This appears to be the biggest wealth collapse in history. Billionaire Wipe Out FTX CEO and name-brand crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has lost a stunning 94 percent of his net worth in a single day, Bloomberg reports — a decline so precipitous that he’s barely hanging onto the “billionaire” title at all. In total, Bankman-Fried’s net… Continue reading Crypto Billionaire Loses 94 Percent of His Wealth in One Day
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Elon Musk Is Faving Posts on Twitter That Are Making Our Skin Crawl With Embarrassment
Confidence is good. Confidence is great! But a scroll through new Twitter owner Elon Musk’s “favorite” posts on the app is like having a front row seat to someone who may well have too much. In between a few sparse Twitter-unrelated memes and the occasional not-quite-porn-but-porn-adjacent fantasy art, Musk’s favs are pretty much all self-validating… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Faving Posts on Twitter That Are Making Our Skin Crawl With Embarrassment
New Details Emerge About Aaron Carter’s Tragic Death
Image by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images Former child star and late 90s pop singer Aaron Carter was only 34 when he passed away last weekend. Now, newly-released details may shed light on his final hours. As TMZ reports, police who arrived at the scene of Carter’s Lancaster, California home said they found bottles of prescription pills… Continue reading New Details Emerge About Aaron Carter’s Tragic Death
Blockchain Guy Sets Priceless Drawing on Fire to Mint 10,000 NFTs, Only Sells Four
“I think this man should be put in jail.” Up In Flames We all know that NFT enthusiasts can get caught up in some questionable stunts. But one blockchain businessman has incurred the ire of the art world — and Mexican authorities — after hosting a gaudy event where he burned what he claimed was… Continue reading Blockchain Guy Sets Priceless Drawing on Fire to Mint 10,000 NFTs, Only Sells Four
Scientists Discover Bizarre New Deep Sea Creatures
We stan the “bony-eared a**fish.” Yes, that’s its actual name. Deepwater Dumpling Ooey-gooey translucent eels! A deepwater dumpling! A silver specimen that walks on little stilts! A dazzling array of fabulously strange deep sea creatures were just discovered off of Australia’s Western Coast, where scientists mapped the seafloor of two new marine parks for the… Continue reading Scientists Discover Bizarre New Deep Sea Creatures
Terrifying! Hacked Robodog Walks on Hind Legs
It’s the literal robot uprising. Robot Uprising Perhaps it’s only a matter of time until the robots catch up with us and take over the planet. Case in point: a four-legged robodog learning how to walk on its two hind legs. Researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and ShanghaiTech University have developed an off-the-shelf “shin”… Continue reading Terrifying! Hacked Robodog Walks on Hind Legs
NFT Marketplaces Say Oops, Paying Royalties to Artists Is Optional Now
It’s no secret that the NFT industry has been struggling, meaning that marketplaces are being forced to find new, creative ways to hold onto market share. One especially unpleasant — even by cryptosphere standards — new trend to do just that? Doing away with creator royalties. Well, the industry hasn’t totally done away with royalties. As Decrypt… Continue reading NFT Marketplaces Say Oops, Paying Royalties to Artists Is Optional Now
Friend of Elon Musk Says He’s Surrounded by Sycophants and Yes Men
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has so far been a near-total disaster. The entire operation is in shambles, with employees — who either survived a massive round of layoffs or were asked to return to work after being fired — desperately trying to make sense of the situation. At the center of… Continue reading Friend of Elon Musk Says He’s Surrounded by Sycophants and Yes Men
Oculus Founder Builds VR Headset That Kills User If They Die in Game
Oculus founder and defense contractor Palmer Luckey claims to have built a VR headset that, should its wearer’s avatar die in a game, blows up the user’s head with “explosive charge modules.” Ha ha. Cool… “The idea of tying your real life to your virtual avatar has always fascinated me — you instantly raise the… Continue reading Oculus Founder Builds VR Headset That Kills User If They Die in Game
Realizing Its Mistake, Twitter Pleads With Fired Employees to Come Back
Elon Musk seems to have no idea what he’s doing. Please Come Back Twitter’s operations have been plunged into absolute chaos ever since Elon Musk took over the company. Last week, Musk laid off around half of the embattled social media company’s staff, which was more or less expected. In a much more surprising twist,… Continue reading Realizing Its Mistake, Twitter Pleads With Fired Employees to Come Back