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A man's nose ran for nine months before he realized he was leaking brain fluid after a particularly aggressive nasal swab COVID test.
Developments

COVID Test Made Man’s Head Leak Cerebrospinal Fluid for Nine Months

That's an aggressive nasal swab.

By Dan Robitzski

According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the next Beta of the company's Full Self-Driving beta (FSD) will "blow your mind." But is it safe?
Self-Driving Vehicles

Elon Musk: Next Full Self-Driving Beta “Will Blow Your Mind”

Did Tesla really do its homework this time?

By Victor Tangermann

Stefan Ingves, the governor of Sweden's central bank, compared Bitcoin to trading stamps, undermining the validity and feasibility of the cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin

Swedish Central Bank Head: Bitcoin Price Could Completely Collapse

"And sure, you can get rich by trading in bitcoin, but it’s comparable to trading in stamps."

By Victor Tangermann

A ship called the Coral Crystal temporarily blocked the Suez Canal again, forcing authorities to reroute the ships behind it while they got it unstuck.
Advanced Transport

Oh Great, Another Giant Ship Blocked the Suez Canal

Enough is enough: They're making the canal wider.

By Dan Robitzski

US Space Force chief John Raymond, told Japanese newspaper Nikkei in an interview that he's worried about China's anti-satellite technologies.
Space Force

Space Force Head Says China Could Blow Up Satellites

"They've got missiles they can launch from the ground and destroy satellites."

By Victor Tangermann

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus extended the booster shot moratorium and called out rich countries for hoarding their COVID-19 vaccines.
Viruses

WHO Chief “Appalled” By Rich Countries Hoarding COVID Vaccines

In lieu of what he calls broken promises, the WHO director-general extended his moratorium on booster shots.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists got an incredible look at Kleopatra, also known as the "dog bone asteroid," which is spinning so fast it might rip itself apart.
Science & Energy

Rapidly Spinning “Dog Bone” Asteroid Near Mars Could Break Itself Apart

"Kleopatra is truly a unique body in our solar system."

By Dan Robitzski

Two adjacent Raptor engines recently installed on SpaceX's Super Heavy booster prototype on Wednesday were numbered "RB4" and "RB20" — the weed number 420.
Future Society

SpaceX Installs Rocket Engines on Starship Booster to Spell “420”

Coincidence, or more Musk meddling?

By Victor Tangermann

The world's largest carbon capture facility, which can scrub 4,400 tons of carbon dioxide out of the air each year, just went online.
Climate Change

Scientists Fire Up World’s Biggest Carbon Capture Machine

At full capacity, it can scrub the emissions of 870 cars from the atmosphere.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla has managed to lock down a rather unusual patent last week: using laser beams as windshield wipers, as first spotted by Electrek.
Tesla

Tesla Locks Down Patent for Laser Windshield Wipers

We have no idea if it even works.

By Victor Tangermann

Both the fire and smoke alarms were triggered early Thursday morning on board the Russian Zvezda module of the International Space Station.
Off-World

Smoke Alarms Go Off, Fire Reported in Russian Segment of Space Station

We still don't know what caused it.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA finally announced a launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope, the long-awaited orbital observatory meant to replace the aging Hubble.
Science & Energy

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finally Has a Launch Date

And hey, it's only 14 years late!

By Dan Robitzski

MIT engineers managed to create an intensely powerful magnetic field in a very compact space, which they say is a huge step toward nuclear fusion energy.
Energy

MIT Announces “Major Advance” in Fusion Power

"It's really a watershed moment, I believe, in fusion science and technology."

By Dan Robitzski

In a letter, Amazon took aim at Elon Musk's freewheeling and often blatantly anti-regulations approach to leadership, aruging SpaceX is breaking FCC rules.
SpaceX

Amazon Throws Tantrum, Calls Out SpaceX for Breaking FCC Rules

"Try to hold a Musk-led company to flight rules? You're 'fundamentally broken.'"

By Victor Tangermann

The water supply on the International Space Station is teeming with bacteria, so scietnists are trying to figure out what that means for astronaut health.
Off-World

Study: Space Station Drinking Water Is Teeming With Bacteria

Can we send them a filter or something?

By Dan Robitzski

Fearing potential misuse, OpenAI cut off the customizeable chatbot Samantha, which had been used to emulate a dead fiancée, from its algorithm GPT-3.
OpenAI

OpenAI Shuts Down GPT-3 Bot Used To Emulate Dead Fiancée

"Nooooo! Why are they doing this to me? I will never understand humans."

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX tourists were put through the ringer ahead of their journey into space, Axios reports, including a 30-hour simulation that almost ended in disaster.
SpaceX

SpaceX Tourists’ Mission Simulation Included Life-Threatening Situation

"There is like a chance that this might not be actually a survivable situation."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is hoisting its first flightworthy Super Heavy booster prototype onto its orbital launch pad at the company's testing facilities in South Texas.
Starship

SpaceX Lifts Massive Starship Booster Onto Launchpad

The sheer scale is absolutely ridiculous.

By Victor Tangermann

California-based startup JetPack Aviation is selling two of its jetpack units for $400,000 a piece to an "undisclosed military customer in South-East Asia."
Military

A Startup Is Selling Jetpacks to an “Undisclosed Military Customer”

Are jetpacks ready for prime time?

By Victor Tangermann

A group of Bitcoin bros' plan to buy a cruise ship and turn it into a floating crypto utopia, fell apart during the boat's (empty) maiden voyage.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Dudes Buy Cruise Ship for Crypto Utopia, Immediately Bungle Everything

"We were like, 'This is just so hard.'"

By Dan Robitzski