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After Elon Musk saying that he would sell off his shares in the electric car company based on a Twitter poll, stock prices for Tesla dropped on Monday.
Tesla

Tesla Stock Prices Drops After Musk Asks Twitter Whether He Should Sell Stock

Well, that was predictable.

By Tony Ho Tran

A grisly Taser immolation raises deep questions about law enforcement's wielding of high tech weaponry against the public.
Future Society

Man Bursts Into Flames After Being Tased by Police

How "nonlethal" are stun guns, really?

By Noor Al-Sibai

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet was able to follow along with this year's super intense solar storm from the ISS, taking pictures of breathtaking auroras.
Off-World

Space Station Astronaut Captures Incredible Photo of Solar Flare Hitting Earth

We've never seen anything quite like this.

By Victor Tangermann

Americans bought roughly half a million e-bikes in 2020. For comparison, customers bought just 231,000 electric cars during that same time period.
Advanced Transport

E-Bikes Are Absolutely Crushing Electric Cars in Sales

This could change the way we look at the future of commuting.

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX Workers Spotted Doing Pullups Near Top of Mechazilla Tower
SpaceX

SpaceX Workers Spotted Doing Pullups Near Top of Mechazilla Tower

Talk about a workout with a view!

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have been detecting far more gravitational wave events than ever before, observing 35 events in a span of just four months.
Science & Energy

Scientists Detect “Tsunami” of Gravitational Waves

You know what happens when two black holes collide?

By Victor Tangermann

Texas Senator Ted Cruz decided to take aim at none other than beloved children's TV character Big Bird for getting the COVID vaccine.
Developments

Ted Cruz Furious at Children’s TV Character After Big Bird Promotes COVID Vaccine

"Government propaganda... for your 5 year old!"

By Tony Ho Tran

Tesla recently recalled vehicles over its disastrous Full Self-Driving software update. The timing couldn't have been worse.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Self-Driving Update Caused Cars to Behave Dangerously

"He was screaming ‘Do not use it! Do not use it!'"

By Victor Tangermann

Former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman says he feared drowning during a spacewalk, when a malfunction threatened to fill his spacesuit helmet with water.
NASA

NASA Astronaut Says He Almost Drowned During Spacewalk

"I was less than thrilled at the thought of becoming the first astronaut to drown during a spacewalk."

By Jon Christian

Tesla CEO Elon Musk waded into tax discourse this weekend, saying that he'd sell $21 billion in Tesla stock depending on the results of a Twitter poll.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Letting a Twitter Poll Decide Whether He Sells $21 Billion in Tesla Stock

"I will abide by the results of this poll, whichever way it goes."

By Jon Christian

Once the James Webb Space Telescope got to an ESA spaceport, officials donned protective gear and took it out of its enormous box.
James Webb Space Telescope

Video Shows Glorious Unboxing of James Webb Space Telescope

Extroardinary.

By Jon Christian

A NASA astronaut stationed aboard the ISS acknowledged this week that the crew of her SpaceX return journey will need to wear diapers.
NASA

NASA Astronaut: SpaceX Forcing Her to Pee in Diaper Is “Suboptimal”

That's one way to put it.

By Jon Christian

An NFT collector got mad that somebody on Twitter was saving their NFT, a hilarious exchange that cuts to the core of a very nuanced debate.
Cryptocurrency

Person Furious That Someone Right Click Saved Their Precious NFT

"You are mad that you don't own the art that I own. Delete that screenshot."

By Victor Tangermann

A viral TikTok is making the rounds about engineer David Miller retelling a rather unusual story: how he accidentally got a job at NASA.
NASA

Man Says He Got a Job at NASA Accidentally

"I worked on a lot of stuff that went up to the station."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is sending thousands of tons of rocket propellant to its facilities, signaling that the company's orbital test launch could happen soon.
Starship

SpaceX Loading Huge Amount of Rocket Fuel at Starship Launch Site

Deliveries of liquid oxygen are starting to pile up.

By Victor Tangermann

This week, the US Space Force detected and catalogued a new object that is trailing a recently launched Chinese satellite.
Off-World

Mystery Object Detected Near Chinese Satellite

It's closely trailing a new satellite meant to test space debris cleanup technologies.

By Victor Tangermann

A new facility in the Bay Area is producing lab-grown meat on a massive scale, capable of producing an astonishing 400,000 pounds a year.
Science & Energy

California Factory Producing 50,000 Lbs of Lab Grown Meat Per Year

"It’s not science fiction. It’s reality today."

By Victor Tangermann

A massive solar storm is bombarding the Earth with so much radiation and at such a force, it could end up interfering with power grids.
Science & Energy

Eruption From the Sun May Affect Power Grid, Scientists Say

GPS systems could also experience "intermittent issues."

By Victor Tangermann

A retired professor of anatomy is under fire for performing an autopsy to a live audience, with members paying up to $500 to attend the macabre event.
Developments

Organizers Defend $500 Pay-Per-View Autopsy

The 98-year-old man had died of COVID-19.

By Victor Tangermann

Even the food being served at this year's COP26, an event put on by the United Nations, had its own substantial carbon footprint.
Climate Change

Climate Conference Menu Mocked for Absurdly High Carbon Footprint

"It’s like serving cigarettes at a lung cancer conference."

By Victor Tangermann