction movie.

A recent long-term isolation experiment on a simulated Mars base found that participants often get a little distant and rebellious as time goes on. 
Mars

Simulated Mars Base Got Kinda Rebellious, Worrying Scientists

Okay, that's not good.

Three of the aerospace company’s top executives have left their roles in the past two weeks — including one in charge of developing the Raptor engines.
SpaceX

Top Employees Depart SpaceX as Pressure Mounts for Next Gen Rocket Development

This comes after CEO Elon Musk said a "complete design overhaul is necessary" for the Raptor engine.

Macy's announced it's releasing digital reproductions of some of its iconic Thanksgiving Parade floats as NFTs in the name of charity.
NFTs

Macy’s Is Hawking Its Thanksgiving Parade Balloons as NFTs Because Nothing Matters Anymore

You wouldn't tokenize a parade float.

Uh Oh, Someone Built a Tesla With Dual Giant Machine Guns
Tesla

Uh Oh, Someone Built a Tesla With Dual Giant Machine Guns

Just what we needed.

A group of crypto enthusiasts are furious after they lost a bid to purchase a copy of the US Constitution at a Sotheby's auction.
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Bros Furiously Angry After Failing to Buy the US Constitution

Who could possibly have seen this coming?

After decades of delays and billions of dollar spent, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is encountering more hiccups ahead of its launch later this year.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Pushes Back James Webb Launch After Mysterious “Incident”

"I am confident the team will do everything they can to prepare Webb to explore our cosmic past."

A handy guide to talking about the metaverse with your friends, parents, and weird cousins this Thanksgiving at the table.
Metaverse

How to Talk to Your Family About the Metaverse

Soon, you’ll be able to mute your annoying uncle over a virtual Thanksgiving table.