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SpaceX’s Orbital Starship Prototype Just Fired Up All Its Engines
Starship

SpaceX’s Orbital Starship Prototype Just Fired Up All Its Engines

Orbital test flight here we go!

A team of Chinese researchers have discovered a mysterious barrier stopping cosmic rays from penetrating through to the center of the Milky Way.
Science & Energy

Scientists Surprised by Mysterious Barrier at the Core of our Galaxy

It's also accelerating some cosmic rays to near the speed of light.

A Tesla Model Y was "severely damaged" after crashing into an oncoming car while reportedly having the "Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta active.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla in “Full Self-Driving” Mode “Severely Damaged” in Crash

It was only a matter of time.

In a new study, scientists say they found evidence that the quasi-Moon is an ancient fragment of the Earth’s primary Moon.
Science & Energy

Study: Earth Has Another Tiny Moon That Broke Off from the Big One

It'll orbit the Earth for just 300 more years.

The astronauts of Crew-3 spotted something strange during their ISS docking on Thursday: a mysterious object floating past their craft.
International Space Station

SpaceX Astronauts Encounter Mystery Object During ISS Docking

They said it looked like a "gnarled knob."

The Moon's top layer of rocky soil, known as "regolith," likely contains enough oxygen for 8 billion people to survive for about 100,000 years.
Moon

The Moon Has Enough Oxygen Buried Beneath Its Surface to Sustain Billions of People

This could change everything.

An updated lawsuit claims that a DNA analysis of the sandwich chain Subway's putative tuna shows that the substance contains anything but.
Science & Energy

Lawsuit Claims That Subway “Tuna” Contains Extremely Weird DNA

The plot thickens.

Uber is once again under fire for discrimination after allegedly punishing disabled riders with "wait-time" fees.
Future Society

DOJ Sues Uber For Treating Disabled Riders Like “Second-Class Citizens”

Oops! They did it again.

The US government's Office of Foreign Assets Control declaring this week that numerous NFTs, and even one entire exchange, are now verboten.
NFTs

The US Government Says These NFTs Are Now Illegal

Tough luck, NFT fans.

Yikes: Complex reports that Jay-Z was warned by the FBI that he was soon to fall victim to an "imminent hack," and urged to delete his emails.
Hacking

FBI Warned Jay-Z of ‘Imminent’ Email Hack

But his emails!

In spite of running a healthtech company, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes apparently didn't understand how prostates work.
Prosthetics and Devices

We’re Losing It at Elizabeth Holmes’ Excuse for Why Theranos Results Made No Sense

Who among us has never confused prostates and breasts?

According to new financial filings, Elon Musk appears to have unloaded approximately $1.1 billion worth of his stock in Tesla.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Sold $5 Billion of His Tesla Stock

Whoa.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is planning to sell roughly $21 billion of stock in the company. A possible reason why: to avoid paying a ton of taxes.
Elon Musk

There’s a Reason Elon Musk Is Suddenly Desperate to Sell Tesla Stock

"They are a ticking tax bomb."

Stanford scientists have developed a brain implant that allows a man with paralyzed hands to "type" up to 90 words per minute.
Neuroscience and Brain

New Brain Implant Turns Thoughts Into Text

This guy is now the world’s fastest mind typist.

A Canadian crypto company is being criticized for opening a bitcoin mine in an impoverished Navajo Nation.
Bitcoin

Startup Criticized for Bitcoin Mine in Impoverished Navajo Community

Some believe it's yet another example of "crypto colonialism."

After years of media coverage and renders, SpinLaunch is ready to show off an early prototype of its suborbital accelerator, a centrifuge for rockets.
Off-World

Startup Tests Rocket Launched by Super-Powerful Slingshot

It's a crazy idea — and it might just work.

A team of researchers in Japan has created a vaccine that was able to kill a type of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in macaques during an early trial.
Health & Medicine

New Vaccine Kills HIV in Monkeys, Researchers Planning Human Trial

The virus became undetectable in six out of seven test subjects.

Spokesmen for the US and China announced a surprise climate agreement deal at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) on Wednesday.
Climate Change

US and China Stop Bickering, Announce Surprise Climate Agreement Deal

The deal came after days of mud-slinging between the nations.

The International Space Station is maneuvering out of the way of space junk, which was created after China destroyed a derelict satellite in 2007.
Off-World

ISS Forced to Dodge Debris From Chinese Anti-Satellite Weapon

Thanks, China.

In response to the so-called "labor shortage," companies are looking to finally replace replace workers with machines.
Robotics

Robotics CEO Says Goal Is to “Remove” Human Labor From Economy

It's finally happening.