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After rightfully facing blowback online, the Associated Press cancelled its plans to create an NFT from the image of a migrant boat.

News Service Shamed Into Canceling Sale of NFT of Desperate Migrants

By Lonnie Lee Hood

This week, Australian environment minister Sussan Ley announced the removal of the humpback whale species from the endangered wildlife list.

Humpback Whales No Longer Endangered, Australian Officials Say

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The founder of the Pussy Riot has teamed up with American non-fungible token (NFT) artists to use crypto to raise funds for Ukrainian aid groups.

Pussy Riot Founder is Selling NFTs to Fund Ukrainian Aid

By Noor Al-Sibai

The James Webb Space Telescope has once again released a star photo, and it's absolutely stunning.

James Webb Space Telescope

The Webb Telescope’s Latest Star Photo Is Absolutely Magnificent

By Noor Al-Sibai

Could the entire internet be generated by AI soon? At least one expert at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies is studying AI-generated content.

Artificial Intelligence

Experts Say That Soon, Almost the Entire Internet Could Be Generated by AI

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The 500-pound bear known as Hank the Tank became perhaps the cutest and yet most terrifying criminal in the US justice system in many centuries this week.

DNA Evidence Exonerates Giant Home-Invading Bear

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A major breakthrough in quantum sensing technology is being described as an "Edison moment" that will, scientists hope, have wide-reaching implications.

Scientists Invent “Profound” Quantum Sensor That Can Peer Into the Earth

By Noor Al-Sibai

The devs of QuestCraft released an unofficial VR port of Minecraft to the Meta Quest headset this week, along with detailed installation instructions.

Rejoice, Nerds! You Can Now Play Minecraft With a Quest VR Headset

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Russia has largely cut itself off from the international community with the invasion of Ukraine, which could bode badly for its space efforts as well.

Congressman Proposes Kicking Russian Cosmonauts Out of Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

The SEC is yet again investigating Tesla CEO Elon Musk.This time, Musk and his brother are being investigated for possibly violating insider trading rules.

Elon Musk Gets Probed

By Victor Tangermann

Hacktivist group Anonymous claimed to have taken down websites connected to the Russian government including state sponsored news website Russia Today.

Hacker Group Anonymous Says It’s Taking Down Russian State Sites

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of scientists successfully took control over a Venus Flytrap, a cultivated carnivorous plant, by implanting a tiny microchip in it.

Scientists Control Venus Flytrap With Implanted Computer Brain

By Victor Tangermann

Need a reminder that the world's not all bad? Here's a super cute photo involving a NASA space shuttle.

Man Boops Snoot of NASA Space Shuttle

By Noor Al-Sibai

It appears that nobody knows exactly what is going on with that rocket that's set to crash into the moon.

Experts Say China Is Probably Lying About the Rocket Crashing Into the Moon

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has announced that operations aboard the space station will proceed as usual despite the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

NASA Says Everything Is Perfectly Chill on the Space Station Despite the, Uh, War

By Tony Ho Tran

A researcher posing as a 13-year-old child was able to gain access to a virtual strip club via a metaverse app called VRChat.

Turns Out It’s Really Easy for Kids to Visit Sex Clubs in the Metaverse

By Tony Ho Tran

Another day, another bad crypto take — but with war brewing in Ukraine, this one really takes the cake.

Crypto Dude Mocked for Shockingly Tone Deaf Post About Ukraine Invasion

By Noor Al-Sibai

Ukraine’s president has announced that Russian troops are moving towards the Chernobyl — and could risk damaging the sealed off nuclear reactor.

Ukraine Says Russia Is Trying to Seize Chernobyl’s Melted Down Nuclear Reactor

By Tony Ho Tran

Two gigantic clusters of galaxies smashed into each other around a billion years ago — and the collision's shockwaves spread so far that they absolutely dwarf our own galaxy.

Science & Energy

Amazing Image Shows Brutal Shockwave Larger Than Our Entire Galaxy

By Victor Tangermann

Sea ice in Antarctica has officially reached a record low, according to the latest findings from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Welp, Scientists Say Antarctic Sea Ice Is at a Record Low

By Tony Ho Tran

What if we told you that you could literally build buildings out of plastic bags and water bottles?

Science & Energy

Startup Turns “Unrecyclable” Plastic Into Giant, Indestructible Construction Bricks

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently said that he’d be willing to put aside his feud with Biden if he was ever invited to the White House.

Elon Musk Promises He Won’t Make a Scene If Invited to the White House

By Tony Ho Tran

A few users who got scammed with the hoax "Cool Kitten" NFTs decided to get a little revenge on their swindlers with a coup.

A Bunch of People Who Got Scammed by an NFT Project Took Sweet Revenge

By Tony Ho Tran

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Ja Rule, rapper and grifter behind the Fyre Festival fiasco, is trying to get into the NFT game.

Of Course the Guy Behind Fyre Fest Is Selling NFTs Now

By Victor Tangermann

Alexey Galda is a theoretical physics professor who likes to test out his research by jumping out of planes while wearing a wingsuit.

Physics Professor Regularly Flings Himself From Airplanes in Batman-Like Glider

By Tony Ho Tran

China’s Yutu-2 rover just won’t stop making weird discoveries on the Moon. Its latest are several mysterious glass spheres found on the far side of the lunar surface.

China Says Rover Discovered Glass Spheres on the Dark Side of the Moon

By Tony Ho Tran

A college student found himself in a heated situation when he briefly set fire to his kitchen while creating homemade rocket fuel.

College Kid Tries to Make DIY Rocket Fuel in Dorm, Explodes Kitchen in Huge Fireball

By Tony Ho Tran

A cargo ship carrying luxuries including Porsches lit on fire last week, forcing the crew of 22 members to evacuate in the Atlantic ocean.

Advanced Transport

Cargo Ship of Electric Cars Turns Into Hellish Inferno as Batteries Catch Flame

By Victor Tangermann

Virign Hyperloop, the company leading the charge on making the transportation system a reality, has laid off 111 workers, almost half of its staff.

Virgin Hyperloop Just Laid Off Almost Half Its Employees

By Victor Tangermann

OpenSea, the largest digital marketplace for NFTs, is facing a $1 million lawsuit over an owner, who claimed to have lost his Bored Ape NFT to hackers because of a known security flaw.

NFT Man Sues for $1 Million After His Precious Ape Is Stolen

By Victor Tangermann

Obviously, we're a site about the future. But we'd be absolutely remiss if we didn't point out that this incredible date is never, ever going to happen again, for the rest of time.

We Gotta Talk About the Fact That Today Is 2/22/2022

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk's back at it again, folks — and this time, he's accusing the federal government's Securities and Exchange Commission of leaking.

Elon Musk’s Lawyer Accuses Government of “Leaking” Information About Him

By Noor Al-Sibai

Ukrainian scientists have long feared that military escalation between Russia and their country would result in lost progress in research.

Ukrainian Scientists Worried Russian Invasion Will Result in Lost Research

By Tony Ho Tran

The James Webb Space Telescope hasn't even kicked off scientific operations — but astronomers are already eager to search for other civilizations using it.

James Webb Space Telescope

Scientists Already Plotting How James Webb Could Detect Alien Civilizations

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are beginning to sound the alarm on the very real possibility of alien contaminations NASA isn't doing enough to safeguard against ET infections.

Our Planet Is Very Vulnerable to Alien Contamination, Experts Say

By Tony Ho Tran

Apple retail employees are beginning to quietly organize a union but have to use Android phones to avoid the company spying on them.

Apple Employees Are Unionizing and They’re Using Android Phones to Keep Apple From Spying on Them

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new NASA news update published Friday included 18 separate images of the same star captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and its 18 mirror segments.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Releases James Webb Shot of Star From All 18 Mirrors

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Elon Musk might be the billionaire CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and The Boring Company but the 50-year old is dating yet another young woman less than half his age.

Elon Musk Reportedly Has a New Girlfriend Who’s Several Decades Younger Than Him

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Kanye West told fans via Instagram yesterday that his new album Donda 2 will only be available via something called a Stem Player.

Kanye West Says His Next Album Will Only Be Available on a Strange, Orb-Shaped Device

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk submitted a proposal to build a 6-mile long tunnel underneath part of Miami, Florida with his The Boring Company.

Elon Musk Venture Submits Paperwork to Dig Huge Tunnel System Under Miami

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Facebook, wants virtual AR content to interact with real world objects in mixed reality headsets and told ad agencies how ads can use the tech.

Facebook Reveals Plan to Plaster AR Ads Over All of Reality

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Crypto miners in Montana revived a dying coal-powered plant in Montana last year and the resulting spike in emissions was staggering.

Crypto Miners Took Over an Entire Power Plant, Spiking CO2 Emissions

By Lonnie Lee Hood

We regret to inform you that the crypto bros are at it again — except this time, the "bro" in question is Mark Zuckerberg's sister Randi.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Sister Posts Skin-Crawlingly Horrible Song About Crypto

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bald and golden eagles in the US are facing a new existential threat: lead poisoning caused by bullet fragments left behind by hunters.

Science & Energy

Eagles Have Chronic Lead Poisoning Because America Is So Full of Bullets, Scientists Warn

By Victor Tangermann

A giant cargo ship carrying 4,000 luxury cars called the Felicity Ace is now adrift in the Pacific Ocean, burning, without its crew.

Fire Engulfs Cargo Ship Carrying Thousands of Luxury Cars

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA plans to bring down the ISS in the Pacific Ocean but doesn't plan to retrieve or display historical artifacts from the space station.

International Space Station

NASA Reportedly Plans to Destroy the Entire ISS Instead of Letting Museums Save Chunks

By Lonnie Lee Hood

China showed off a concept for a two-stage methane-liquid launch system that looks exactly like SpaceX's Starship spacecraft.

China’s New Rocket Concept Looks Suspiciously Like SpaceX’s Starship

By Victor Tangermann

Charlie Munger's windowless dorms are a "mouse trap" but he defended their use during one of his annual business calls on Wednesday.

98-Year-Old Billionaire Says It’s Fine to Pack Young People in Windowless Rooms Like Rats

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The James Webb Space Telescope keeps trucking along splendidly — and it just hit another exciting milestone.

James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope Just Locked Onto Its First Star

By Noor Al-Sibai

Flying taxi startup Joby reported that it was involved in an accident, which resulted in "substantial damage" to the aircraft, but fortunately no injuries.

Advanced Transport

An Experimental Flying Car Just Crashed During a Test

By Victor Tangermann

A French dad took some extreme measures to prevent his children from going online: by shutting down internet of his town with a signal jammer.

Dad Tries to Make Kids Log Off, Accidentally Takes Down Town’s Entire Internet

By Victor Tangermann

At a space conference this week, SpaceX director of civil space development Nick Cummings teased future plans of a Moon base.

SpaceX Director Teases Moon Base Staffed by “Hundreds or Thousands”

By Victor Tangermann

It's illegal for any one nation to lay claim to property in outer space, but that's not stopping one economic think tank from pushing for lunar property sales.

Economist Mocked for Proposing That We Sell the Moon

By Noor Al-Sibai

Musk accused the SEC of attempting to “chill” his free speech during its investigation into his controversial tweet about taking Tesla private in 2018.

Elon Musk Accuses the SEC of Trying to Keep Him From Posting Dumb Tweets

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stuck a tweet in his mouth today, tweeting a meme that compared Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

Elon Musk Deletes Adolf Hitler Tweet After Widespread Outrage

By Jon Christian

Residents in Rotterdam are planning to christen Bezos’ new superyacht the only way they see fit: by hurling rotten eggs at it.

Thousands of People Say They’re Going to Throw Eggs at Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht

By Tony Ho Tran

As if the possibility that AI might already be conscious wasn’t creepy enough, researchers have announced that AI-generated faces have become so sophisticated that people think they’re more trustworthy than actual humans.

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Warn That New AI-Generated Faces Are Seen as More Trustworthy Than Real Ones

By Tony Ho Tran

Physicists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences determined that the Earth's inner core is in a "superionic sate," technically neither a solid or a liquid.

Science & Energy

Scientists Claim Earth’s Core Is a Weird New State of Matter

By Victor Tangermann

Mark Zuckerberg announced during an all-hands company meeting that his employees wouldn't be coworkers anymore. They'd be "metamates."

Mark Zuckerberg Tells Employees They’re Called “Metamates” Now

By Tony Ho Tran

A doghouse with a seven inch hole in its roof created by a meteorite is being auctioned on world renowned auction house Christie's.

Meteor Smashes Through Doghouse, Almost Kills German Shephard

By Victor Tangermann

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station can now add "biometric technician" to their resumes.

NASA Is Scanning Its Astronauts’ Eyes and Veins Aboard the ISS

By Noor Al-Sibai

Gov Report Finds That Sea Levels Could Soon Flood NYC and Miami

Gov Report Finds That Sea Levels Could Soon Flood NYC and Miami

By Tony Ho Tran

South Korean regulators are investigating Tesla for allegations that it exaggerated how far its cars can drive on a single charge.

Tesla Accused of Exaggerating How Far Its Cars Can Drive on a Charge

By Tony Ho Tran

The Indian Space Research Organization is testing out a vehicle that bears a striking resemblance to NASA's now-retired space shuttles.

India Is Testing a Spacecraft That Looks Like a Tiny NASA Space Shuttle

By Tony Ho Tran