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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.

Researchers say they’ve found evidence that the expanding universe is causing black holes to grow with it. 
Science & Energy

Uh Oh, Turns Out the Universe Might Be Making Black Holes Even Bigger

Researchers say the faster the universe grows, the faster black holes grow.

The CEO behind "Pokemon Go" believes that the metaverse is going to be a dystopian nightmare — but wants to help people build a better version of it.
Metaverse

Pokémon Go Creator Fears “Dystopian Nightmare” Metaverse

He helped build the world’s most popular AR experience. Now he wants to build a better metaverse.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the Tesla CEO's net worth slid some $50 billion since the beginning of the week.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Loses $50 Billion in Two Days, But He’s Still Richer Than Bezos

It's the largest two-day decline since tracking began.

Dr. Shannon Rupert, director of the MDRS, recently penned an op-ed deriding the influx of sightseers to the Mars research station.
Mars

People Keep Sneaking Onto Simulated Mars Base for Social Media Clout

Get off my lawn!

NASA boss Bill Nelson has made it clear: the mission to return humans to the Moon is delayed a year — and it’s mostly Jeff Bezos’ fault. 
Moon

NASA Head Says Moon Landing Delayed a Year, Blames Jeff Bezos’ Lawsuit

He's warning that China could land astronauts on the Moon before the US.