Image by Getty / Futurism On Halloween, a couple in Portland welcomed their twin son and daughter — born from donated embryos that were frozen 30 years ago, in 1992. As CNN reports, Portland, Oregon couple Rachel and Phillip Ridgeway had two “good-sized babies” from the embryos that broke the known record for oldest embryos resulting… Continue reading Twins Born From Donated Embryos That Were Frozen in 1992
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Scientists Increasingly Calling to Dim the Sun
The idea of “solar geoengineering,” or shooting untold dollars’ worth of particles into the stratosphere to reduce the warming of the Sun, has long been seen as a last resort for tackling a growing climate crisis. Despite plenty of opposition to the idea of meddling with entire ecosystems at once, an increasing number of scientists… Continue reading Scientists Increasingly Calling to Dim the Sun
Elon Musk’s Crying About Trent Reznor Shows That He Is a Big, Big Baby
Amidst the mass exodus of celebrities following Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, Trent Reznor is another big name that wanted out. Reznor’s not a frequent tweeter, but the Nine Inch Nails frontman did speak out in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Not one to mince words, Reznor called the takeover an “embarrassment.” “I’m about… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Crying About Trent Reznor Shows That He Is a Big, Big Baby
Domino’s Buying Hundreds and Hundreds of Electric Delivery Vehicles
“We’ve got a long way to go, but we will have the biggest fleet of electric vehicles in the pizza industry, period.” Domino Effect In a bid to bolster its understaffed workforce of drivers, Domino’s Pizza is splashing cash on a fleet of 800 electric Chevrolet Bolts, painted in Domino’s livery. As the largest pizza… Continue reading Domino’s Buying Hundreds and Hundreds of Electric Delivery Vehicles
Coinbase May Be in Real Serious Trouble Now
Crypto winter is upon us. House of Cards Coinbase, the second largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is really feeling the pressure following the collapse of rival exchange FTX. The company’s shares hit astonishing lows this week, sliding a whopping nine percent on Monday alone. Major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ether have also tumbled, with… Continue reading Coinbase May Be in Real Serious Trouble Now
Companies Already Investing in Tech to Scan Employees’ Brains
“The dystopian potential of this technology is not lost on us.” Brain Spies It’s no secret that a lot of bosses out there would love to get inside their employees’ heads. And now, perhaps unfortunately for said employees, they might be starting to actually do so. A number of companies have cropped up in recent… Continue reading Companies Already Investing in Tech to Scan Employees’ Brains
Someone’s Converting Millions of the Stolen FTX Funds Into Bitcoin
The pilfered crypto is on the move! Hackathon In the hours after the FTX cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy, opportunistic hackers — or possibly an insider — took advantage of the chaos and began looting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crypto. Now, it appears, they’re hard at work laundering it. As CNBC reports, the exchange’s new… Continue reading Someone’s Converting Millions of the Stolen FTX Funds Into Bitcoin
Cheapskate Elon Musk Refusing to Pay Bills at Twitter
“Elon has shown that he cares only about recouping the losses he’s incurring as a result of failing to get out of his binding obligation to buy Twitter.” Bills to the Bin After demanding verified Twitter users pay a monthly fee to keep their checkmarks, the social media platform’s new CEO Elon Musk is reportedly… Continue reading Cheapskate Elon Musk Refusing to Pay Bills at Twitter
Elon Musk Has Reportedly Been Hiding That SBF Secretly Owns Part of Twitter
In the days since FTX’s collapse into bankruptcy, few — if any — public figures seem to have taken greater joy in the public shaming of Sam Bankman-Fried, the crypto exchange’s disgraced ex-CEO, than freshly minted Twitter owner Elon Musk. Musk has used his newly purchased social site to post bizarre FTX memes, applaud himself… Continue reading Elon Musk Has Reportedly Been Hiding That SBF Secretly Owns Part of Twitter
Chinese Military Forcefully Seizes Debris That Philippines Recovered After It Fell From Space
This is a whole mess. Keepaway China’s in hot water after being accused of yoinking Chinese rocket debris from a Philippine vessel that had recovered them from disputed waters. As the BBC reports, the Philippine Navy says China of not only blocking its vessels as its boats attempted to retrieve the metallic floating object found near the… Continue reading Chinese Military Forcefully Seizes Debris That Philippines Recovered After It Fell From Space