NASA’s Mars helicopter aces longest flight in almost a year
NASA’s Mars helicopter aces longest flight in almost a year
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter recently aced its 43rd flight, one that turned out to be its longest in almost a year.
Tesla recalls 363,000 of its vehicles over safety issue
Tesla recalls 363,000 of its vehicles over safety issue
Tesla has issued a voluntary recall for about 363,000 of its electric vehicles in the U.S. to fix a safety issue with its Full Self-Driving beta software.
Digital mapping technology doubles Japan’s island count
Digital mapping technology doubles Japan’s island count
For decades, Japan thought it had around 7,000 islands, but a new survey involving digital mapping has revealed it actually has double that.
Apple delays unveiling of mixed-reality headset, report claims
Apple delays unveiling of mixed-reality headset, report claims
Needing to resolve a number of hardware and software issues, it appears that Apple will now unveil its mixed-reality headset several months later than expected.
Perseverance Mars rover shares detailed panorama of sample depot
Perseverance Mars rover shares detailed panorama of sample depot
Captured by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, a new panoramic image shows in great detail humanity’s first sample depot on another planet.
Elon Musk reportedly tweaked algorithm to boost his tweets
Elon Musk reportedly tweaked algorithm to boost his tweets
Disappointed with how few people have been viewing his tweets, Elon Musk reportedly told Twitter engineers to create a system that would prioritize his posts.
Voice actors seeing an increasing threat from AI
Voice actors seeing an increasing threat from AI
Voice actors are increasingly being asked to sign contracts that hand over the rights to their voices so that they can be used to create AI-generated versions.
SpaceX restricts Ukraine from ‘weaponizing’ its Starlink internet
SpaceX restricts Ukraine from ‘weaponizing’ its Starlink internet
SpaceX has taken action to stop the Ukrainian army from using its Starlink internet service to control drones on the battlefield.
Twitter expands tweet character limit massively
Twitter expands tweet character limit massively
If you often find that 280 characters are too few for you to be able to effectively express yourself on Twitter, then perhaps 4,000 characters will suffice.
NASA’s experimental electric plane takes ‘major step’ toward first flight
NASA’s experimental electric plane takes ‘major step’ toward first flight
NASA says its experimental electric X-57 airplane has taken a major step toward its maiden flight following successful tests of a critical component.
Zoom lays off 15% of its workforce, citing ‘mistakes’
Zoom lays off 15% of its workforce, citing ‘mistakes’
Responding to the challenging economic conditions, Zoom has become the latest technology firm to announce staff reductions.
How to watch Google’s highly anticipated AI event in Paris today
How to watch Google’s highly anticipated AI event in Paris today
Determined to steal some of the limelight from Microsoft-backed OpenAI and its impressive ChatGPT chatbot, Google is set to show off its own version today.
Restaurant chain to use AI to combat ‘sushi terrorism’
Restaurant chain to use AI to combat ‘sushi terrorism’
Japan's conveyor-belt sushi restaurants are scrambling to reassure diners following some shocking videos that emerged online recently. AI could be the answer.
Yay! Twitter has just become less annoying
Yay! Twitter has just become less annoying
Twitter has finally updated its Android and iPhone apps so that you once again return to the timeline that you were looking at last.
Elon Musk says SpaceX eying March for first orbital test of Starship rocket
Elon Musk says SpaceX eying March for first orbital test of Starship rocket
SpaceX is eyeing March for the first launch of its next-generation rocket, though CEO Elon Musk admitted that the mission's success is far from guaranteed.
NASA Mars rover has discovered an alien rock
NASA Mars rover has discovered an alien rock
While NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover usually gets all the headlines, the older Curiosity rover is still seeking out interesting finds. And it’s just made one.
Watch highlights of NASA’s second spacewalk of 2023
Watch highlights of NASA’s second spacewalk of 2023
NASA has shared clips of its second International Space Station spacewalk of 2023, which Nicole Mann and Koichi Wakata conducted on Thursday.
TikTok should be expelled from app stores, senator says
TikTok should be expelled from app stores, senator says
Citing national security concerns, a Democratic senator has called on Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores.
Jony Ive’s latest design masterpiece? A comedy nose!
Jony Ive’s latest design masterpiece? A comedy nose!
Jony Ive, the designer of iconic Apple products such as the iPod, the Mac, the Apple Watch and, of course, the iPhone, has unveiled his latest work: A red nose.
A search team somehow found that tiny radioactive capsule
A search team somehow found that tiny radioactive capsule
Likened to finding a needle in a haystack, a search team has managed to locate a tiny radioactive capsule that recently went missing in Western Australia.
All of Samsung’s videos from today’s Galaxy Unpacked event
All of Samsung’s videos from today’s Galaxy Unpacked event
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked took place earlier today and the tech giant was busy pulling the wraps off gear like it was Christmas all over again.
AirTag helps flyer find his AirTag – but not his missing wallet
AirTag helps flyer find his AirTag – but not his missing wallet
A frequent flyer thought his AirTag was tracking his lost wallet as he watched it fly around the U.S. But it turned out it was only tracking itself.
Check out NASA’s skywatching tips for February
Check out NASA’s skywatching tips for February
February is just about upon us and so it's time for NASA to once again share its suggestions on what to look out for in the skies in the coming weeks.
SpaceX offers ride to Soyuz astronaut in case of ISS emergency
SpaceX offers ride to Soyuz astronaut in case of ISS emergency
A damaged Soyuz capsule has forced NASA and its Russian counterpart to consider solutions in case the space station needs to be evacuated in an emergency.
NASA’s Mars rover has just completed a historic task
NASA’s Mars rover has just completed a historic task
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has finished what the space agency is calling humanity’s first sample depot on another planet.
Aussie authorities still searching for tiny radioactive capsule
Aussie authorities still searching for tiny radioactive capsule
Australian authorities are still searching for a tiny radioactive capsule that apparently fell from a truck during a recent journey in the west of the country.
iPhone’s Crash Detection is still firing off false calls
iPhone’s Crash Detection is still firing off false calls
The Crash Detection feature on the iPhone 14 and newer Apple Watches is continuing to cause issues for first responders based in ski resorts and elsewhere.
Chinese internet giant to launch its own version of ChatGPT, report says
Chinese internet giant to launch its own version of ChatGPT, report says
China is reportedly about to unveil its own AI-powered ChatGPT-like chatbot, with internet giant Baidu gearing up for a March launch.
Robotaxis have a passenger problem that no one thought of
Robotaxis have a passenger problem that no one thought of
San Francisco officials are asking regulators to slow the expansion of robotaxi tests on public roads until the technology is more advanced.
Hack involved the data of a nation’s entire population
Hack involved the data of a nation’s entire population
A hacker reportedly nabbed the personal data of pretty much all of the residents of a single nation in one fell swoop.
An asteroid just came incredibly close to Earth
An asteroid just came incredibly close to Earth
An asteroid just hurtled past Earth in an event described by NASA as “one of the closest approaches by a near-Earth object ever recorded.”
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carries its heaviest payload to space
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carries its heaviest payload to space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered to space on Thursday morning carrying a payload heavier than it's ever carried before.
Twitter will soon be a bit less irritating for many people
Twitter will soon be a bit less irritating for many people
Twitter is about to make yet another change to the way it presents its content, though we think it'll please most folks on the platform.
Trading in your iPhone with Apple? You’ll get less than yesterday
Trading in your iPhone with Apple? You’ll get less than yesterday
For the second time in two months, Apple has reduced the trade-in values of many of its iPhone, along with a number of other products.