24 May 2026
Orbot Robotics’ space robot has four arms, but its Goro physique has a purpose
This four-armed robot could make routine space-station work easier for astronauts Orbit Robotics Helios is a new four-armed robot from Zurich-based Orbit Robotics, and at first glance, it reminded me of Goro from Mortal Kombat . But unlike the prince from Outworld, Helios is not built for combat. It is designed to help astronauts on space stations with the repetitive, time-consuming work that…
23 May 2026
The SpaceX IPO Reveals What Really Happened to Twitter
Where is the X in SpaceX? By John Herrman , a tech columnist at Intelligencer Formerly, he was a reporter and critic at the New York Times and co-editor of The Awl.
23 May 2026
“The future is here”: Why this humanoid robot needs four arms
i Orbit Robotics Orbit Robotics’ humanoid robot Helios has four arms but no legs, as it does not need them in space.
23 May 2026
Elon Musk’s baby mama claims he used ‘space technology’ in 2024 election
St. Clair alleged Musk spoke of “10,000 lasers in space” tied to satellites.
23 May 2026
The Meme Coin With the Best Shot at Surviving Long Term
Five years ago, there were approximately 125 meme coins in circulation. Today, there are literally hundreds of thousands of different meme coins, making it statistically improbable that any of them will ever pull away from the pack. But if there's one meme coin capable of surviving long term, it's Dogecoin ( DOGE 6.68% ) . It's been around for more than a decade now. Here are two good reasons why…
22 May 2026
SpaceX will retry Starship test flight after scrubbing prior launch
A Tesla Cybertruck drives past SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California, US, on Monday, April 13, 2026.
22 May 2026
How Your Brain Decides What Matters
The wind picks up dust from the unpaved road one afternoon in December as Jack van Honk turns into a ramshackle neighborhood in Lambert’s Bay, on the west coast of South Africa. A stocky woman in a red patterned sundress steps out of a small home painted palest sea green, her ochre-dirt yard crowded with potted plants, many medicinal. She smiles broadly, deep wrinkles creasing a face that is…
22 May 2026
Nicki Minaj Attends Failed SpaceX Launch & Praises Elon Musk ‘for Everything That You’re Doing for Humanity’
Nicki Minaj pulled up to SpaceX’s flight test in Texas on Thursday (May 21), but in this case, starships weren’t meant to fly, as the flight was postponed to due to technical issues with the the spacecraft. She joined the SpaceX broadcast for a brief chat at Starbase for the launch of the Starship rocket. Fittingly, the Queens rapper was rocking a T-shirt that was emblazoned with a “Starship”…
22 May 2026
Jimmy Kimmel mocks Elon Musk’s criticism of Lupita Nyong’o’s ‘Odyssey’ casting
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel mocked Elon Musk’s criticism of Christopher Nolan’s casting of Lupita Nyong’o in The Odyssey during his May 20 monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . . Kimmel told viewers Musk had attacked Nolan for casting Nyong’o as Helen of Troy, arguing the role should have gone to a white actress. Kimmel read Musk’s post on X aloud, “Chris Nolan desecrated The Odyssey so that he would be…
