Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg can fight in the Colosseum.

This was announced by the head of SpaceX on his Twitter. It is also known that both sides wish to meet there. The Minister of Culture of Italy has already contacted Zuckerberg about the fight, now the UFC should join the discussion. If the negotiation stage is successful, the clash of the two legends will take place in one of the grandest structures in the world - in the Roman Colosseum.

The Japanese will build the city of the future in Tokyo Bay.

It will be built on reclaimed land that will increase Japan's area to 1,000 hectares. The Japanese government plans to use only environmentally friendly energy generated by solar panels and wind turbines in the new city, as well as to introduce advanced digital technologies into the urban economy everywhere.

Virgin Galactic successfully completed the first commercial suborbital flight.

The VSS Unity spaceplane with three passengers, an instructor and two pilots reached an altitude of 80 km above the desert in New Mexico, where the crew plunged into zero gravity for about five minutes.

In the US, wind and solar produced more electricity than coal for the first time.

The data showed that since the beginning of 2023, wind turbines and panels have generated 252 TWh, while coal-fired power plants have generated only 249 TWh.

The iPhone 14's crash detection feature made a lot of false 911 calls during the music festival.

People were so actively having fun and moving that advanced Apple algorithms took readings from smartphones and smart watches of users as an emergency situation on the road. Rescue representatives promptly contacted Apple to inform the developer about this situation.

NASA is developing AI to communicate with spacecraft.

The specialists plan to create a kind of ChatGPT chat bot that will answer questions from astronauts and operators about the state of the spacecraft, its route, the environment, and more. When the tool is created, it will literally be integrated into ships to conquer the Moon, Mars and beyond.

"Сolachup"

Pepsi introduced a soda-based sauce for the summer, which they called “colachup”. The recipe, of course, is not disclosed. It will only be available in America and only at baseball games with the purchase of hot dogs.

In England, they came up with fireproof drones for firefighters.

The FireDrone can withstand temperatures up to 200ºC for 10 minutes. The device will safely fly into buildings engulfed in flames and look for people who are trapped in a fire.

Scientists have seen how crabs protect the robot crab.

Biologists assembled a mechanical crab to survey the bottom, and it was attacked by a stingray. Suddenly, a whole army of crabs came to his aid, which stuck around the iron bro and covered him with their hard shells so that no one could eat him.

A resident of the United States bought an “endless” air ticket and has already flown 37 million km.

In 1990, Tom Stucker purchased a lifetime ticket for all United Airlines flights for $290,000 and has never regretted the purchase since. For 33 years, he visited more than 100 countries, and the cost of his flights exceeded $ 2 million. He called his purchase the best investment in his life.

In the US, a janitor accidentally destroyed 25 years of research.

In Rensselaer Polytech's lab, one freezer made a nasty sound, and the janitor simply turned it off so that it wouldn't bother him. Inside were cell cultures and samples at -44°C, which were collected and studied for a quarter of a century. Now all the work will have to start over, and the damage is estimated at $1 million.

John Goodenough, inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has died at the age of 100.

This invention laid the foundation for wireless electronics, and thanks to John, we now have mobile phones and laptops.

In Spain, set a new world record for the 100 meters in heels.

34-year-old Christian Roberto Lopez Rodriguez ran the distance in 12.82 seconds. And by the way, his time is only 3.24 seconds slower than that of the legendary Usain Bolt.

MDMA freed the racist from hatred of others.

Psychologists have described an unusual case in which a white supremacist got rid of his radical beliefs after participating in an MDMA experiment. The man, who was formerly an American Nationalist leader, told a researcher that "love is the most important thing" and "nothing matters without love."

In Borneo, they found an unusual palm tree that blooms and bears fruit underground.

At the same time, it is not clear how its flowers are pollinated. A very small number of plant species have evolved to flower or bear fruit underground. But before the discovery of the new palm, only one plant combined these two qualities - the underground orchid. The palm tree was already known to the locals, but went unnoticed by scientists. They believe this case highlights the need for greater collaboration with indigenous communities.

The ancestors of modern kangaroos could not jump.

Zoologists have determined that some extinct kangaroos may not have used jumping to get around. They moved in other ways, such as on all fours. Analysis of the bones showed that the high-speed, high-intensity jumping typical of today's large kangaroos was likely rare or absent in many species, including their direct ancestors.

ChatGPT will answer calls to emergency services in Portugal.

By 2025, Portugal will implement the ChatGPT chatbot in the operation of emergency telephone lines. Artificial intelligence will answer the call when all operators are busy. They promise that a person will not even understand that he is communicating with a robot. The AI will evaluate the problem and redirect the caller to the right person. He will also be able to recognize pranksters. Their pranks are 60% of traffic on emergency lines.

In Japan, they began to make furniture for gamers.

Bauhütte has introduced a gaming chair with a 125° reclining backrest, adjustable armrests, a footstool and even a smartphone holder.

London-based startup Prosper Ropotics is developing a robotic butler.

He will do all the housework for you. So, for example, he will be able to independently load dishwashers, dust and mop floors, fold clothes and even cook simple meals. At the start of sales, the robot will cost from $6,000, but a monthly subscription option is also being considered to perform more complex tasks: they will be done by special employees through VR.

Unusual benches.

In England, they came up with benches that purify the air like 200 trees. CityTree structures are made of moss and absorb harmful substances from the air.