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Pantone's will soon require users to pay a not-tiny monthly subscription fee to use its fancy colorways on Adobe products. 
Future Society

Adobe Now Charging Extra to Use Pantone Colors Because We Live in Capitalist Hell

Who colors the colorers?

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is on notice from NASA after a review found that it had some serious staffing issues that led blocked its Psyche Mission.
Future Society

NASA Puts Jet Propulsion Lab on Blast Over Psyche Mission Failures

This independent review board pulled no punches.

One disgruntled ex-Twitter employee is sounding off on how bad the site has gotten in the week since Elon Musk took ownership of it.
Elon Musk

Fired Twitter Employee Unloads on Elon Musk’s “Clowntown”

Ouch.

A new, large study out of Oxford found that just a single synthetic mushroom "trip" can help ease depression symptoms for multiple months.
Treatments

Taking Psilocybin Just Once Eases Treatment-Resistant Depression in Study

This is significant.

Musk said that he wanted Twitter to have an open algorithm. He just fired the "Ethical AI" team responsible for doing just that.
Elon Musk

After Saying He Wanted an Open Algorithm, Elon Musk Just Fired the Twitter Team Responsible for Doing Just That

"The team that was researching and pushing for algorithmic transparency and algorithmic choice."

Five hundred drones took to the sky in NYC, not to entertain onlookers with a futuristic dance of lights — but to show them Candy Crush ads.
Future Society

New Yorkers Furious at Drones Forming Huge “Candy Crush” Ad Over Skyline

"Hoping some of the NYC residents shoot down the candy crush drones."

Advertisers are running for the hills, now that Elon Musk has taken over Twitter — and the billionaire is clearly pissed about the sudden drop in revenue.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Melts Down as Advertisers Flee Twitter Chaos

"Welcome to hell."

According to documents obtained by the New York Times, getting verified on Twitter won't even require users to authenticate their identity.
Elon Musk

Twitter Leak: Elon Musk Planning to Charge for Blue Checkmarks But Not Actually Verify Identify

Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

Against all odds, NASA's Mars lander has, somehow, continued truckin' along — but its inevitable death seems to finally be at hand. 
Mars

NASA Releases Final Desolate Photo From Doomed Mars Lander

"Imagine how silent, how empty it is. How lonely."

The culling at Twitter has begun with many employees resorting to posting jokes on the platform right up until they were summarily cut off from work access.
Future Society

Twitter Employees Kept Posting Jokes Until the Moment They Got Fired

"Has the red wedding started?"

An ominous and relatively uncharted region of space known as the "zone of avoidance" has been hiding a cluster of galaxies, according to astronomers.
Off-World

Astronomers Spot “Extragalactic Structure” Lurking In Obscured Zone of the Universe

A hidden trove of galaxy clusters.

That "study" claiming that smartphones are going to turn humans into hunchbacks with claws by 2100 was paid for by a clickbait site, folks.
Studies

That “Research” About How Smartphones Are Causing Deformed Human Bodies Is SEO Spam, You Idiots

Paid for by the erudite minds at TollFreeForwarding.com.

Jeff Bezos' ex- housekeeper is suing him for discrimination that led to her allegedly having to literally sneak out out of his house to use the bathroom.
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos’ Housekeeper Says She Had to Climb Out the Window to Use the Bathroom

Bezos' household staff allegedly developed health issues because they couldn't use the bathroom.

ALMA is one of the largest and most advanced radio telescopes in the world. And for reasons still unknown to the public, hackers decided to take it down.
Future Society

Hackers Just Took Down One of the World’s Most Advanced Telescopes

Why would they do that?

After launching into orbit three months ago, China's top-secret spaceplane has released a mysterious object, which is now circling the Earth behind it.
Off-World

Chinese Spaceplane Releases Mystery Object Into Orbit

What could it be?

Another day, another Elon Musk feud on Twitter — except now, he's the owner of the social network, and he's beefing with AOC.
Elon Musk

AOC Says Her Twitter Account Broke After She Made Fun of Elon Musk

Shots fired!

Someone apparently thought it was a great idea to fly 500 drones over NYC as part of an ad experiment without much warning.
Drones

Huge Drone Swarm to Form Giant Advertisement Over NYC Skyline

"I think it’s outrageous to be spoiling our city’s skyline for private profit."

In the era of remote work, employers have turned to invasive "bossware" to police their employees. And now, the US government wants to step in.
Future Society

US Gov to Crack Down on “Bossware” That Spies On Employees’ Computers

"Close, constant surveillance and management through electronic means threaten employees' basic ability to exercise their rights."

Advertisers are fleeing Twitter in droves now that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken over control. Now, he's trying to pick up the pieces and begging them to return.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Meeting With Advertisers, Begging Them Not to Leave Twitter

"Those type of provocations are not helping to calm the waters."

Chinese astronauts are reportedly planning to let monkeys loose on their brand-new space station to have them have sex with each other.
Off-World

China Plans to Send Monkeys to Space Station to Have Sex With Each Other

They're in for a wild ride.