Startup Rocket Lab just launched its first ‘made from scratch’ rocket
With big names like SpaceX and Blue Origin stealing headlines left and right, smaller space travel startups tend to cruise under the radar. Rocket Lab …
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Researchers want these robotic turtles to sweep for landmines in war zones
Landmines are extremely hazardous anywhere they’re deployed, and oftentimes the dangerous weapons remain buried long after military conflicts are resolved or the front lines are …
Apple designer made a $12,000 hourglass that comes with an iPhone-worthy design story
Design stories can be pretty silly, and that’s especially true for Samsung’s annoying smartphone design stories — here’s the most recent Galaxy S8 story. But …
Study finds Apple Watch, Fitbit and Microsoft Band are horrible calorie trackers
It seems like every wearable on the market has some kind of a calorie burn tracker these days, and while we’re made to believe the …
Five asteroids will cruise by Earth in the next year, and one is coming very close
There’s so many cool things to see out in space — from gorgeous views of Jupiter to stunning glimpses of Saturn, and a star that might …
Google is coming for your credit card data next
Loving free products like Google, Gmail, Google Maps, or Android means you have to give away a part of yourself to Google. Your data is …
This new $500 drone is the size of a soda can
DJI is the biggest name in the drone world. Ever since it made consumer drones cool with the first Phantom, it’s forged a reputation as …
Uber ‘accidentally’ ripped off its drivers for over two years
Uber hasn’t had a particularly good string of luck so far in 2017. Between its CEO’s very public gaffes to widespread allegations of favoritism and …
Surface Pro is advertised as a laptop but sold as a tablet
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new laptop, just as we expected. The company calls it simply the Surface Pro, as there’s no need for numbers …
This new Airbus jet gives you a view of the sky above
For the vast majority of air travelers, a jet is just a big metal tube that delivers you to your eventual destination, but for wealthy among …
PayPal sues Pandora for ripping off its logo design
Last October, Pandora decided that the brand was in need of a revamp. So, as tech companies are prone to do, the music streaming company …
Verizon confirms that a new TV streaming service is on the way
Confirming a rumor that originally surfaced earlier this year, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam recently said that the company plans to launch an over-the-top TV streaming service …
Comcast is playing dirty to try and kill net neutrality
Comcast has sent a cease-and-desist order to a pro-net-neutrality website fighting against a proposed FCC rule change, based on an objectively stupid copyright claim. Comcastroturf.com is a website …
The FAA was just forced to lift its drone registration requirements
Being a drone owner requires a few things. You need decent amount of cash if you want the high-end hardware, along with the patience and …
Latest iPhone 8 parts leak points to exciting new feature
Amidst a slew of iPhone 8 leaks coming down the pipeline, the latest leak involves a purported photo of the top portion of the iPhone …
Microsoft has condemned the Surface line to dongle hell
Apple always gets speeding tickets for rushing towards the future, even if that mean frustrating its customers in the process. The company kills old technology …
Got $4 million? You could own the bag that Neil Armstrong carried moon rocks in
Traveling to, landing on, and exploring the moon is still one of mankind’s greatest accomplishments, so the historical significance of any object that joined the …
Scientists eyeing possibility of Moon vault for storing human sperm
With mankind slowly marching towards a future where human space colonies are a reality — and with our brightest minds telling us we need to find a …
Apple settles legal dispute with Nokia once again
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Apple and Nokia are settling their legal dispute out of court. The first time they did, it …
This car gets over 2,700 miles per gallon
When it comes to fuel efficiency, the never-ending quest for more miles-per-gallon isn’t just about squeezing as much distance as possible out of existing automotive technologies, …
This adorable underwater drone swims like a fish, and doesn’t cost a fortune
When you think of consumer drones, the image of a quadcopter zooming above the treetops probably comes to mind, but drones can come in all …
Newfound ‘alien megastructure’ star leaves scientists baffled
You’re forgiven if the name KIC 8462852 doesn’t ring a bell. It’s a far-off object, thought to be a star, which was only just discovered …
A new gadget on the ISS broke, and now astronauts have to walk in space to fix it
The International Space Station is one seriously advanced piece of technology, packed with gadgets and various hardware that allow the on-board astronauts to carry out …
New leak sheds light on Apple’s upcoming 10.5-inch iPad Pro
In 2010, Apple launched the iPad and reinvigorated, what was then, an arguably non-existent tablet market. As sales skyrocketed, even Apple executives were taken aback the …
Ford’s new CEO is all about driverless cars
In a major shakeup today, Ford has ousted longtime CEO Mark Fields and replaced him with Jim Hackett, the former executive in charge of Ford’s …
Facebook’s secret content moderation policies are just as controversial as you’d expect
Facebook has a huge content moderation problem on its hands, a new report says, revealing the secret rules and guidelines that govern the social network’s …
Samsung takes you inside the Galaxy S8 in the latest design episode
It’s time for one more Samsung story about the Galaxy S8’s design, and this one concerns the internals of Samsung’s most recent jewel. The company …
President George W. Bush videobombs FOX MLB reporter
When you’re the President of the United States, everyone has their eyes on your every move. But once you retire from life in public office …
There’s a new moon in our solar system
You might think of our solar system as our most immediate celestial neighborhood — and when compared with the vastness of the universe as a …
Scientists hunt down super rare T. Rex ant and are shocked at what they find
In nature, creatures that look ferocious and intimidating oftentimes have personalities to match. So, when researchers finally managed to find an active colony of an …
