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One man claims he was able to exploit a gun buyback program by 3D printing more than 100 guns and selling them to his state's attorney general's office.

Man 3D Prints 110 Guns, Sells Them to Buyback Program for $21,000

By Noor Al-Sibai

It's a truck, it's a trapezoid, it's a trawler? Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the highly anticipated Cybertruck can serve as a boat, but is he serious?

Elon Musk Says the Cybertruck Will Double as a Boat

By Frank Landymore

If you didn't know that Facebook-turned-Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is extremely into fencing, he is. Casd in point: the latest Quest Pro promo.

Extremely Sweaty Mark Zuckerberg Shows Off Mixed Reality Swordfighting Game

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Hubble and James Webb space telescopes have teamed up, for the first time, to capture outstanding views of NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission.

Webb and Hubble Release Amazing Views of NASA’s Asteroid Collision

By Noor Al-Sibai

As the almighty Hurricane Ian made a destructive landfall on Wednesday, NASA shared a live broadcast capturing the hurricane from aboard the ISS.

Space Station Flies Over Hurricane, Shows What It Looks Like From Above

By Frank Landymore

Researchers keep finding evidence that water once existed on Mars — and this time, their findings suggest it flowed in Biblical proportions.

Chinese Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Floods on Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

There is truly nothing that feels more 2022 than purchasing a $75 NFT and receiving 3.5 ounces of weed dubbed "Space Rocks" in return.

Geniuses Selling NFTs That Just Happen to Come With Free Weed

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Hackers gained access to Apple News push notifications via a business magazine — and sent out a trollish, racist push notification that's as juvenile as it is offensive.

Hackers Send “Incredibly Offensive” Alert to Apple News Users

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea are going to be bad, and climate experts say the methane released pipelines from Russia may be sabotage.

Experts Say Leaking Russian Pipeline Likely Huge Environmental Disaster

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Just months after filing for bankruptcy, Alex Mashinsky, the CEO of embattled cryptocurrency "bank" Celsius, has resigned from his position.

Disgraced Crypto CEO Resigns Amid Bankruptcy Proceedings

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

If you've been waiting for someone to take over the archival storage market, a startup called Folio Photonics is here to upgrade optical storage.

Startup Says It Can Store 100TB in Nintendo-Like Cartridges

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Two years after publishing, the journal Nature has retracted what was believed to be a major superconductivity breakthrough.

Science & Energy

Journal Retracts Study on Room Temperature Superconductors

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

On Sunday, a massive oil leak was detected in Louisiana in Saint Bernard Parish after suspicious activity. Around 20,000 gallons of oil leaked in the spill.

20,000 Gallons of Oil Just Leaked Into Louisiana Marshlands

By Lonnie Lee Hood

New photos show exactly how big of a chunk NASA's asteroid battering ram took out of a flying space rock yesterday in its DART mission.

Images Show Huge Plume of Debris as NASA Probe Smashes Asteroid

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines have sprung some leaks, causing concern they may have been sabotaged as an escalation of the Ukrainian conflict.

Science & Energy

Russia’s Main Pipelines Leak Natural Gas Into Sea After Apparent Explosions

By Noor Al-Sibai

Amid concerns about rising emissions, scientists have discovered something weird — that trees appear to be growing faster as carbon dioxide levels rise.

Carbon Dioxide Seems to Be Making Trees Grow Faster, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

You can't see or feel it, but our Milky Way galaxy is actually... rippling, like a galactic pond that's been hit by a cosmic stone. Here's why.

Our Entire Galaxy Is Rippling and the Reason Why Is Wild

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Awesome But Nightmarish AI Turns Any Person Into a Pokémon

Artificial Intelligence

Awesome But Nightmarish AI Turns Any Person Into a Pokémon

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's asteroid smashing DART mission was so successful, its impact could be seen from the surface of the Earth — and we have the footage.

Video Shows NASA Spacecraft Smashing Asteroid From Earth’s View

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to former particle physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, the state of the field of particle physics is misguided and wasteful.

Former Particle Physicist Absolutely Annihilates the Field of Particle Physics

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A NASA mission known as DART slammed into an asteroid just moments ago, in a test of tech to defect a killer asteroid from Earth.

NASA Slams Spacecraft Into Asteroid to Test Earth Saving Tech

By Jon Christian

A storm tech startup sent one of its robots into the devastating Hurricane Fiona and captured unbelievable video of its huge waves and winds.

Science & Energy

Scientists Sent a Robot Into the Ferocious Hurricane Fiona

By Noor Al-Sibai

We've all wondered what it would be like if our favorite gone-too-soon celebrities were still alive — but one artist has put AI to work to make it happen.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Dreams Up What Your Fave Dead Celebs Would Look Like Today

By Noor Al-Sibai

Although James Earl Jones has stepped away from his most iconic role, the legendary "Star Wars" actor's incredible baritone lives on thank to AI.

Artificial Intelligence

James Earl Jones Now Letting Darth Vader Be Voiced by AI

By Noor Al-Sibai

This isn't the first time that the Pacific Ocean has birthed a new island — and according to the experts, they tend to be a bit of a flight risk.

Science & Energy

Experts Have Bad News for That Tiny Island That Appeared the Other Day

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Later today, NASA is going to test its DART battering ram on an asteroid for the first time — and we have the details on how you can watch live.

How to Watch NASA Slam a Battering Ram Into an Asteroid at 17,000 Miles Per Hour

By Noor Al-Sibai

Worried about cyber-bugs taking over the planet? The Japanese researchers behind new cyborg cockroaches say their enhanced insects are there to do good.

Robots and Machines

Inventor of Cyborg Cockroach Says It Will Only Be Used for Good

By Noor Al-Sibai

The company formerly known as Facebook has finally begun working on an algorithm to block unsolicited photos on Instagram.

Artificial Intelligence

Instagram Working on AI to Block Unsolicited D**k Pics

By Noor Al-Sibai

Combing through over 400 previous SETI surveys of our stars,scientists find that our telescopes pick up way more useful information than once thought,

New Project Scanning Old Data for Signs of Alien Civilizations

By Frank Landymore

Google's crackdown continues, and according to internal audio obtained by CNBC, the tension between Googlers and their CEO, Sundar Pichai, is growing.

Google CEO Incredulous at Employees Mad About Loss of Perks

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

At least several churches coerce members into installing spyware or "shameware" apps that allow them to see almost everything members do on their phones.

Churches Using “Shameware” Apps to Make Sure Members Don’t Watch Porn

By Frank Landymore

NASA revealed that Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope will observe the agency's DART test, the first asteroid redirection attempt in history.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Aiming James Webb at Asteroid as DART Prepares to Smash It

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

American car giant Ford has come up with a puzzling new way to ensure pedestrians aren't run over while crossing the street — a smartphone app.

Advanced Transport

Ford Wants Pedestrians to Download an App So Its Trucks Don’t Run Them Over

By Victor Tangermann

According to Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the devastating crypto bear market is ultimately good — "healthy," even — for the market.

Binance Guy Says the Crypto Crash is Good, Actually

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China's Mars orbiter and rover have together captured potential evidence of an ancient ocean on the planet's surface as we learn more about Martian water.

Chinese Rover Discovers Evidence of Ancient Ocean on Mars

By Noor Al-Sibai

JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic just inked multi-year contracts with a sustainable startup called Air Company, which turns recaptured CO2 into usable jet fuel.

Advanced Transport

JetBlue, Virgin Strike Deal to Buy Jet Fuel Made From Recaptured CO2

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla says it's recalling over one million cars due to bug that's causing its windows to fail to detect obstacles in it paths.

Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window

By Frank Landymore

From the bubbling hot eruption of an underwater volcano, a new island emerges in the southwest pacific. But how long will it survive?

Science & Energy

A New Island Just Appeared in the Pacific Ocean

By Frank Landymore

An AI artist unexpectedly discovered that private medical photos from over ten years ago were included in the AI training image database LAION.

Woman Horrified To Discover Her Private Medical Photos Were Being Used To Train AI

By Frank Landymore

Saudi Arabia inked a deal with private spaceflight company Axiom earlier this year to fly two of the country astronauts to the ISS.

International Space Station

Saudi Arabia Just Bought Two SpaceX Tickets to the International Space Station

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

If you've ever wondered what a meteoroid sounds like when it slams into another planet, NASA says they've recorded just that — for the first time ever.

NASA Releases First-Ever Audio of Meteoroids Smashing Into Mars

By Frank Landymore

The hacking collective Anonymous is targeting the Iranian government amid widespread citizen protests sparked by the alleged murder of Mahsa Amini.

Anonymous Hacks Iran After Woman Allegedly Killed by “Morality Police”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

As part of the ongoing "Voyage to the Ridge 2022" expedition, scientists exploring the ocean floor have stumbled across an unidentified "blue goo" organism.

Science & Energy

Bizarre “Blue Goo” Organism at Bottom of Ocean Stumps Scientists

By Frank Landymore

The company formerly known as Facebook is planning to cut expenses by reducing staff and reorganizing existing teams and departments.

Facebook Reportedly Plotting Cost-Cutting Layoffs

By Noor Al-Sibai

After its own brushes with the law, Binance is now alerting its users that the co-founder of the Terra stablecoin is currently wanted by police in Korea.

Crypto Exchange Warns Buyers That Coin Founder Is Wanted by Police

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk is once again spouting off on Twitter — and it's all we can do not to microwave some popcorn and see what he comes out with next.

Uh Oh, Elon Musk’s Gone on a Twitter Tirade Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sometimes, to achieve great things, you inevitably have to leave a bunch of junk laying around, even if it's eight tons worth.

Humans Have Already Left a Staggering Amount of Trash on Mars

By Frank Landymore

Hotel giant Hilton has signed a contract with Voyager Space Holdings and Lockheed Martin to design astronaut facilities for the Starlab space station.

Hilton Hired to Design Suites for Space Station Replacing ISS

By Victor Tangermann

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just captured Neptunes's rings in all of their splendor, and they're absolutely beautiful.

James Webb Space Telescope

Usually You Can’t See Rings on Neptune. With the James Webb, Though… Wow

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Space Force's "official" theme song, "Semper Supra," is newly unveiled for all to enjoy. Is it a banger, you ask? Sadly, the answer is no.

The Space Force Just Unveiled Its “Official Song” and Our Skin Is Crawling With Secondhand Embarrassment

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA has assembled an "anomaly review board" and paused some of the James Webb Space Telescope's operations after discovering a weird glitch.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Convenes Experts to Discuss James Webb Camera “Anomaly”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Do Kwon, creator of the infamous, crypto-crashing Terra-Luna "stablecoins," is still missing. Well, not missing — according to him, that is.

Guy Blamed for Crypto Crash Says He Isn’t Fleeing Arrest Warrant, But Isn’t Turning Himself In to Cops Either

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Walmart offers a solution to online clothes shoppers in the form of a free virtual fitting room in its app. But it's a little invasive.

Walmart App Virtually Tries Clothes on Your Body… If You Strip

By Frank Landymore

NASA pointed the incredibly powerful James Webb Space Telescope at Mars for the first time, getting a new look at some of the planet's oldest scars.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Targets Mars, Showing Catastrophic Ancient Damage

By Frank Landymore

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's fortune has dropped by a whopping $71 billion so far this year, making him only the 20th richest person in the world.

Mark Zuckerberg Is in Big, Big Trouble

By Victor Tangermann

A video of jetpack inventor and Gravity Industries founder Richard Browning performing some daring stunts went viral on Reddit over the weekend.

Advanced Transport

Jetpack Pilot Leaps Incredible Gaps Between Platforms, Like Mario

By Victor Tangermann

The Pentagon is reportedly to conduct an audit of the US military's social media PSYOP practices, following the removal of several fake bot accounts.

US Military Annoyed When Facebook and Twitter Removed Its PSYOP Bots

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Experts are warning that if climate change continues to go unchecked, most of Florida's southern coast will be underwater, Miami included, by 2060.

Scientists Have Grim News for Southern Florida

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A leading Chinese solar power company is sending its panels to space in an effort to establish 24/7 energy harnessing to send back to Earth.

Chinese Company Launching Solar Panels to Space, Where They’ll Beam Energy Down to Earth

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is doubling down on the company's efforts to develop a working prototype of its Optimus humanoid robot.

As Deadline Looms, Elon Musk Re-Assigns Autopilot Team to Humanoid Robot

By Victor Tangermann

A company in Australia is testing photoluminescent lane markings that light up your roads at night, and it looks like something straight out of TRON.

We’re Absolutely Fascinated by These Glow-in-the-Dark Lane Markings

By Frank Landymore

Tesla is significantly hiking up the prices of its Supercharger network in Europe, a response to the ongoing energy crisis.

Tesla Supercharger Prices Surge In Europe

By Victor Tangermann

Google accidentally handed a self-described hacker and BAYC-creating Yuga Labs security engineer nearly $250,000. Lucky for them, he wasnts to give it back.

Google Accidentally Sends Bored Ape Engineer $250,000

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Ever wanted to experience vengeance against bigots in virtual reality? Thanks to a new game mod, you can — in excruciating, grotesque detail.

Virtual Reality

Now You Can Kill KKK Klansmen in Virtual Reality

By Noor Al-Sibai