Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sale destroys global online shopping record … again
Ecommerce titan Alibaba raked in a record $38.4 billion during its annual Singles’ Day online shopping extravaganza on Monday, beating last year’s figure by $7 billion. The Chinese company said delivery orders also hit a new high, increasing from 812 million in 2018 to 1.3 billion.
Osmo Pocket 2 is coming this week. Here’s what it could look like
Compact and convenient, DJI’s Osmo Pocket gimbal camera generated a lot of interest when it launched in 2018. An updated design is launching this week.
Nikon shows off the winners of its 47th small world photo contest
Marvel at the amazing images selected by judges of Nikon's 46th Small World Photomicrography contest.
Concorde replacement edges closer with Baby Boom unveiling
Boom Supersonic has taken a big step toward putting a Concorde-like supersonic passenger plane into commercial service with the unveiling of a prototype.
Watch this pilot test a jetpack for a ‘flying paramedic’ service
It might not be too long before paramedics are flying through the air using jetpacks after a recent test flight in the U.K. demonstrated the possibility.
Instagram merges with Messenger for easier cross-platform messaging
People using Instagram and Messenger can now send messages, photos, and videos between the two platforms.
Twitter trying to boost engagement by removing ads for top users
Looking for ways to boost engagement on the social media site, Twitter appears to be removing ads from the timelines of some of its most active users.
Japan starts building the world’s largest floating solar farm
Japanese tech firm Kyocera has been building floating solar farms since 2014, and it's now embarking on its biggest project to date. Scheduled for completion in 2018, this latest facility will use 50,000 solar panels to power around 5,000 homes.
A fake picture won Nikon’s photography contest, and the Internet had a field day
Chay Yu Wei's striking shot of a plane passing overhead won him a prize from Nikon, however, the image was soon exposed for being nothing more than a badly edited fake. Still, the error was worth it for the humorous responses from the Web community.
Netflix has a black market for passwords, and they sell for just 25 cents
Evidence shows that Netflix passwords are currently being sold on the dark Web for as little as 25 cents. The illicit market is expanding markedly following the streaming service's rollout in 130 new regions last month, according to a leading security firm.
Instagram users are already angry over new Facebook-style feed
It's too early to call it a full-blown backlash, but a new petition railing against Instagram's decision to ditch chronological feeds already has more than 100,000 backers.
Instagram’s ‘Explore’ grid now shows extra love to video
Instagram is pushing deeper into video, on Thursday rolling out an update to showcase the content in new channels – "videos you might like" and "featured" – in the app's Explore grid.
Olympic torch fires up own Twitter account
The Olympic flame is now on Twitter. The famous torch, which was lit at a special ceremony in Greece on Thursday, will be tweeting regularly during its 106-day relay journey to the Olympic stadium in Rio, Brazil.
Time to change your Twitter password: 32 million accounts may have been hacked
It looks as if malware may have allowed hackers to collect passwords for some 32 million Twitter accounts. The company insists its own servers are secure, and says it's currently investigating the matter.
TikTok stays in app stores as U.S. judge temporarily blocks ban
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an order by the U.S. government that would have forced the removal of TikTok from app stores at midnight on Sunday.
Watch the world’s largest aircraft crash-land on only its second outing
Having celebrated a successful maiden flight just a week ago, the team behind the world's largest aircraft were shocked to see the enormous Airlander 10 crash-land on Wednesday at the end of only its second outing.
How a small typo landed a commercial plane in the wrong country
A data entry error by an AirAsia pilot in Sydney, Australia, kicked off a bizarre chain of events that led a passenger plane bound for Malaysia to land in the Australian city of Melbourne instead.
Your favorite cartoon classics are about to get their own streaming service
Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, and many more cartoon classics are about to land on a new VoD service alongside original cartoon content.
Apple has just rolled out a useful update to improve your iTunes movies experience
Apple has finally made it possible to watch rented iTunes movies across multiple devices, instead of having to stick with the same one.
Pay for Twitter? A subscription service for power users could be in the cards
Twitter is exploring the idea of overhauling TweetDeck to include a bunch of extra features. The drawback? You'll have to pay for it.
Apple Stores will soon have drones flying around inside them
Apple Stores are going to be a lot noisier from this week after the company inked a deal to be the sole seller of the new Passport drone.