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From rockets to space telescopes, space enthusiasts showed up in full force this year for their Halloween costumes.
Off-World

Here Are the Coolest Space-Themed Halloween Costumes We Could Find

This flat Earth costume is a bit of a head scratcher.

SpaceX's fourth crewed launch to the International Space Station on board a Crew Dragon spacecraft had to be delayed yet again due to a medical issue.
NASA

NASA Delays SpaceX Launch Due to “Medical Issue”

"The issue is not a medical emergency and not related to COVID-19."

A cryptocurrency called SQUID, inspired by Netflix's most popular TV show of all time, "Squid Game," rocketed into existence last week and then disappeared.
Cryptocurrency

Chaos Ensues as “Squid Game” Crypto Crashes 99.9999 Percent

"I guess this will serve as a valuable lesson for me to not just jump into meme coins."

During the days leading up to Halloween, the Sun's surface was roiling with activity, blasting powerful bursts of radiation towards the Earth.
Solar Power

The Sun Just Blasted the Earth With an Enormous Solar Flare

The footage is unreal.

World Leaders Mocked for Flying Private Jets to Climate Conference
Climate Change

World Leaders Mocked for Flying Private Jets to Climate Conference

An estimated 400 private planes flew into Glasgow for the event.

Billionaire Elon Musk asked David Beasley, the director of the United Nation's World Food Program "exactly how $6B will solve world hunger."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s World Hunger Tweet Is Taking the UN Wildly Out of Context

That's not what he meant.

FCC commissioner Brendan Carr went on a Twitter rant this week about robodogs, citing apocalyptic science fiction movies and television
Robot Dogs

FCC Commissioner Says He’s Afraid of Robodogs and We Can’t Tell If He’s Joking

What in the world?

Several Musk's tweets appear to have crossed a line even for him — because, after an outcry, he deleted them, in a rare reversal for Musk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Deletes Sexist Tweets

"That’s a disgrace."

A top VR developer at Facebook sounds like he's not entirely on board with the company's refocus on the metaverse -- and his remarks were interesting.
Metaverse

Facebook’s Top VR Expert Seems Pretty Annoyed by Metaverse Push

"I just don't believe that one player — one company — winds up making all the right decisions for this."

After news came out that Facebook is considering changing its name, a former Facebook employee has a theory about what it might be.
Future Society

Is This Facebook’s New Name?

Could this be it?

Scammers are cooking up fake Harvard students to shill brands on the university’s website -- and the practice appears to be widespread.
Future Society

Scammers Are Creating Fake Students on Harvard.edu and Using Them to Shill Brands

Welcome to Harvard — want some CBD, or hair loss treatment?

In a new viral video captioned "this man is living in 2030," a person can be seen zipping along a public road, riding on top of a high-powered drone.
Drones

Man Sighted Flying Through City on Giant Drone

It's like a real life Green Goblin.

A Boston doctor was fined for completely missing a surgery he was scheduled to perform after he ate lunch in his car and fell asleep.
Developments

Doctor Fined for Missing Surgery After He Ate Lunch in His Car, Fell Asleep

Oops.

William Gibson, widely credited with coining the term "cyberspace" and imagining the internet, says he can't send emails due to a glitch.
Future Society

Man Who Coined the Term “Cyberspace” Says He Can’t Send Emails

Well, this is ironic.

Yuval Harari has a stark warning: we need to start regulating AI — otherwise big companies are going to be able to hack humans.
Artificial Intelligence

Expert Warns That Human Beings Are Going to Start Getting Hacked

He says that companies want to "increasingly manipulate you."

Researchers at the Stanford University say that they were able to treat depression in their patients by stimulating their brains with magnets.
Prosthetics and Devices

Stanford Scientists Say Brain Magnets Can Relieve Depression

"I feel much better. I’m sleeping; I’m no longer suicidal."

In a tiring display of late-stage capitalism, the burger chain announced that it created McRib NFTs in celebration of the sandwich’s 40th anniversary.
NFTs

McDonald’s Created a McRib NFT Because We Live in Hell

This is the lamest dystopia ever.

Musk took to Twitter to let the world know he was considering creating a school that might make your parents blush if you applied to it.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He Wants to Start a University with a Dirty Name

You won’t believe what it’s called.

Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that breathing polluted air might cause lowered sperm counts.
Pollution

Air Pollution May Be Lowering Sperm Counts, Scientists Say

The air we breathe could be hurting reproductive health.

A New Zealand-based company wants to provide a "digital workforce" for the future metaverse complete with AI that can learn from interactions.
Artificial Intelligence

A Startup Is Creating Digital Human Servants to Work in the Metaverse

Also, they're creepy as hell.