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NFTs

David Bowie’s Estate Pulls Down NFT Announcement After Backlash

"Don't trash Bowie's legacy like this."

Robots and Machines

Scientists Wire Chip to Cockroaches’ Nervous System, Allow Them to Be Remote Controlled

Rise of the cyborg cockroaches.

Metaverse

This $7.7 Million Miami Mansion Comes With a Metaverse “Twin”

"I think this is a pretty rare piece of inventory."

Elon Musk

Crypto Project Named After Elon Musk, But Not Associated With Him, Buys Kanye West’s Backpack

"Who controls the memes, controls the universe."

Artificial Intelligence

Panera Bread Is Replacing Humans With AI At Drive-Thru Windows

Humans never had a chance.

Pollution

Man Headed to Prison for Dumping Toxic Pollution Into Ocean

"The intentional pollution of US waters and the deliberate cover-up are serious criminal offenses."

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Turns James Webb Images Into Beautiful Music, Uploads It to SoundCloud

"When I first heard a sonification, it struck me in a visceral, emotional way."

Cryptocurrency

Missing Crypto CEO Who Stole User Funds Arrested, Facing 40,000 Years in Prison

One price that can't be paid with any currency.

Quantum Computing

Oxford Physicist Unloads on Quantum Computing Industry, Says It’s Basically a Hype Bubble

"In essence, the quantum computing industry has yet to demonstrate any practical utility..."

NASA

How to Livestream NASA Smashing an Asteroid to Test Planetary Defense Plan

You don't want to miss this.

Future Society

American Kids’ Math and Reading Scores Have Plummeted Since the Pandemic

"Students in 2022 are performing at a level last seen two decades ago."

Metaverse

Brands Say Everybody’s Wrong, Actually the Metaverse Looks Great

"Is it going to be better than the best games out there? No, it's not. But it's not meant to be."

Moon

Awkward! The US and China Are Looking at the Same Moon Landing Sites

"This could be the first potential point of conflict over resources beyond Earth."

Moon

NASA Moon Launch Canceled When Super Expensive Rocket Starts Leaking on Launch Pad

Oops.

Artificial Intelligence

Here’s How It’d Look If Chris Farley Played the Joker, According to AI

Why so serious?

Artificial Intelligence

Genius Musicians Are Making Songs That Play When Children Yell “Poop” at Alexa

Children just... do that a lot, okay?

Solar Power

Amazon Secretly Shut Down All Its Solar Rooftops After They Started Catching Fire

"The rate of dangerous incidents is unacceptable, and above industry standards."

Moon

Here’s What the Former Head of NASA Has to Say About the Moon Mission Delay

"Oh, Elon Musk was in my office pretty regularly."

Self-Driving Vehicles

California Legislature Passes Law That Would Force Tesla to Change Name of Full Self-Driving

"Are we just going to wait for another person to be killed in California?"

Future Society

Amazon Bungles Release of Most Expensive TV Show in History

All that money... for this?