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Much of Elon Musk's success stems from his pioneering mentality and a propensity to think laterally.

At a time when every employer demands a college degree, Musk is cognizant of the rapidly declining quality of college graduates and seeks candidates with a can-do attitude instead. College degree is optional.

In fact, Tesla is even considering a recruitment program aimed at high school graduates.

By now everyone has seen it coming. After trying to sell the business for months LG has finally bit adieu to its mobile phone unit.

This comes after racking up losses totaling to $4.5 billion over five years. The company is still selling off its existing stock of Android smartphones, so there is a good chance of finding one at a discount.

Someone has paid an eye-watering $660,000 for a copy of Super Mario Bros. The unopened cartridge was in pristine condition with the retail packaging intact. The owner apparently forgot all about his 1986 Christmas gift.

Unfortunately, the advent of digital content distribution means that no one owns anything and there is no physical copy to auction off later.

The Perseverance rover might have reached on Mars in February, but the Ingenuity helicopter separated from its belly and dropped 10 inches to the surface only now.

However, the most intriguing fact is the 1.8 kg helicopter's $80 million price tag despite using off-the-shelf components.

To put this into perspective, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket costs $50 million and can deliver 23 tons into orbit.