GUADALAJARA, Mexico – If the world wants to create a village on the moon, the Federal Aviation Administration is willing to start up an online trading post for […]
Intellectual Ventures’ Global Good Fund wins ‘Patents for Humanity’ award from USPTO
When looking for a solution to a tough humanitarian issue, patents are rarely the first thing on anyone’s mind. But the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patents for […]
Jet-powered car streams data to Microsoft team in world speed record attempts
A team of Microsoft Internet-of-Things engineers participated in an attempt to break world speed records at a remote site in the Oregon desert. Motorsports athlete Jessi Combs reached […]
Virtual reality startup Limitless unveils real-time VR character creation software
Animating in virtual reality may be fun, but it is an undeniable challenge for even experienced animators, and often the process can be time-consuming as animators dash between […]
Breakthrough Watch: Alien-hunting effort takes telescopic aim at Proxima Centauri b
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – A multimillion-dollar campaign to look for evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations has added telescopic observations of the nearest known exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b, to its agenda. […]
Microsoft pulls Band fitness trackers from online store, no timeline for new version
Microsoft has scrubbed its online store of its Band wearable fitness tracking device, and it is unclear if Microsoft plans to make a new version any time soon. […]
Seattle tunnel machine Bertha reaches halfway point — here’s a rare look inside the massive project
The SR 99 tunneling machine has passed the halfway point on its long journey beneath Seattle, and officials stood 10 stories below street level on Monday to show […]
That New Mac smell can waft through your home thanks to this $24 candle
Ooh ooh, that smelllll. Can’t you smell that smell … of a new Mac? Twelve South, a company that does nothing but build accessories for Apple products, says […]
Google Cloud offers a quadrillion bytes of Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellite views
How do you channel a flood of almost 5 million images into useful applications? Google Cloud is doing it with more than 30 years’ worth of satellite imagery […]
Testing out Amazon’s ‘Internet of Things’ button: Infinite possibilities, requiring infinite patience
In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more. Success! A green LED indicates that pushing the AWS IoT […]