Is Planet Nine behind mass extinctions on Earth? One astrophysicist says yes
Planet Nine's orbit may take it through a region of space where our comets originate, flinging them towards Earth and possibly causing mass extinctions.
Google apologizes for Gmail’s big Gfail on April Fools’ Day
Gmail's annual April Fools' Day prank backfired when a joke Send + Drop Mic button sent spinning minion images to recipients.
Tech giants: Blocking Clean Power Plan will be ‘costly’
Google, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft filed an amicus brief supporting the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan.
Do you work virtually all the time? Dell's latest Precision desktops are for you
Dell is offering VR-ready options for its Dell Precision Tower 5810, 7810, and 7910 Workstations and its Rack 7910. The options go live on April 5.
Ethiopia is fighting the spread of disease with a drone that drops irradiated tsetse flies
Ethiopian officials are about to deploy a drone that will unleash a hellfire of irradiated flies upon select parts of the country to combat disease.
Acer's new HD projector for gaming costs a hefty $5,000
Acer has added a new gaming-focused HD projector into its Predator line, costing a hefty $5,000 and capable of up to a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution at 120".
Newly-developed transparent wood could be used in buildings, solar cells, and more
A new transparent wood material could be used in buildings, solar cells, and more. The wood veneer is chemically engineered to let light through.
Your BMW just got a whole lot smarter thanks to BMW Connected
At Thursday's Microsoft Build, German automaker BMW unveiled the expansion of its ConnectedDrive in-car system.
British mad scientist Colin Furze just built a fully operational thermite cannon
Real-life mad scientist Colin Furze is back yet again, this time with an innovative DIY cannon built specially for launching combustible thermite canisters.
3D printing companies work to preserve over 55 species of endangered birds
In another innovative application, 3D printing is being used to raise awareness about endangered and threatened species of birds.
‘No Wi-Fi beyond this point’: new tech could block access based on location
A team at MIT can track the location of Wi-Fi users to a couple of decimeters, even on networks with only one access point. This could help block hackers.
Bring a nutritionist to the grocery store with you — courtesy of the ShopWell app
ShopWell serves as a personal nutritionist app by offering users nutritional information and tools that incorporate their own preferences and health needs.
Newly-developed nanomachines can autonomously repair broken circuits,
We've always assumed that robots derive their marching orders from us humans and our programming skills, but sometimes, we're just unnecessary.
The Floatti is the world’s first smart suspension ride suitcase
The Floatti is a smart suitcase designed to exceed the traveler's needs, while implementing suspension engineering on the wheels for a smooth ride.
BUILD 2016: Microsoft talks Cortana, Skype, bots, and intelligence APIs
During Build 2016, Microsoft talked about upcoming "smart" features in Cortana, Skype, the Microsoft Bot Framework, and intelligence APIs.
Sleep with the fishes (and sharks) in Airbnb's underwater aquarium bedroom
Airbnb is holding a contest to send three winners to sleep with the sharks under the Paris Aquarium in a temporary bedroom hosted by shark diver Fred Buyle.
A new refrigerator laser can detect food poisoning-related bacteria
To bring your refrigerator into the 21st century, simply affix to it a laser which will detect microbes on your food.
See what your drone sees in VR with the FreeBird One weatherproof drone
FreeBird Flight's innovative FreeBird One drone gives pilots a chance to see what their drone sees by utilizing stunning, birds-eye-view VR functionality.
New nanotech fabric dissolves odor and stains whenever it’s exposed to bright light
Researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne developed a nano-enhanced textile that could be used to make clothes that clean themselves in the sun.
Microsoft kills AI chatbot Tay (twice) after it goes full Nazi
Microsoft created an AI chatbot, but it had to pull the plug after Tay was posting racist and genocidal tweets. The company had to do it again.
If you ordered a HoloLens dev kit, it starts shipping today
Excited to develop for Microsoft's augmented reality headset? The $3,000 HoloLens' developer kit will be shipping to developers today.
The Krimston Two lets you run two SIM cards on one iPhone … at the same time
For the smartphone that does everything, you need a case that does even more. Like turn your one iPhone into two. Almost.
MIT scientists design a drone that draws on your command
When art and technology are conjoined, the pair can create stunning results, as they do in MIT's flying pantograph.
NASA has developed a greener and less toxic rocket fuel, and plans to show it off this week
After working on a high-performance green rocket propellant for the last four years, NASA announced it will finally unveil its new fuel at the end of March.
Become the next PewDiePie with Razer’s Ripsaw capture card for PC, consoles
This new external capture card allows PC gamers and console gamers alike to broadcast their gameplay to popular broadcasting services.
Is this a joke? Smell Dating service lets you find your soulmate by sniffing sweaty t-shirts
Smell Dating lets you meet your soul mate by sniffing sweaty t-shirts, since smell is the most evocative sense and is connected intimately to emotion.
Lift a glass: tabletop craft beer system launches on kickstarter
Like the Keurig for craft beer, the iGulu automated brewing system makes it easy to brew your own high-quality craft beer right on your kitchen counter.
Invitations to the closed beta of Doom 2016 are now heading to inboxes
Invites to the closed beta of Doom are now hitting invites. Those who missed the chance to get into the beta can still grab a code at GameStop.
With the rise of the self-driving car may come the decline of the traffic light
The latest thing to be rendered obsolete by the advent of self-driving technology may be those pesky stop lights.
