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A black woman who used to work at Tesla's plant in California sued the carmaker after suffering "painful abuses reminiscent of the Jim Crow era."
Tesla

Woman Sues Tesla for “Rampant” Racism

She says she suffered "painful abuses reminiscent of the Jim Crow era."

The tree-stump-sized gold cube worth a reported $11.7 million that graced Central Park's frozen lake is apparently promoting a cryptocurrency and NFTs.
NFTs

The Central Park Gold Cube Is an NFT Publicity Stunt, You Idiots

Sorry, folks.

A 24-year-old man from Bethesda, Maryland decided to take some extreme measures to get his hands on the $400,000 worth of cryptocurrencies owned by his father.
Cryptocurrency

Man Drugs His Father’s Tea to Steal $400,000 in Crypto

"It didn’t have to be like this!"

A study by Harvard and other researchers found images of feet and hearts with disease got parents to buy less sugar for kids by way of drinks and snacks.
Studies

Experts Propose Slapping Photos of Diseased Organs on Sugary Drinks

There goes our sweet tooth!

viome
Health & Medicine

A Revolutionary New Way to Improve Your Diet and Health

Viome is pioneering a new way of figuring out what's up with your gut

During a pivotal meeting, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a very bizarre reason for looking like he was about to cry on camera.
Future Society

Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Had Red Eyes and a Weird Excuse at Company-Wide Meeting

Uh, what's going on, Mark?

A team of chemical engineers at MIT have created a new material that they claim to be stronger than steel — but still as light as plastic.
Science & Energy

MIT Creates Material Stronger Than Steel But as Light as Plastic

"It has very unusual properties and we’re very excited about that."

Researchers at the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) have modified a Supra that can perform sick drifts around a racetrack — without a driver.
Self-Driving Vehicles

The Fast and the Autonomous: Self-Driving Cars Can Drift Now

It's all in the name of car safety.

At the end of January, Oklahomans were stunned by both an earthquake and an unidentified flying object that meteorologists believe to be a SpaceX rocket.
SpaceX

Oklahomans Saw a Spiral-Shaped UFO, But It Turned Out to Be SpaceX

This has got to be one of the coolest SpaceX sightings on record.

A bunch of animals are going extinct, but don't worry, you can buy NFTs of them!
NFTs

Environmentalists Sell NFTs of Endangered Animals, Because We’re Condemned to Suffer

Since the real animals are dying, why not?

Steve Jurczyk, former NASA administrator, has co-founded a commercial space infrastructure company to build robotic outposts near the Moon.
Moon

Former NASA Head Creates Startup to Build Robot Outpost Near Moon

They’re like gas stations, except they're in space.

Amazing AI Automatically Turns You Into an Anime Character
Artificial Intelligence

Amazing AI Automatically Turns You Into an Anime Character

You can try it out right now!

One Florida teen is converting Elon Musk's anger at him into his very own 15 minutes of fame. 
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Teen Stalker Yeets Himself Into 15 Minutes of Fame

He's just a little guy.

Connecticut police arrested Wilfred Gonzalez after they found he was allegedly tracking a victim's car using an Apple AirTag, according to news reports.
Future Society

Man Caught Planting Apple AirTag on Ex Girlfriend’s Car to Stalk Her

The tiny devices are turning out to be a privacy nightmare.

Scientists can't yet see dark matter, but they may soon be able to measure it. 
Dark Matter

NASA Proposes Sending Spacecraft to Measure Mysterious Dark Matter

“If you could send a spacecraft out there to detect it, that would be a huge discovery.”

The Department of Homeland Security is deploying robodogs to patrol the country’s southern border and report any immigrants attempting to cross.
Robot Dogs

Company That Put Rifle on Robodog Deploying Anti-Immigrant Bots to Mexico Border

This is bleak.

An oil production and storage ship exploded off the Nigerian coast on Wednesday morning. The condition of the ten crew members on board is still unclear.
Science & Energy

Huge Oil Tanker Explodes Off Coast of Africa

An environmental disaster in the making.

People are actually debating how to pronounce the moniker "NFTs." The Verge thinks it should be "neft." We disagree.
NFTs

Debate Rages Over How to Pronounce “NFT”

They're pronouncing it what now?

Stock prices for Meta took a swan dive on Wednesday after the company posted a profit decline — resulting in a $195 billion stock plunge.
Future Society

Facebook Stock Crashes After User Base Starts Shrinking

It’s one of the worst crashes in stock market history.

China is building a massive system of barriers along its 3,000 mile southern border with the supposed goal of keeping COVID-19 at bay.
Future Society

China Is Building a Huge New Wall to Allegedly Keep COVID Out

And they’re going to make COVID pay for it!