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Tesla achieved a six-month average of above $100 billion, resulting in Musk qualifying for his massive $700 million payday, despite a Twitter meltdown.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Gets $700 Million Payday After Twitter Meltdown

"Tesla stock price is too high imo."

Tom Cruise and SpaceX are reportedly partnering up to make a movie that would be the first feature film ever shot in space.
SpaceX

Tom Cruise Partners With SpaceX to Film Movie in Space

This would be the first action movie ever filmed in space.

In an interview with National Geographic, Anthony Fauci reiterated that evidence suggests the coronavirus was not created in a lab in China.
Developments

Fauci: The Virus Was Not Made In a Lab, You Idiots

The evidence "is very, very strongly leaning toward this could not have been artificially or deliberately manipulated."

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and musician Claire "Grimes" Boucher had a baby last night, Musk tweeted.Its name, he says, is "X Æ A-12 Musk."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk and Grimes Have Baby, Claim to Name It “X Æ A-12”

It's certainly unique.

New research suggests that unmitigated climate change could create a world where a fifth of the planet is as hot as the Sahara Desert, uprooting billions.
Climate Change

In 50 years, Billions of People Could Face Sahara-Like Heat

Welcome to hell.

Staff at the Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo have been noticing that their roughly 300 tiny garden eels have been burying themselves in sand more often.
Viruses

Tokyo Aquarium Asks People to FaceTime Its Shy Eels

A months-long lockdown has made the eels more scared of humans.

The Japanese military is currently developing protocols for what pilots should do if they see a UFO, whether it's extraterrestrial or a military drone.
Future Society

Japan Is Creating Protocols for Dealing with UFOs

After the U.S. released UFO footage, Japan is preparing for future encounters.

Chinese intelligence warned the country's leadership that its response to the coronavirus pandemic created a massive wave of global anti-China sentiment.
Future Society

China Fears Its Coronavirus Coverup Could Destabilize the Country

Chinese officials are worried about massive international backlash akin to Tiananmen Square.

According to internal documents obtained by The New York Times, the CDC expects daily new coronavirus cases to surge from about 25,000 to 200,000.
Developments

Trump Admin Expects Daily COVID Deaths to Nearly Double by June

By June, more than 3,000 Americans could be dying from COVID-19 — every day.

In a scathing letter, Amazon VP and Distinguished Engineer Tim Bray announced he's leaving the company over the company firing protesters.
Future Society

Amazon VP Quits Over “Chickenshit” Firing of Whistleblowers

"It’s evidence of a vein of toxicity running through the company culture."

A new survey led by researchers from a number of US universities found that the majority of Americans want to continue physical distancing measures.
Viruses

Survey: Majority of Americans Don’t Want US to Reopen Right Now

A recent study found that opening now could result in almost a quarter million deaths.

A team of researchers from Northwestern University in Chicago have developed a skin-colored stick-on sensor that can track COVID-19 symptoms.
Prosthetics and Devices

This Stick-On Sensor Can Detect and Track COVID-19 Symptoms

A small silicone patch could tell you if you're showing coronavirus symptoms early.

For the first time, astronomers just detected a fast radio burst (FRB), mysterious millisecond-wave bursts of radio waves, within our own galaxy.
Science & Energy

Scientists Detect Powerful Radio Burst Coming From Our Own Galaxy

"Something like this has never been seen before."

The FDA just approved its first treatment for COVID-19: an experimental antiviral drug called remdesivir that showed promise in preliminary research.
Viruses

FDA Grants Emergency Use of Remdesivir For COVID-19 Patients

Preliminary results suggest it cuts patients' recovery time by four days.

A laundry delivery startup called Cleanly attempted to help medical workers clean their clothes. Instead, it kept losing all of their stuff.
Future Society

A Laundry Delivery Startup Keeps Losing Doctors’ Clothes

Cleanly offered to help frontline medical workers. Instead, it lost their clothes.

Beautiful Images Show Planets Starting to Form
Science & Energy

Beautiful Images Show Planets Starting to Form

We've never seen a planet being formed in this much detail.

Astronomers are baffled by why our Sun is so quiet compared to similar stars. One guess is that it's having a sort of "midlife crisis" transition.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Warn That Our Sun Is Having a “Midlife Crisis”

Something very strange is going on with our star.

John Martinis, a researcher largely credited for Google's success in quantum computers, left the company over philosophical differences with his team.
Quantum Physics

Some Serious Drama Went Down on Google’s Quantum Computing Team

"I'm sad because I really thought we really could build something amazing together."

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's latest unhinged tweetstorm is sending Tesla stocks into a nosedive. "Tesla stock price is too high imo," Musk tweeted.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Weird Tweets Are Sending Tesla Stocks Into a Nosedive

This is some serious self-sabotage.

A team of researchers at the University of East Anglia, England have found links between low levels of vitamin D and COVID-19 mortality rates across Europe.
Viruses

Scientists Find Link Between Vitamin Deficiency and COVID Deaths

"The most vulnerable group of population for Covid-19 is also the one that has the most deficit in vitamin D."