Robodog drama! That’s My Dog According to the Robot Report, Hyundai-owned robotics company Boston Dynamics is suing competitor Ghost Robots, alleging that the rival robot maker has infringed on seven of Boston Dynamics’ patents related to the company’s well-known robodog, the Spot quadruped. A lawsuit isn’t that surprising, given that the robots all look pretty… Continue reading Boston Dynamics Sues Competitor That Put a Gun on Its Robodog
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Politicians Refuse to Say Whether They’ll Give Back Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried
The disastrous and practically overnight collapse of the crypto exchange FTX has left potentially millions scrambling for their money, and even more wondering what happened. Its CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, once touted as the adult in the room of crypto-bro-businessmen, was forced to resign in disgrace, suffering the largest wipeout of wealth for a billionaire in… Continue reading Politicians Refuse to Say Whether They’ll Give Back Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried
Scientists Say Massive Drop in Sperm Count Could “Threaten Mankind’s Survival”
Image by Getty Images/Futurism Sperm counts appear to be declining all over the planet— and some scientists think it could be yet another mortal threat to our survival as a species. A new meta-analysis published in the journal Human Reproduction Update looked at more than 250 previous studies conducted across the world to piece together a… Continue reading Scientists Say Massive Drop in Sperm Count Could “Threaten Mankind’s Survival”
Celebrities Frantically Deleting Tweets Shilling FTX Before Its Collapse
We’d probably do the same. Ctrl Alt Del You know what they say: if you do something wrong, delete all the evidence as quickly as possible. Or, if you have one, get your assistant to do it, as we imagine someone as rich, famous, and probably embarrassed as forcibly retired FTX ambassador and un-forcibly un-retired… Continue reading Celebrities Frantically Deleting Tweets Shilling FTX Before Its Collapse
Chinese Official Squirms at Question About Rocket That Disintegrated in Orbit
She was NOT having it. Breaking Up China’s got a lot of explaining to do after one of its rockets broke apart after being launched into orbit — but the person they put on the job mostly ignored reporters’ questions. Over the weekend, the American space rival experienced another embarrassing incident, as Space.com reports, when… Continue reading Chinese Official Squirms at Question About Rocket That Disintegrated in Orbit
The FTX Collapse Has Another Crypto Company Preparing for Bankruptcy
Crypto’s day of reckoning is here. The Reckoning The crypto crisis is far from over. Just last week, crypto exchange FTX imploded in spectacular fashion, wiping out $32 billion in valuation, and forcing it to declare bankruptcy. Now, another major crypto company could be poised to follow suit. BlockFi — a major crypto lender that… Continue reading The FTX Collapse Has Another Crypto Company Preparing for Bankruptcy
Elon Musk’s Mom Pleads With Everyone to Stop Being So Mean to Her Perfect Boy
Hey. Guys. Quit it. He may have just laid off thousands of employees in the most chaotic and callous ways imaginable, but you know what? You just hate him ’cause you ain’t him, and it’s time to lay off — according to one Maye Musk, mother of Elon, that is. At least, that’s the message… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Mom Pleads With Everyone to Stop Being So Mean to Her Perfect Boy
Chilling Optical Illusion Creates Ghostly Figure Hiding in the Fog
“Creepy to see it out of the corner of my eye…” Ghost in the Fog Thanks to a rare and trippy optical illusion, the sensation of being followed may not be just in your head after all. In a viral video shot on a picturesque nature hike, an otherworldly shadow figure is seen tailing the cameraperson.… Continue reading Chilling Optical Illusion Creates Ghostly Figure Hiding in the Fog
Elon Musk Is Mass-Firing Employees Who Dared Criticize Him in Slack
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls himself a “free speech absolutist,” but he’s been systematically firing anyone who disagrees with him. Musk, now the boss at Twitter, is reportedly sacking anybody who has criticized him on the social giant’s Slack channels, Platformer‘s Casey Newton reports. “We regret to inform you that your employment is terminated… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Mass-Firing Employees Who Dared Criticize Him in Slack
Objects We Thought Were Black Holes May Actually Be Wormholes, Scientists Say
A team of physicists from Sofia University in Bulgaria say that wormholes, which are hypothetical tunnels linking one part of the universe to another, might be hiding in plain sight — in the form of black holes, New Scientist reports. Black holes have long puzzled scientists, gobbling up matter and never letting it escape. But… Continue reading Objects We Thought Were Black Holes May Actually Be Wormholes, Scientists Say