Tokyo 2020 Olympics could deploy facial-recognition tech on a huge scale
Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are reported to be considering the use of facial recognition technology in a bid to bolster security.
Elon Musk’s massive Australian battery just chalked up another record
The battery that Musk built is apparently the biggest in the world. Located in Australia, it has just chalked up another record.
Lapland reindeer go high-tech with tracking sensors to protect them from wolves
Reindeer herders in Lapland are using tracking sensors connected to a smartphone app so they can better protect the animal against predators.
Getting a drone for Christmas? Be sure to register it before you fly
Millions of drones will be excitedly unwrapped this holiday season, but did you know you need to register it before you fire it up?
Hyperloop One transport system speeds forward with first test on full-scale track
Hyperloop One is edging toward making its super-fast transportation system a reality, recently completing a full-scale test run.
Quadcopter kit from Fat Shark has wannabe drone racers in its sights
Drone racing is becoming popular and newbies interested in getting involved now have an easy way to do so thanks to Fat Shark.
Place your burger order with nothing but a smile at a facial-recognition kiosk
A burger chain is testing a kiosk that recognizes your face and recalls your previous orders in a bid to make fast food even faster.
Drone ban — FAA adds to the list of places where you can’t fly your bird
The FAA has banned drone flights over nuclear sites ... not that you were thinking about flying your machine over such a facility, of course.
Delta’s app now offers a map view so you can watch your bags go AWOL in real-time
Delta has been helping its passengers to track their checked luggage from airport to airport for a while now. Now the feature includes a map to let you know its real-time location – and so you can be sure it's arrived at the same airport as you.
Drone-operating gang’s prison delivery service lands its members in jail
An illegal drone delivery service that flew contraband to prisoners was recently busted by police. Eight gang members were jailed this week.
The cost of Nokia’s Ozo VR camera means you probably won’t be getting one
It's the device Nokia hopes will take the VR world by storm, it has eight lenses capturing 360-degree spherical video and eight microphones for 360x360 surround sound, and it costs so much you probably won't be getting one.
Watch out, trees! This #KillerDrone has a chainsaw
We've already seen a gun-wielding drone and another with a flamethrower attached, so perhaps we shouldn't be too surprised to learn that someone has now fixed a chainsaw to one.
Disney wants to stick projectors on drones and fly them in its parks
Disney parks and drones could be a match made in heaven, the flying machines presenting a myriad of possibilities for the entertainment giant. And a patent for a quadcopter with an attached projector shows it already has some ideas up its sleeve.
Watch this UPS truck launch a drone on a delivery run
UPS has its eye on a drone delivery service where its trucks serve as a base station. It's a neat idea, and the company demoed it this week.
Sit back and enjoy Samsung’s feature-length movie of a washing machine spinning
Samsung has followed up its groundbreaking washing machine commercial with a movie on the same subject: A washing machine spinning.
The drone database is back, and most owners must register their details
After a seven-month pause in mandatory registration, a change in the law means that once again, drone owners must register their machines.
Drone-catching eagles aren’t such a good idea after all
Dutch police started using eagles to catch rogue drones last year. But it seems the plan wasn't properly thought through.
SpaceX aims to launch again this year following September’s rocket explosion
SpaceX suffered a serious setback at the start of September when one of its Falcon 9 rockets exploded on a Cape Canaveral launchpad. But the company said Friday it's getting close to understanding what went wrong, and wants to launch again this year.
Engineering students hurl Hyperloop pods down California test track
The Hyperloop will need passenger pods if it's ever to become a reality, and teams of student engineers are hoping to create them.
Drone incidents involving airplanes rise ‘dramatically,’ FAA says
Common sense sadly seems in short supply for a few owners of remotely controlled flying machines. According to new FAA data, reports of drones coming dangerously close to manned aircraft have risen "dramatically" in recent months.
Try three new photo apps as part of Google’s ‘appsperiments’ project
Google researchers want you to help them test three new photo apps as part of efforts to explore the potential of mobile photography.