Washington DC has given Elon Musk a permit for his Hyperloop
In the middle of last year, Elon Musk announced that he had “verbal government approval” to build a Washington DC to New York City Hyperloop …
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Apple ‘didn’t test the HomePod enough,’ design experts claim
The HomePod, a $349 smart speaker that signaled Apple’s opening salvo in the war against Amazon Echo and Google Home, is off to a bad …
There’s something wrong with NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA has had an incredible streak of good luck as of late with spacecraft that have far outlived their expectations. Cassini at Saturn, the Opportunity …
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may be dying, and could disappear within our lifetimes
With the exception of Saturn and its iconic rings, Jupiter is probably the most recognizable planet in our Solar System. Its long, thick stripes are …
Watch a drone crash into Apple’s new spaceship campus in Cupertino
We’ve been watching footage of the brand new Apple Park in Cupertino, California filmed by drones for months, but over this past weekend, the inevitable …
Giant rodents are invading the West Coast
No populated area is without its share of mice, rats, and other pesky pests, but the West Coast is dealing with an influx of supersized …
A leak might’ve revealed when Apple plans to hold its biggest event of 2018
It goes without saying that Apple’s annual September iPhone event is the company’s most hotly anticipated press conference of the year. The iPhone is one …
Bitcoin is back over $11,000
It took Bitcoin more than two weeks to recover the ground it lost in early February when the most popular cryptocurrency in the world plunged …
Dog food recall: Here are all the brands and products being withdrawn
The J.M. Smucker Company announced last week that it was recalling a number of popular pet food products after it was revealed that they may …
FAA is investigating whether or not a drone caused a helicopter crash
A helicopter crash that occurred in South Carolina earlier this week is now suspected of being the first-ever crash caused by a drone, Bloomberg reports. According to …
Beautiful concept imagines what ‘normal’ Apple AR glasses might look like
Apple is one of the companies working on augmented reality (AR) glasses, although the company has never confirmed it. Apple’s AR remarks over the years …
Filmmaker pits a maxed-out $14,000 iMac Pro against a top-of-the-line iMac
After years of essentially ignoring its pro users — a group which largely consists of loyal developers and creative professionals — Apple finally seems eager …
Experts agree: There’s no real threat of a robot uprising anytime soon
The Twitterati have been freaked out for several days now over a video showcasing the creepy door-opening ability of the SpotMini, a dog-like robot from …
Woman uses Apple Watch’s SOS feature to call 911 after being struck by a drunk driver
It almost sounds bizarre to say, but the Apple Watch has helped save a number of lives since its release more than two years ago. …
NASA’s Opportunity rover just discovered possible evidence of water on Mars
Mars is a big, dusty, dry ball of rock, sand, and dust… we think. Believe it or not, despite the fact that NASA has several …
A colossal Neptunian storm just vanished before our eyes
You don’t have to look far for fresh news about Mars, Saturn, or Jupiter these days, but Neptune doesn’t always get the same kind of …
Apple’s new ‘Close Your Rings’ ad definitely wasn’t well thought-out
The HomePod, Apple’s opening salvo in the war against Amazon Echo and Google Home, is off to an inconspicuous start. Despite fawning reviews about the …
NASA just discovered nearly 100 new alien planets as the search for life heats up
NASA’s Kepler space telescope was launched for the purpose of finding new objects, like planets, far off in space, and it has done its job …
Apple’s most talented workers can’t stop walking into doors
Apple recently completed its brand-new headquarters in Cupertino, California. The giant UFO-shaped building — the most expensive building in the US — is sprawling glass-and-steel …
Major dog food brands recalls shipments tainted with euthanasia drug
Shipments of a handful of major dog food brands are being frozen as samples have tested positive for a drug commonly used to euthanize animals. …
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster might crash into Earth – and scientists think they know when
Remember when we first heard that a Tesla Roadster that’s speeding through space at 25,000 mph would not crash into Mars, but instead just fly past …
Bitcoin finally cleared $10,000, but it didn’t stay there very long
Bitcoin on Thursday finally broke through the $10,000 price, more than two weeks after it dipped below it. The most popular digital coin in the …
New teardown reveals Apple’s HomePod costs $216 to make
While Apple typically enjoys healthy margins across its entire product line, the recently released HomePod isn’t exactly positioned as a huge profit-maker for the Cupertino-based …
NASA is going to return an ancient Mars rock to its home planet
An incredibly old Martian relic will soon be headed back from the planet where it originated thanks to the Mars 2020 mission. The space agency …
The US’s leading Bitcoin exchange is draining tens of thousands of dollars from users’ bank accounts
Coinbase, the leading US crypto-currency exchange, has a problem. According to dozens of reports on Reddit and Twitter, the company has been making repeated unauthorized …
Meteorite hunting is big business, and this chunk just sold for nearly $250,000
Money might not grow on trees, but it most certainly does fall from the sky. Meteorite hunting might sound like a quirky pastime but it …
Solar storm expected to reach Earth today – here’s what you need to know
The Sun is pretty important to life as we know it. After all, we wouldn’t be here without it, but it also gives us a …
The FDA just approved the first-ever blood test that can diagnose concussions
The human body can become damaged in a seemingly endless number of ways, but doctors have long known that brain trauma is particularly dire. It …
Bitcoin races towards $10,000, riding a wave of positive news
The Bitcoin woes of early February seem to be long forgotten as the entire crypto is climbing to new heights on Thursday, riding a wave …
Warren Buffett’s longtime sidekick says Bitcoin is ‘noxious poison’
Bitcoin’s surge to fame and fortune this year has forced the question of whether cryptocurrencies are viable out of Reddit threads and into the world …
