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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.
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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.
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Delta experiencing computer issues, flights canceled, delayed Sunday night

Delta flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed on Sunday night as the carrier grappled with computer system issues.
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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.
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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.
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Google Maps for iOS now offers real-time info on how crowded a place is

When you search for a particular location on Google Maps for iOS, it will now tell you how crowded it is in real-time.
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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.
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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.
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Are you a sweaty gamer? These special clothes will cure your clammy hands

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One of the ‘Celebgate’ hackers has just been jailed for 9 months

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Give Amazon $20 a month and it’ll send your child a new toy all year-round

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Watch one of Dubai’s flying firefighters tackle ‘blaze’ with water-powered jetpack

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Crash test dummy gets it in the head in the name of drone safety

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Driverless buses arrive in Paris

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Australia wants to replace passports with facial-recognition technology

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A Hyperloop-esque plan is taking shape in South Korea

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NASA wants you to help it choose the photo sites for its next Jupiter flyby

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Computer glitch grounds United flights for the second time in three months

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Uber will shell out $20M to settle claims it misled drivers over wages

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Amazon is going to train thousands of veterans for jobs in the tech industry

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How in the world did SpaceX snap this stunning rocket-landing photo?

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Amazon’s latest patent reveals its own take on autonomous car technology

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Mozilla just unveiled its new, web-infused logo

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This drone-photo firm just paid a massive fine over alleged illegal flights

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Drone owners warned to keep their UAVs away from Friday’s inauguration

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Here’s an Xbox One controller you can play with in the pool

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Say hello to the most obnoxious selfie stick yet

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These ambulances can alert drivers of their approach by interrupting loud music

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Camera drone captures kitesurfer’s scary encounter with a great white shark

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Japan’s bid to launch world’s smallest satellite-carrying rocket ends in failure

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Here’s what you shouldn’t do when your wireless carrier gets under your skin

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Super Bowl LI to feature player POV replays – without attached cameras

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New York’s ‘Citi Bikes’ are getting their own laser projection lights

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‘Professional authenticators’ will rid its site of fake goods, eBay says