Hyperloop One's co-founder wants to build a rival system before his old partner
Brogan BamBrogan, once the CTO at Hyperloop One, has just launched a rival firm to develop the first operational hyperloop system.
Forget wiping your phone remotely, this tech lets you destroy its innards instead
A team of researchers has designed a component that, when activated, can destroy a phone's innards in a matter of seconds.
Dating sites gave this startup a neat idea for its apartment-share service
A new online service helping room hunters find a place to live has drawn inspiration from dating sites to create a matchmaking process.
SpaceX to deliver a lethal superbug to the ISS, but the astronauts don’t mind
SpaceX is about to deliver a lethal superbug to the International Space Station, but it's OK – the astronauts know about it.
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub starts handing out big bucks to disease researchers
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, a NFP medical research organization, has started to hand out funds for research into combating all human disease.
On-demand laundry services are on the rise, and one is expanding to 15 countries
On-demand laundry services have been around for a while, with some doing better than others. This one is about to expand to 15 countries.
A NASA scientist needed to find out if this ‘abandoned space capsule’ was real
It's not every day you stumble across a space capsule while driving along the road, but what exactly is the story behind this one in Arizona?
Run by robots: Amazon’s high-tech supermarket may only need three employees
Amazon is testing a high-tech "grab-and-go" store in Seattle. But a new report suggests it's planning a much larger version run by robots.
SpaceX wants to launch a rocket every two weeks from its new Florida site
SpaceX is about to ramp up its launch schedule to a level not seen in its seven-year history of rocket launches.
Qatar Airways breaks record with a flight many wouldn’t want to take
Like flying? Love long haul? So how about saving up for a seat on Qatar's Doha-to-Auckland route, a record-breaking flight taking 17.5 hours.
Amazon’s Super Bowl ad proves it hasn’t given up the dream of drone delivery
It's nowhere near a full-fledged service but Amazon nevertheless put its Prime Air delivery drone into one of its Super Bowls ads on Sunday
Drone flights at the world’s busiest airport? What’s going on?
The FAA has for the first time allowed a company to fly drones at a major airport, in this case at the world's busiest.
Forget about flying your drone at Sunday’s Super Bowl
If you're down Houston way with your drone on Sunday and you're thinking how cool it'd be to get an aerial shot of the Super Bowl, forget it.
Guys who made smartphone photography possible nab a huge cash prize
Advances in digital imaging tech have come thick and fast in recent years, and the engineers responsible have just collected a major award.
This personal cargo robot can move your stuff as fast as a bicycle
Gita is a personal robot from the makers of the Vespa. The autonomous droid can hit 22 mph while carrying a load weighing up to 40 pounds.
A small town’s sudden power surge fried tech gear in hundreds of homes
Up to 1,000 people in a small Pennsylvania town saw lots of their gadgets go up in smoke recently when a sudden power surge hit the area.
‘Doctor Who’ actor Peter Capaldi has just announced he’s quitting the show
Doctor Who actor Peter Capaldi surprised fans of the show on Monday when he announced that the next season will be his last.
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.
NASA's pressure-sensitive paint can help it build better rockets
Special pressure-sensitive paint is helping NASA researchers learn how to build better-performing rockets.
There’s an android helping out at an airport in California
SoftBank's friendly Pepper humanoid robot could make all that hanging around at airports a little easier to bear.
American Airlines is ditching seat-back displays in its new 737 jets
American Airlines is ditching seat-back displays for its new Boeing 737 MAX jets that go into service later this year.
Bye-bye to bifocals? These high-tech specs can automatically change focus
Researchers have developed a pair of specs with lenses that automatically focus, whether you're looking at something up close or far away.
A button for every order: Amazon has more than 250 Dash buttons for sale
Amazon launched its press-to-order Dash button in 2015, and since then has been steadily expanding its range of offered brands.