Existing staff are calling Musk’s hires his “goons.” Hiring Cousins After obliterating Twitter’s workforce, the company’s new CEO Elon Musk is desperately trying to piece together a team that can keep the lights on — but that hasn’t stopped him from hiring his own relatives, Insider reports. Specifically, Musk has hired at least two of… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Hiring Relatives at Twitter in Literal Nepotism
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Scientists Stumble Upon Huge Graveyard of Sharks, Deep Under Ocean
Not a bad haul! Watery Grave In a small patch of ocean floor over three miles beneath the surface, seaborne scientists voyaging to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean have uncovered a dense “graveyard” of sharks. The discovery was made while aboard the Investigator, a research vessel operated by the Commonwealth Scientific and… Continue reading Scientists Stumble Upon Huge Graveyard of Sharks, Deep Under Ocean
One Silly Little Detail Is Reportedly Delaying Artemis II by Years
With Artemis on its way back on to Earth, a question looms: why is it not headed back out, with astronauts on board, for at least two more years? In an interviews with Ars Technica, NASA insiders explained that ultimately, the lengthy gap between Artemis I and II boils down to money, and the financial issues… Continue reading One Silly Little Detail Is Reportedly Delaying Artemis II by Years
Tesla Short Sellers Are Suddenly Making Money
They smell blood in the water. Rough Patch Tesla stock? It’s seen better days. According to S3 Partners, a Wall Street analytics firm, short sellers of Tesla stock have made $11.5 billion in profits in 2022, CNN reports, in a pricy demonstration of the automaker and its CEO Elon Musk’s troubled year. Overall, not a… Continue reading Tesla Short Sellers Are Suddenly Making Money
Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison Joked About Putting “Wire Fraud” on Her Dating Profile
Don’t post, kids. Courtside Seats One of the figures embroiled in the fallout from the FTX collapse seemed to joke on her blog about committing financial crimes — and now, she’s being sued over it. Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison is accused in one class action lawsuit of a “years-long pattern of racketeering and conspiracy.”… Continue reading Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison Joked About Putting “Wire Fraud” on Her Dating Profile
Can We Please Stop With These Offensively Stupid “Robotaxis”?
If there’s a “safety driver” behind the wheel, it’s just a marketing shtick. Sign of the Times Oh great, now there’s another batch of “driverless” robotaxis hitting the streets. Except, unsurprisingly, there’s a human “safety driver” at the wheel who’s ready to intervene at any moment. That human, skeptics will point out, could just drive the… Continue reading Can We Please Stop With These Offensively Stupid “Robotaxis”?
Inspired by Twitter’s Struggles, Facebook Considers Making an App Where You Can Post Text. Wait a Second…
“LET’S GO FOR THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER.” All Caps In the wake of Twitter’s chaotic exchange of power, a number of social media platforms have thrown their hat in the succession ring. And among them, curiously, is, uh — checks notes — Facebook? In a team meeting last month, members of the struggling Facebook-turned-Meta organization… Continue reading Inspired by Twitter’s Struggles, Facebook Considers Making an App Where You Can Post Text. Wait a Second…
Elon Musk Installs Washing Machine at Twitter HQ So Overworked Employees Can Wash Their Filthy Rags
“It’s clear that he doesn’t really care about people.” Never Going Home Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is hellbent on turning the company’s San Francisco’s offices into a place where he and his “hardcore” employees can live around the clock as they attempt to turn the social media site into a functioning business. Case in… Continue reading Elon Musk Installs Washing Machine at Twitter HQ So Overworked Employees Can Wash Their Filthy Rags
Apple Gives Up on Making Its Upcoming Car Fully Autonomous
It turns out that self-driving is really, really hard. Backtracking Tech giant Apple is giving up on full autonomy for its upcoming car and delaying the target launch date by a year to 2026, Bloomberg reports. The company’s highly secretive project, known as Titan, has been in limbo as execs started to realize that current… Continue reading Apple Gives Up on Making Its Upcoming Car Fully Autonomous
Residents Alarmed When Entire River Turns White
That’s not good. Off Color Something alarming happened in the south of England when an entire river mysteriously turned snow white, the BBC reports. Officials from the UK’s Environment Agency (EA) say they’re closing in on the cause: a contaminant being discharged into the waterways, though they declined to elaborate on the source or nature… Continue reading Residents Alarmed When Entire River Turns White