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A Russian anti-satellite test that took place in November is causing problems now amid a new Starlink satellite constellation's launch.
SpaceX

Russian Space Junk “Squalls” Are Really Gumming Up the Works for SpaceX

Nearly 1,000 Starlink satellites had close calls.

An NFT collection called "CryptoDickbutts" has jumped 690 percent in value this week because, apparently, nothing matters anymore.
NFTs

NSFW-Named NFTs on the Rise, Because Nothing Makes Sense Anymore

That's one way to spend thousands of dollars.

A group of researchers may have developed a VR headset that actually resembles normal eyeglasses — and not, you know, heavy, oversized scuba goggles.
Virtual Reality

Researchers Develop a VR Headset That’s Barely Thicker Than a Pair of Glasses

Please ignore the bizarre antennas.

Facebook provided Nebraska police with private data that led to the arrest and prosecution of a teenage girl who underwent an at-home abortion.
Developments

Facebook Just Sold Out Abortion Rights to Cops in Nebraska

The cops were hunting a teenager for getting an abortion — and arrested her as a result of her Facebook data.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears to be preparing for the worst, as he might be forced by the court to buyout Twitter after he tried to backout of the deal.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Sells Almost $7 Billion In Tesla Shares For Twitter Deal

That's after he said he was done selling in April.

Apparently, this will be the year that Tesla finally starts shipping out its Semi trucks — but we're not holding our breath.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Claims Tesla Will Roll Out Electric Semi Truck This Year

We'll believe it when we see it.

Jeff Bezos and Amazon just purchased Roomba creator iRobot for $1.7 billion. Why? Amazon probably wants to map your home.
Future Society

Report: Amazon Bought Roomba to Better Creep on Your Home

"Amazon wants to have its hands everywhere."

How do we prove Tesla cars are safe? By throwing real children in front of them, of course! The latest in deranged Tesla fan behavior.
Tesla

Tesla Fanboys Want to Throw Kids in Front of Cars on Autopilot to Prove a Point

"Put an actual child in front of the Model 3 and step on the accelerator."

After the gigantic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, researchers have found that in spite of cleanup efforts, residue remained 10 years later. 
Science & Energy

Researchers Still Finding Residue From Massive 2010 BP Oil Spill

It keeps coming back to haunt us.

Within the span of a weekend, Facebook's new chatbot learned to be a racist conspiracist— and the company has already had to respond to headlines about it. 
Meta

Facebook Forced to Defend Its Brand New, Already-Racist Chatbot

According to the company, it's all part of the plan.

If you thought $40,000 for a new truck was expensive, try $47,000. Ford's electric model F-150 isn't going to be as "cheap" as originally promised.
Advanced Transport

Even Ford’s Electric F-150 Just Got a Massive Price Hike

It's Ford's way or the highway.

Google experienced a major outage the same day an explosion occured at one of its major data centers, but didn't comment on whether the events were related.
Future Society

Mysterious Explosion At Google Injures Workers Hours Before Major Outage

The events are apparently unrelated.

On Saturday, park rangers came across yet another set of human remains in Lake Mead. This is the fourth discovery of the like since May.
Climate Change

Rangers Keep Discovering Human Remains in Drying Up Lake

They just uncovered the fourth set of remains since May.

Iran has purchased $10 million worth of imported goods using cryptocurrency — a move that could evade American trade sanctions.
Cryptocurrency

Iran Just Made a $10 Million Import Order Using Crypto

It's likely an attempt to evade sanctions.

A surgical robot called MIRA could be remotely operated or autonomously perform surgery aboard the ISS, and is set to make its space debut in 2024.
Robotics

Surgical Robot Could Perform Surgeries By Itself on Space Station

This could be a game changer during trips into deep space.

Artificial intelligence isn't yet, and likely won't ever be, conscious. We just want it to be. And such a phenomenon can be explained by the Eliza effect.
Artificial Intelligence

Analysis: No, AI Isn’t Sentient, You Absolute Morons

We just want it to be — for the most human of reasons.

A consumer watchdog group has issued a stern warning to more than a dozen celebrities for promoting NFT collections without proper financial disclosures.
NFTs

Celebrities Smacked Down Over Shilling NFTs Without Legal Disclosures

According to a watchdog, they're breaking the law.

A shocking new study found that over half of all human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by greenhouse gas driven climate change.
Climate Change

Study: Climate Change Making More Than Half of Infectious Diseases Far Worse

"It is so naive for us to think that we are going to be able to adapt to this."

China is about to get the San Francisco treatment now that a robotaxi company is able to operate its robotaxis without a driver in two of its major cities. 
Advanced Transport

Driverless Robotaxis To Officially Hit Chinese Streets

The company claims its self-driving tech is ahead of Tesla's.

Almost immediately after the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex made Artemis 1 Moon misson launch tickets available to the public, the website crashed.
Moon

Website Selling Moon Mission Launch Tickets Crashed Almost Immediately

It's going to be absolute mayhem.