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Bank Sues Tesla for $160 Million Because of Elon’s 420 Tweet
Future Society

Bank Sues Tesla for $160 Million Because of Elon’s 420 Tweet

The issue? Musk's infamous 2018 tweet, once again.

Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffet have chosen a tiny Wyoming city to build an experimental nuclear power plant in.
Nuclear Fusion

Bill Gates and Warren Buffet Are Building an Experimental Nuclear Plant in a Tiny City

"We think Natrium will be a gamechanger for the energy industry."

Facebook Shows Off Gloves That Allow You to “Feel” VR Objects
Virtual Reality

Facebook Shows Off Gloves That Allow You to “Feel” VR Objects

Facebook is seriously committed to getting between you and reality.

Researchers have discovered that the Moon might have frozen pockets of carbon dioxide — and it could be used to create lunar greenhouses in the future.
Moon

Researchers Say CO2 “Traps” On Moon Could Be Used to Grow Plants

"These should be high-priority sites to target for future landed missions."

This just in: you're not going to die if you eat the stickers that come on your grocery store fruits and veggies!
Developments

Rejoice! The New York Times Says It’s Fine to Eat the Stickers on Vegetables

The paper of record has weighed in.

The international space community was in shock when Russia tested an anti-satellite missile. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has yet to issue a statement.
Off-World

Everyone’s Condemned Russia Blowing Up a Satellite… Except Elon Musk

Elon Musk is being uncharacteristically quiet about the incident.

A recording of the International Space Station crew scrambling for safety after a Russian anti-satellite missile test has been released.
International Space Station

Hear the Moment ISS Crew Scrambles for Safety from Russian Satellite Debris

The astronauts were fully prepared to yeet themselves out via escape pod back to Earth.

Experts say that neural implants that can deliver pleasure directly to our brains are coming soon. The question is what it will mean for us when they do.
Prosthetics and Devices

What Are the Ethics of an Implant That Delivers Pleasure Directly Into Your Brain?

"I mean everyone's got wants and needs. Some people may go farther for whatever it may be."

A team of researchers might have developed an incredibly promising way to treat — and possibly vaccinate against — Alzheimer’s disease. 
Treatments

Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment Restores Lost Memories in Mice

They might be able to develop a vaccine for the disease as well.

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover has scooped up its next Martian soil sample — and this time, the rock has got a fascinating, new geological feature.
Mars

NASA Mars Rover Samples Mars With “Greenish Mineral”

"Hypotheses are flying!"

Russia's Ministry of Defense is defending its reckless actions after blasting an old satellite into 1,500 trackable pieces of space debris.
Off-World

Russia Says Actually It’s Fine That It Blew Up a Satellite, Filled Orbit With Deadly Space Junk

The "resulting fragments do not pose any threat to space activities."

A new music video from rapper Post Malone features an NFT product-placement cameo that is much more bizarre than you'd expect.
Ethereum

Watch Post Malone Buy An NFT While We Slowly Chart Our Descent Into Hell

And to think that crypto was less weird before.

The cryptosphere is abuzz over a Florida court case in which the plaintiffs are claiming that one of the co-creators of bitcoin is dead.
Bitcoin

Dubious Court Case Claims Bitcoin Co-Creator Is Dead

All roads lead to Florida.

A new theory posits that, actually, wormholes can remain stable enough for particles to enter it and leave through the other side.
Science & Energy

New Paper Claims That Yes, You Could Climb Through a Wormhole to a Distant Galaxy

The theory shows what happens beyond the event horizon.

Michael Rowan-Robinson, astronomer at the Imperial College London, may have found evidence for the elusive Planet Nine in 1983 infrared observations.
Solar Power

Scientists May Have Accidentally Spotted an Extra Planet in Our Solar System

Okay, that's fascinating.

US government agencies are in surprising lockstep as they condemn Russia for unexpectedly exploding one of its own satellites.
Off-World

US Agencies, Military Rush to Condemn Russia Blowing Up Satellite

"It is unthinkable..."

Massive rain, dust, and snowstorms (yes, snow too) in Aswan, Egypt have caused swarms of scorpions to wreak havoc on the city.
Climate Change

Killer Storms Drive Deadly Scorpion Swarms Into Home-Invading Fury

At least three people have died due to venomous scorpion stings.

David Beasley, the director of the WFP, called Tesla CEO Elon Musk's bluff, providing him with a detailed plan to save 42 million people from hunger.
Elon Musk

UN Calls Elon Musk’s Bluff, Providing Detailed Plan to Prevent World Hunger

"The world is on fire."

The US Space Command announced that Russia was behind the debris field that threatened the ISS after it tested an anti-satellite missile on Monday.
Off-World

Russia Blows Up Satellite, Forcing Its Own Cosmonauts to Cower in Fear

"Their actions are reckless and dangerous."

Maybe it’s not surprising, but they're filming porn in Teslas on Autopilot and Full Self-Driving. Yes, Tesla porn -- with no driver.
Tesla

Oh Great, They’re Filming Porn Inside Teslas on Autopilot

"This is the opposite of safe sex."