NASA satellite image shows huge extent of wildfire smoke
A NASA satellite around 440 miles above Earth has captured a striking image showing huge amount of smoke billowing from numerous wildfires in the Western U.S.
GoPro’s Hero 9 Black to include big changes, report suggests
The leak of apparent packaging for GoPro’s Hero 9 Black suggests that a slew of exciting changes are coming to the next iteration of the popular action camera.
TikTok is working to stop the spread of a suicide video
TikTok is trying to prevent the spread of a graphic video that shows a man dying by suicide, but its efforts are being hampered by users re-uploading the clip.
Pinterest is handling the presidential election in its own way
Pinterest appears keen to take a step back from the inevitable election hullabaloo with a range of measures designed to limit some political content.
Watch SpaceX send its latest Starship prototype skyward
SpaceX has completed another successful hop test of its next-generation Starship rocket that could one day take astronauts on missions into deep space.
Facebook is paying some users to suspend their accounts before the 2020 election
Facebook is offering to pay some users to suspend their accounts as part of a study into how social media affects democracy.
Forget drones. ‘Guy in a jetpack’ spotted by pilots near LAX
As if airline pilots didn’t have enough to worry about with drones close by, there are now reports of someone in a jetpack taking to the sky near LAX.
Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery plan takes important step forward
Amazon’s drone delivery plan has taken a big step forward after the FAA issued it a certificate that will allow more ambitious testing of its Prime Air machine.
Twitter’s quote tweet feature lands for users globally
Twitter is rolling out a new feature to its entire community that lets you quickly see quote tweets for any tweet that appears in your timeline.
FDA gives special authorization to speedy COVID-19 test
The U.S. has received a boost in its efforts to do more COVID-19 tests after the FDA granted emergency use authorization for a kit made by Abbott Laboratories.
YouTube reveals why it’s been removing far more videos than usual
YouTube relied more on technology to remove 11 million videos in the last three months, as the coronavirus pandemic meant fewer human reviewers.
