The fever-pitch hype around GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro makes them sound like game-changing medications, and for many they are — but for other patients, the experience is totally underwhelming. In an interview with the Associated Press, 38-year-old Danielle Griffin said that although she was able to get a prescription for Novo Nordisk’s weight loss… Continue reading Woman Annoyed When She Gets on Wegovy and It Does Nothing
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Cybertruck Owners Actually Love the Fact That Their Car Could Fly Apart at Any Moment
Just twelve months since it began shipping out to customers, the Cybertruck is now on its sixth recall — this time for turning into a seven-thousand pound paperweight while driving. And yet, people keep buying the Tesla pickup. Its owners have adopted a siege mentality against the onslaught of bad press, and perhaps against the… Continue reading Cybertruck Owners Actually Love the Fact That Their Car Could Fly Apart at Any Moment
Tesla Factories Caught Spewing Toxins Into Air, River, Sewer
Tesla’s plant in Austin, Texas has been leaking huge amounts of hazardous wastewater into the city’s sewer, violating local environmental guidelines. As detailed in public records obtained by the Wall Street Journal, the Elon Musk-led company also allowed a massive casting furnace to spew toxins into the air after its door refused to shut. These environmental… Continue reading Tesla Factories Caught Spewing Toxins Into Air, River, Sewer
Startup Mocked for Charging $5,000 to “Edit” Book Manuscripts Using AI
“Yes, we’ve had several successes.” Let Him Book A startup called Spines apparently wants to use AI to edit and publish 8,000 books in 2025 — though no word on whether they’ll be any good. There are several issues with the premise. First, AI is a notoriously untalented wordsmith. It will undoubtedly struggle with the… Continue reading Startup Mocked for Charging $5,000 to “Edit” Book Manuscripts Using AI
Elon Musk’s Plans for a City on Mars Will Likely End in Horrifying Mass Death
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has long promised to make humanity interplanetary by establishing a permanent outpost on Mars. With the help of his space company’s gigantic Starship rocket, the mercurial entrepreneur wants to ensure the “long-term survival of consciousness” by ferrying a million settlers to permanent residency on the Red Planet by 2050. But his… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Plans for a City on Mars Will Likely End in Horrifying Mass Death
94-Year-Old Warren Buffett Announces Plans to Give Away $147 Billion When He Dies
“Father time always wins.” Give It All Away American stock market wizard Warren Buffett has announced that much of his legendary accumulation of wealth will be given away under the auspices of his three children. However, as the 94-year-old admitted in a lengthy letter to investors, even they’ve grown quite old themselves, inspiring him to… Continue reading 94-Year-Old Warren Buffett Announces Plans to Give Away $147 Billion When He Dies
The Only Thing Sadder Than This Cybertruck’s Gaping Wound Is Its Bumper Sticker
Honk if you love tragedy. Crash Course A Cybertruck owner waited two miserable weeks for a Tesla collision shop to patch up his car’s torn bumper, and the sticker he plastered on the vehicle makes his bad situation worse. “I bought this after I knew Elon was awesome,” reads the bumper sticker, which the truck owner… Continue reading The Only Thing Sadder Than This Cybertruck’s Gaping Wound Is Its Bumper Sticker
Scientists Baffled by Orcas Wearing Dead Salmon as Hats
And hats off to ’em. Hatful of Sorrow You’ve probably heard all about orcas’ daring feats, like sinking yachts. But are you aware that they can be quite dashing, too? Yep. It appears that these snazzy cetaceans are fond of wearing “hats” in the form of dead salmon on their snouts, and sometimes other fish.… Continue reading Scientists Baffled by Orcas Wearing Dead Salmon as Hats
Doctors Intrigued by Treatment That Makes Dead Brains Show Signs of Life
Image by Getty / Futurism Scientists were astonished to find that recirculating a cocktail of preserving agents through a severed pig’s head caused the animal’s brain to show signs of life. As New Scientist reports, basic cellular functions were restored in the dismembered brain — something that was previously thought impossible following the cessation of… Continue reading Doctors Intrigued by Treatment That Makes Dead Brains Show Signs of Life
Scientists Converting Cars to Run on Invasive Seaweed
This is genius. Seaweed Sedan Mountains of brown, sludgy sargassum, an invasive species of seaweed, have rendered popular beaches in the Caribbean into an unsightly mess. The situation has become so dire that Barbados’ prime minister Mia Mottley declared the invasion a national emergency in 2018. But there could be a silver lining, the BBC… Continue reading Scientists Converting Cars to Run on Invasive Seaweed