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Dubai is building a huge ‘Mars city’ so we can practice living on the red planet

Dubai is planning to build an enormous "space simulation city" in the desert to help scientists learn how humans can one day survive on Mars.
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News junkies searching via Google to see fewer free stories from paid-for sites

News giants like the NYT have long complained about Google rules concerning their subscription services. But the web giant is making changes.
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Planning to make a drone video of the Statue of Liberty? You'd better hurry

You only have a few days left to shoot those drone videos you've been planning for places like the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore.
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Dyson is investing billions in building a ‘radically different’ electric car

Dyson has announced it's building an electric car. Sir James Dyson is promising a "radically different" design for launch in 2020.
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Tenikle is a super-versatile flexible tripod that sucks (in a good way)

The Tenikle is a super-versatile flexible tripod featuring 10 suction cups that help to secure the device and also hold your smartphone.
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Walmart wants to deliver groceries to your refrigerator by entering your home

Walmart is trialing a store-to-fridge service where the delivery person enters your home and places your ordered items in the refrigerator.
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New documentary exposes how much we love our smartphones

A new documentary from an award-winning filmmaker highlights our smartphone addiction and includes some shocking in-car footage.
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Drone deliveries are about to be a thing in Switzerland

Full-fledged drone deliveries are about to launch in Switzerland, carrying medical supplies between labs and hospitals.
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This giant QR code needs regular pruning to keep it scannable

It's a QR code quite like any other. Comprising 130,000 juniper trees, the hope is that plane passengers will scan it to find out more about
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Watch this amazing bot band rock out before destroying their instruments

We know the robots are taking our jobs, but it looks as if they're going to do a fair bit of entertaining, too.
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Google Earth VR now lets you explore Street View imagery from 85 countries

Now you can use your Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset to explore Street View imagery on Earth VR, adding a whole new dimension to the app.
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The Wype cleans up your fingers to protect your gadgets

You might like to snack during a PC or gaming session, but the mess can quickly work its way into your kit. That's where the Wype comes in.
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Adorable robot puppy faints if your feet are really smelly

Not sure if your feet smell? Too embarrassed to ask a friend? Then this robot puppy will tell you in no uncertain terms.
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Kodak’s whimsical Printomatic camera spits out photos on demand for $70

Kodak's new Printomatic device is an "instant print" camera that also lets you save the same picture digitally to a memory card.
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Ford reveals its role in a wacky self-driving car stunt with a ‘car-seat man’

Remember that bizarre "self-driving" stunt last month where a guy drove around dressed as a car seat? It turns out Ford was behind it.
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‘How not to land an orbital rocket booster’ – Elon Musk shares blooper video

Elon Musk has posted a video on Instagram with amusing captions and music showing, as he put it, "how not to land an orbital rocket booster."
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Apple’s iPad Pro tablets are now $50 more expensive after quiet price hike

Apple has quietly raised the cost of most of its iPad Pro tablets, likely due to the ongoing global shortage of NAND flash storage.
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China joins other nations with plan to end sales of gas and diesel cars

China announced over the weekend that it's working on a plan to end sales of gas and diesel cars in the country.
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Twitter’s new night mode for desktop eases eye strain for night owls

Following several months of testing, Twitter is finally introducing “night mode” to the desktop version of its service.
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Apple’s ‘Steve Jobs Theater’ looks stunning for next week’s iPhone event

A new drone flyover gives us a decent view of the completed Steve Jobs Theater, which is prepping for its debut presentation next week.
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Here’s why you need to be careful photographing a solar eclipse

A U.S. camera store has shared images of gear wrecked by the solar eclipse when the photographers failed to take the proper precautions.
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Despite efforts to prove its relevance, Juicero is shutting down

When it comes to getting the juice out of a Juicero pack, your bare hands can do the job just as quickly as the $400 high-tech machine.
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Could Tesla be angling to launch its own music-streaming service?

Tesla is reportedly exploring the idea of launching its own music streaming service to bundle with its electric cars.
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Convoys of ‘self-driving’ trucks are heading to U.K. roads

The U.K. is gearing up to test small convoys of self-driving trucks on its major highways, with the first trials slated for 2018.
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Want a drone to deliver your online purchases? Move to Iceland

One of Iceland's biggest online shopping sites has started using drones to make deliveries to customers in Reykjavik.
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Shutterstock defends its photos against Google’s watermark-removal AI

Engineers at photo stock site Shutterstock have designed a "watermark randomizer" to improve the security of its millions of images.
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Watch more than 1,000 robots dance their way to a world record

More than a 1,000 robots danced their way to a Guinness World Record recently, with only 31 one of them toppling over during the attempt.
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Apple to install self-driving tech inside shuttles for its workers

Apple seems to have parked the idea of building a self-driving car but it may test its autonomous tech by building it into a shuttle.
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Google mashes up our eclipse images to produce crowdsourced ‘Megamovie’

Google's solar eclipse "Megamovie" looks like it needs a few more updates to become truly mega, but you can still enjoy a few great snaps.
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Spark owners, update your drone’s firmware or it will be grounded

DJI has told owners of its Spark drone to update its firmware by September 1 or the machine will be grounded.
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Facebook’s Safety Check feature gets a permanent place on its app

Facebook is making it easier to dive into Safety Check, adding a permanent tab for the feature to its app.
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Walmart, like Amazon, is pondering a floating warehouse for drone deliveries

Sounding no less wacky than when it was suggested by Amazon, Walmart is considering building a giant floating warehouse for drone delivery
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Virtual reality helps new UPS recruits hone their driving skills

UPS is using virtual reality to train new recruits. The specially designed software aims to improve the driving skills of its drivers.
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Drones could become a headache for Border Patrol agents

People are finding all kinds of uses for drones these days. The problem is that some of them can land you in big trouble.