OPod is a stylish micro-home made out of concrete pipe
With little space available, Hong Kong is looking for housing solutions for its growing population. One local architect has designed a stylish micro-home inside, of all things, a concrete water pipe.
Video Assistant Referee technology set to call the shots at World Cup 2018
Video Assistant Referee technology looks set to be used for the first time at a World Cup, helping on-field officials to call difficult decisions during Russia 2018 this summer.
Pepper the robot fired from grocery store for not being up to the job
Pepper recently started work in a grocery store as part of a trial to see how a robot might benefit customers. But it seems like there's still some work to be done.
Instagram now shows when you’re on the app (and here’s how to stop it)
Instagram has quietly introduced a feature that shares your activity status with those you follow. It's on by default, though it can be turned off.
Amazon delivery drone could self-disintegrate for safety if it falls from sky
Amazon wants to deliver stuff using drones, but what if they suffer a problem on the way to your home? Its proposed solution is intriguing.
It is now an offense in New Jersey to fly a drone while drunk
New Jersey is going after drone owners who fly their machine while drunk. A bill targeting the behavior was signed into law this week.
Boeing’s beast of a drone can carry up to 500 pounds of cargo
Boeing has designed an enormous prototype drone capable of carrying cargo weighing up to an astonishing 500 pounds.
Amazon ramps up Dash Button integration for super-quick ordering
Amazon is ramping efforts to become the main player in your smart home by expanding Dash quick-order functionality to a slew of new devices.
Watch this robot lawnmower take on a moose, and lose
Who do you think would emerge the victor in a showdown between a robot lawn mower and a moose? Someone in Norway recently found out when they sent their grass-cutting machine into battle after catching the animal stealing apples off their tree.
Watch this robot solve a Rubik’s Cube in a fraction of a second
While there are a few humans who can solve a Rubik's Cube in little more than four seconds, robots, as you might expect, can do it even faster. Take the Sub1 – this amazing machine can analyze it AND complete it in a mere 0.637 seconds.
Is DJI about to unveil a new Mavic? Or is it a fixed-wing drone?
DJI is teasing a new product in a video. All will be revealed by the drone company in New York City on January 23.
Oreo flies five ‘cookie drones’ over New York City in a wacky milk-dunk stunt
Monday marked the 105th anniversary of the Oreo cookie and to celebrate, the brand performed a wacky milk-dunk stunt in New York City.
Tethered drones to help Secret Service provide security for president
The Secret Service is to use a tethered drone this month for surveillance operations geared toward protecting President Trump.
YouTube is making it harder for small-time creators to make money
YouTube is changing the threshold that allows creators to make money from their videos, upping the entry terms for its Partner Program.
Call it a ‘robofish’ or a bionic underwater drone, Biki is a camera that swims
If you're tired of your aerial drone then how about exploring the deep blue with this underwater equivalent?
Boeing’s ‘son of Blackbird’ hypersonic plane is designed to hit 3,800 mph
Boeing this week unveiled its plans for a hypersonic plane that could replace Lockheed Martin's SR-71 "Blackbird" aircraft.
‘Drone surfing’ is exactly what you think it is
Drone surfing is now a thing, apparently. Keen to show off the power of one of its flying machines, Washington-based firm Freefly swapped a kite for its ALTA 8 octocopter and sent a guy out on the water to see what happened. And yes, he did come back.
Slow TV: Aussies mesmerized by 17-hour movie of a train ride
Aussies have had their first proper taste of slow TV with a 17-hour broadcast of the country's most famous train ride.
Smart speaker market intensifies with 40 million Americans now owning one
Nearly 40M Americans now own a smart speaker like the Amazon Echo or Google Home, with 65 percent saying they've rather taken to the device.
From dusty plot to green oasis, Apple Park receives the finishing touches
Apple Park is going green, with the company's new campus receiving finishing touches that include thousands of trees throughout the grounds.
Facebook plans major news feed changes ‘to improve your well-being’
Mark Zuckerberg wants to take Facebook back to its roots by changing your news feed to prioritize friends and family over public content.
U.S. firm uses its tech in new search for missing Malaysia Airlines jet
A U.S. firm is about to use its powerful technology to begin a new search for the Malaysian Airlines plane that went missing in 2014.
YouTube punishes Logan Paul for Japan ‘suicide forest’ video
YouTube has punished Logan Paul for his controversial video posted at the end of 2017 showing an apparent suicide victim.
Did SpaceX lose the classified Zuma payload during its latest launch?
SpaceX launched a rocket carrying into orbit a $1 billion satellite for the U.S. government, but reports suggest the mission failed.
You can take a bath while flying inside this crazy ‘drone’
Taking a bath in a drone-like flying machine is of course an utterly absurd idea, but these guys from Germany have shown it's possible.
More than half a million hoverboards have been recalled over fire risk
More than half a million hoverboards have been recalled in the U.S. over concerns they could suddenly burst into flames. Affected owners have been urged to stop using their board "immediately" and to return it for a refund or replacement.
Check out this rooftop ski slope set for a super-green power plant in Denmark
The architect responsible for Google's stylish London HQ is also behind an ambitious project for a power plant that the public can ski down.