the digest (Page 99)

Latest in the digest

Chipotle has partnered with Miso Robotics to create an AI-powered robot that will make chips for its restaurants instead of humans.

Chipotle Unveils Robot Designed to Make Mediocre Food Just Like Humans

By Tony Ho Tran

Six months ago, El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender and began requiring all businesses take it — and according to actual Salvadorans, it's apparently been a disaster.

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble Has Become a Complete Mess

By Noor Al-Sibai

Pictures being shared online show what appear to be exploded, Russian-made "suicide drones" that can use AI to identify their unsuspecting targets.

Russia May Have Used Terrifying AI-Powered “Suicide Drones” in Ukraine

By Victor Tangermann

Aerospace startup Venturi Astrolab has shown off a futuristic new interplanetary rover meant to ferry astronauts across the surface of the Moon and Mars.

New Moon Rover Looks Like a Giant Baby Stroller for Astronauts

By Victor Tangermann

The ESA announced today that it is suspending an upcoming launch of its ExoMars rover mission — because it was planning to use a Russian rocket.

Europe Officially Cancels Russian Rocket-Powered Mars Rover Launch

By Victor Tangermann

Dmitry Rogozin, the outspoken head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, expressed his excitement of delivering the next crew of cosmonauts to the International Space Station.

International Space Station

Head of Russian Space Program Says ISS Cosmonauts “in a Fighting Mood”

By Victor Tangermann

Netflix will soon be ending 15 years of turning a blind eye to free password sharing amongst its subscribers. Here's what they're offering instead.

Bad News For Your Ex-Roommate: Netflix to Start Charging for Password Sharing

By Tony Ho Tran

In the video showcasing the concept, you can see the AR layer displaying your likely win percentage based on your hand in a game of Texas Hold ‘Em.

Virtual Reality

Amazing Augmented Reality Demo Automatically Counts Cards at Poker

By Tony Ho Tran

The James Webb Telescope is now aligned and ready for action — which, in the case of this social media-famous spacecraft, includes taking selfies.

James Webb Space Telescope

Rejoice! The Webb Telescope Has Released Yet Another Selfie

By Noor Al-Sibai

After a much anticipated launch by Yuga Labs, ApeCoin — the crypto from Bored Ape Yach Club — has dropped precipitiously in price.

Bored Ape Launched a Coin and So Far, It’s Not Going So Great

By Tony Ho Tran

A massive storm has carried Sahara desert dust all the way from Africa to the Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada, Spain — and the videos look like they were taken on Mars.

Orange Dust Blankets Spanish Ski Resort

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is finally ready to roll out the first rocket designed to return the first astronauts to the Moon since the 1970s.

NASA Is Finally Rolling Its Giant Moon Rocket Out to the Launch Pad

By Victor Tangermann

The MIT engineers behind the robot mini cheetah released a video showcasing its new running and terrain-traversing skills on Thursday.

MIT’s Robot Cheetah Looks Hilariously Awkward Teaching Itself to Run

By Tony Ho Tran

Snoop Dogg's decision to bring Death Row records into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has chagrined a lot of his fans.

Fans Furious With Snoop Dogg for Pulling Records Off Streaming for NFT Purposes

By Noor Al-Sibai

We don't wanna freak you out, but there's a really good likelihood that dark matter could be in the room with you right now.

Science & Energy

Is Dark Matter In The Room With Me Right Now? Scientists Say Yes

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has released a stunning new image taken by its James Webb Space Telescope that shows a star fully in focus surrounded by a dizzying vista of galaxies.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Releases First “Fully Aligned” Image From James Webb Space Telescope

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have discovered that sex pheromones can be used to trick giant murder hornets into traps to protect endangered bee species.

Science & Energy

Murder Hornets Have One Weakness, Scientists Say: Sex

By Tony Ho Tran

There's still a chance Microsoft may stuff ads in its File Explorer — you know, the thing every Windows user relies on to access their files?

Microsoft May Start Putting Ads in Windows File Manager

By Victor Tangermann

An "IT army" is amassing on popular messaging platform Telegram, volunteers determined to take down the government of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

300,000 Volunteer “Hackers” Are Attacking Russian Computer Systems

By Victor Tangermann

Wanna feel small? Peep these latest photos from NASA that show an x-ray beam trillions of kilometers long coming out of a collapsing star.

Science & Energy

NASA Image Shows Tiny Star Unleashing Furious Beam of Antimatter

By Noor Al-Sibai

The IP to the highest selling NTF collection in the world called CryptoPunks was just bought by the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC).

Second Most Valuable NFT Collection Buys IP of Most Valuable NFT Collection

By Victor Tangermann

"Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson is going to "space" on board Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket — depending on what your definition of space is.

Pete Davidson Is Only Going to “Space” If You Define “Space” as “Fairly High off the Ground But Nowhere Near Orbit”

By Victor Tangermann

With so much unknown about the mysterious substance scientists call "dark matter," the possibility for discoveries and uses are endless — and could very well include a new energy source.

Scientist Says Dark Matter Could Likely Be Incredible Fuel for Spacecraft

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA said that astronaut Mark Vande Hei will still be going back Earth via Russia's Soyuz spacecraft despite escalating geopolitical tensions.

NASA Says Its Astronaut Is Definitely Still Carpooling Back to Earth on a Russian Spacecraft

By Tony Ho Tran

A massive section of Antarctic ice the size of Philadelphia abruptly shattered — exposing vulnerable glaciers to the sea and more rapid melting.

The Sea Ice That Protects Antarctic Glaciers Just Completely Shattered, Scientists Say

By Tony Ho Tran

After challenging Russian Vladimir Putin to a fight, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk went even further and seemed to threaten him with a flamethrower.

Elon Musk Threatens Vladimir Putin with Flamethrower

By Tony Ho Tran

One man's enthusiasm for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) induced an L that he willingly posted.

Crypto Guy Complains That Woman Canceled Date Because He’d Talk About NFTs Too Much

By Noor Al-Sibai

A video shared by a Russian news network last week, which suggested leaving NASA astronaut Vande Hei stranded in space turned out to be a bad joke.

Russia Promises Not to Abandon NASA Astronaut on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

A new "exclusive dating" app called "Lonely Ape Dating Club" is designed to connect those who are already collecting NFTs with like-minded folks.

Of Course There’s a Dating App for NFT Collectors

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk really needs to log off.

Elon Musk Mocks People Who Support Ukraine and Transgender Rights

By Noor Al-Sibai

Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, appealed to NASA for help in the wake of restrictive economic sanctions on his home country

In Change of Strategy, Russian Space Program Begs NASA for Help

By Tony Ho Tran

Facebook has worked itself into a corner over its handling of moderating threats against Russians on its platform amid the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Facebook Says the Week When You Could Threaten Putin With Death Is Over

By Victor Tangermann

The billionaire issued a challenge to Putin on Monday morning via Twitter. Musk added that the stakes for the match will be Ukraine.

Elon Musk Challenges Vladimir Putin to “Single Combat” for Ukraine

By Tony Ho Tran

A car enthusiast tested the Tesla Model 3 auto-braking safety system by driving at a taxidermy cat and a cardboard cutout of CEO Elon Musk.

Grim Experiment Tests Whether a Tesla Will Run Over a Defenseless Kitty

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Researchers from Arizona State University published a study on two blobs inside the mantle of Earth. Nobody is sure what they're made of.

Science & Energy

Scientists Puzzled by Two Huge Masses Inside the Earth

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A team of more than 2,500 players is recreating New York City at a 1:1 scale in Minecraft. They're led by 21-year-old coder MineFact.

Thousands of People Are Teaming Up to Build New York City in Minecraft

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Scientists may have discovered a new squat lobster species in the Antarctic on the Endurance shipwreck, lost for more than 100 years in the Weddell Sea.

Science & Energy

Scientists May Have Discovered a New Species on the Endurance Shipwreck

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Claire “Grimes” Boucher responded to a fan account tweet about her new baby saying she'd eventually change her name from Exa Dark Sideræl Musk.

Grimes Says She’s Changing Her Baby’s Name to Something Else

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Employees said workers are expected to return to Meta offices by late March but Facebook is cutting many perks and benefits they used to enjoy.

As Stock Continues to Fall, Facebook Cancels Employee Perks

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A top Russian Wikipedia editor had been arrested for spreading "fake news" by Belarus authorities working with president of Russia Vladimir Putin.

Russia Reportedly Arrests Man for Editing Wikipedia About Ukraine

By Lonnie Lee Hood

So many people wanted to donate their pubes to save the planet that the company putting it on literally ran out of pouches to collect the hairy refuse.

Science & Energy

Cursed Activist Project Received So Many Pubes That It Ran Out of Collection Pouches

By Noor Al-Sibai

China's plans for its forthcoming space station are sounding more and more familiar.

Copycats! China Says It’s ALSO Opening Its Space Station to Commercial Activity

By Noor Al-Sibai

US regulators have devised a set of new rules specifically targeting automated driving system (ADS) vehicles that do not feature human controls.

Self-Driving Vehicles

US Regulators No Longer Require Fully Autonomous Vehicles to Have Human Controls

By Victor Tangermann

Hidden Valley Ranch made a 2 Carat Diamond from ranch and is selling it for charity. Bidding is already at $12,000 and promotes lab-grown diamonds.

Science & Energy

Rejoice! Scientists Turned Ranch Dressing Into a Two-Carat Diamond

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Apple Sued a Musician Because They Thought “Pineapple” Was Too Close to “Apple”

By Lonnie Lee Hood

In a wild interview with Vanity Fair this week, alt-pop star Claire "Grimes" Boucher said that ex-boyfriend Elon Musk "lives below the poverty line."

Grimes Says That Elon Musk “Lives Below the Poverty Line”

By Victor Tangermann

Stop the presses: Grimes and Chelsea Manning are apparently not just dating, but living together in Austin.

Grimes Is Reportedly Dating Chelsea Manning After Breaking Up With Elon Musk

By Noor Al-Sibai

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and private space exploration company Blue Origin, didn't like the way his crotch looked in the Blue Origin spacesuit.

Jeff Bezos Was Reportedly Upset That His Spacesuit Didn’t Make His Crotch Look Good

By Lonnie Lee Hood

It's now okay for users in some countries to call for violence against Russians on Facebook — but only if it's the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Facebook Says It’s Okay to Call for Violence Against Vladimir Putin, as a Treat

By Victor Tangermann

Things have gotten so out of hand, Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin recently threatened to leave NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei behind on the ISS.

NASA Astronaut “Enraged” by Russian Threat to Leave American Stranded in Space

By Victor Tangermann

A group of users on the metaverse platform VRChat have created a police force to question, arrest, and occasionally frame other users for crimes.

VR Cops Brag About Planting Fake Evidence in Metaverse While Disguised as Underage Girls

By Tony Ho Tran

Law enforcement is starting to seize super yachts owned by Russian oligarchs — and online pundits are watching with glee, The Washington Post reports.

Russian Oligarchs’ Superyachts Are Being Seized, and the Internet Is Loving It

By Victor Tangermann

Geopolitical uncertainty caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is causing oil prices to hit record highs. Tesla orders are surging.

Tesla Orders Are Reportedly Surging As Gas Prices Hit Record Highs

By Victor Tangermann

A group of researchers were able to alter the genes of unfertilized mice embryos so that it could create offspring without male sperm.

Science & Energy

Scientists Breed Jesus Mice With No Father

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is hooking Ukrainians up with Starlink terminals, giving them a reliable and off-the-grid way to connect to the internet.

SpaceX Sends More Starlink Terminals to Ukraine, Along With Equipment to Run Them Off Grid

By Victor Tangermann

Alt-pop musician Grimes and Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a second child with the help of a surrogate in December, according to an unhinged Vanity Fair interview.

A Reporter Heard an Infant Screaming and It Turned Out Elon Musk Had a Secret Baby with Grimes

By Victor Tangermann

Ukraine's foremost climate scientist believes that fossil fuels are not only the greatest threat to humanity, but a driving factor in Russia's invasion of her country as well.

Top Ukrainian Scientist Calls Russian Invasion a “Fossil Fuel War”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Remember the bodega vending machine guy? Well, he's back — and he wants to do pharma on the blockchain.

Remember That Startup That Wanted to Replace Bodegas? Its Cofounder Is Back to Put Pharma on the Blockchain

By Noor Al-Sibai

Has Elon Musk figured out the source of the "Satoshi Nakamoto" pseudonym given to Bitcoin's mysterious creator?

Elon Musk Shares Galaxy-Brain Theory About Bitcoin Creator

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to the University of Georgia, giant spiders the size of your palm are set to parachute from the sky all over the country this summer.

Science & Energy

Scientists Warn That a Giant Spider Is Spreading Across the United States

By Victor Tangermann

The Bored Ape Yacht Club, the second-largest NFT collection out there right now, announced this week that it donated $1 million in Ethereum to Ukraine.

Bored Ape Yacht Club Donates $1 Million in Crypto to Ukraine

By Victor Tangermann

The wreck of Endurance, the famed historic ship that sank in the Antarctic during an expedition by explorer Ernest Shackleton 106 years ago, has been found.

Scientists Just Found One of the World’s Most Elusive Shipwrecks Using an Undersea Drone

By Tony Ho Tran

The Chernobyl nuclear power station was hit by a blackout due to damage caused by Russian forces, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Science & Energy

Chernobyl Meltdown Site Loses Power After Russian Invasion

By Victor Tangermann

Dimitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, has accused NASA astronaut Scott Kelly of getting dementia from stressful space flights.

Russian Space Head Furiously Accuses NASA Astronaut of Having Dementia

By Tony Ho Tran