‘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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Eclipse: Google needs your help to create celestial ‘Megamovie’
If you plan to be in the path of totality for Monday's solar eclipse, you can help create a "Megamovie" video of the celestial event.
Pepper the robot to work as a Buddhist priest for cut-price funerals
Pepper has taken on a few jobs in its short life, but working as a Buddhist priest at funerals in Japan is surely its most unusual role yet.
‘Delivery chutes’ are Amazon’s latest idea for its drone delivery service
Amazon's latest patent for its drone delivery service examines the idea of delivering packages down a chute so the drone can stay in the air.
Twitter joins the eclipse party with full coverage of the celestial spectacular
Twitter has teamed up with The Weather Channel to provide full coverage of Monday's total solar eclipse as it makes its way across the U.S.
This Boston Dynamics robot is way smarter than its shelf-stacking fail suggests
Boston Dynamics has made amazing progress with its robot technology, but one of its bots needs tweaking to improve its shelf-stacking skills.
Space station astronauts are waiting for the delivery of a very tasty treat
A very tasty treat is heading to the ISS, and it sure beats lettuce, which former space station astronauts got every excited about in 2015.
A not-so-bright smart lock just got bricked by a software update
A popular smart lock recommended to hosts by Airbnb was left inoperable last week following an erroneous software update.
DJI will let drone pilots fly with more privacy during 'sensitive operations'
DJI drones are to receive a privacy mode that allows pilots to disconnect from the internet while in flight.
Nikon’s KeyMission 360 action cam records itself getting mauled by a tiger
Action cams need to be rugged and ready for anything, which is probably why Sony's KeyMission 360 managed to survive a mauling by a tiger.