Pay-with-palm coming to all of Amazon’s Whole Foods Market stores

Amazon is expanding its Amazon One palm-recognition system to all 500 of its Whole Foods Market stores in the U.S. by the end of this year.

Trevor Mogg     July 21, 2023

‘World’s largest sundial’ to double as green energy provider

Houston’s next piece of public art is being described as the world's largest sundial and will also produce solar power for the local community.

Trevor Mogg     July 20, 2023

Woot! Best of Tech sale: Our top picks, like smart tech, Nintendo Switch, more

Join us as we take a look at the Woot! Best of Tech sale to see everything that's discounted. There's a lot to love, and we have all of our top picks here.

Briley Kenney     July 12, 2023

Security robots could be coming to a school near you

Schools in the U.S. are testing AI-equipped security robots designed to roam the campus around the clock looking for unwanted visitors.

Trevor Mogg     July 11, 2023

Amazon taps florists and coffee shops for help with deliveries

Your next Amazon delivery might come via a local florist or coffee shop as the online shopping giant looks at new ways to boost its last-mile delivery service.

Trevor Mogg     June 27, 2023

AI-powered commentary is coming to next month’s Wimbledon

Sports commentators who thought they were safe from the ever-expanding tentacles of generative AI should think again.

Trevor Mogg     June 22, 2023

Deep-diving robotic sub could be last hope for lost Titanic tourists

With only hours left to save those aboard the lost Titanic submersible, a French underwater robot called Victor 6000 could be the rescue effort’s last hope.

Trevor Mogg     June 22, 2023

‘Banging sounds’ heard in search for Titanic tourist sub

Rescuers looking for the Titanic tourist submersible with five people on board have heard periodic banging noises in the search area.

Trevor Mogg     June 21, 2023

Domino’s now lets customers pin almost any location for delivery

Domino's has just made it even easier to order pizza by offering to deliver the cheesy treat to almost any point selected on a map.

Trevor Mogg     June 20, 2023

Police robots put on permanent patrol at Singapore airport

Singapore’s main international airport is going ahead with the permanent deployment of police robots following a successful trial of the technology.

Trevor Mogg     June 19, 2023

Amazon deploys AI to summarize product reviews

To save shoppers time, Amazon has started using artificial intelligence to generate summaries of reviews for some of its listings.

Trevor Mogg     June 25, 2023

Wildfire smoke prompts Google to issue work-from-home advisory

Google has told its employees in the north-east of the U.S. to work from home in order to limit their exposure to wildfire smoke drifting in from Canada.

Trevor Mogg     June 8, 2023

Thousands of delivery robots to join Uber Eats

Following a successful pilot in LA, Uber and Serve Robotics have announced an additional 2,000 delivery robots for Uber Eats in locations across North America.

Trevor Mogg     May 31, 2023

Disgraced tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes begins jail time

Disgraced tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes reported to prison on Tuesday to serve time for fraud in a case that rocked Silicon Valley.

Trevor Mogg     May 31, 2023

Elon Musk throws some light on his very busy schedule

If you have a hard enough time holding down one job, then it’s little surprise that Musk’s three high-profile roles cause his days to be long and complicated.

Trevor Mogg     May 24, 2023

Check out the latest version of Tesla Bot in video update

A new video from Tesla features the latest version of the Tesla Bot, the company’s humanoid robot that could one day be deployed insides its factories.

Trevor Mogg     May 16, 2023

Amazon plans ‘once-in-a-generation’ changes for Search, job ad reveals

Amazon is planning to jump aboard the generative-AI bandwagon by incorporating the technology into its search engine, a job listing reveals.

Trevor Mogg     May 16, 2023

Air New Zealand reveals cost of its comfy sleep pods

The carrier has revealed how much economy passengers will have to pay if they'd like to doze off in one of its new Skynest sleep pods during a long flight.

Trevor Mogg     May 11, 2023

3D printed cheesecake? Inside the culinary quest to make a Star Trek food replicator

Scientists at Columbia University are trying to crack the code for 3D-printed food, and their first success was a 3D-printed cheesecake

Georgina Torbet     May 7, 2023

Airbnb rolls out Rooms for cheaper rentals in people’s homes

Accommodation platform Airbnb has introduced 50 new features, as well as a new service focusing on room rentals in someone's home.

Trevor Mogg     May 4, 2023

Plastic-eating bacteria are amazing. But they aren’t going to save the planet

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but plastic-eating bacteria aren’t going to save the planet. Here's why they aren’t a silver bullet for the environment.

Drew Prindle     May 25, 2023

Apple’s latest store opening is one of its most significant in years

Apple has opened its first retail store in India, a market with huge potential for the tech giant. Apple boss Tim Cook was there to welcome the first visitors.

Trevor Mogg     April 19, 2023

NASA’s IXPE mission gets an X-ray view of the famous Crab Nebula

A NASA X-ray instrument has provided a new view of one of astronomy's most beautiful objects, the Crab Nebula.

Georgina Torbet     April 12, 2023

Robots deployed to assist New York City police … again

New York City has unveiled two crime-fighting robots designed to assist human officers, but not everyone is happy about the move.

Trevor Mogg     April 12, 2023

Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot to paint for an art exhibition

Three of Boston Dynamics' clever Spot robots are about to wield paint brushes to create a work of art for an exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.

Trevor Mogg     April 10, 2023

Google Earth updates cool Timelapse feature with new imagery

Google Earth has updated its Timelapse feature with new imagery from 2021 and 2022, so you can now watch changes to the landscape unfold across four decades.

Trevor Mogg     April 6, 2023

EcoFlow Innovates: RIVER 2 Pro Is the Best Portable Power Station Under 1kWh

EcoFlow's latest innovation is the River 2 Pro portable power station, offering some of the best comparable features for a system under 1kWh total. Learn more.

Briley Kenney     April 3, 2023

This city’s residents voted to ban electric scooters

The people of Paris have voted overwhelmingly to ban rented electric scooters from the city’s streets, a result that impacts several operators including Lime.

Trevor Mogg     April 3, 2023

Flying taxi service coming to Chicago using eVTOL aircraft

United Airlines and aircraft maker Archer Aviation have announced a flying taxi service for Chicago that will use small electric aircraft.

Trevor Mogg     March 24, 2023

Amazon to shed thousands more workers in ‘next few weeks’

Amazon is preparing to shed 9,000 workers across several departments. It follows similar action in November when the company let go 18,000 employees.

Trevor Mogg     March 20, 2023

Switch to Verizon Fios for $25 per Month, Get a $100 Gift Card to Spend Online

Check out this Verizon Fios deal which gets you $100 to spend online after you switch to the home internet service, for just $25 per month at 300 Mbps speeds.

Briley Kenney     March 13, 2023

U.S. airports safer after software upgrades aimed at preventing taxiway landings

Special software designed to prevent accidental and potentially catastrophic taxiway landings is now operating at 43 major airports across the U.S.

Trevor Mogg     March 10, 2023

Amazon closing 8 of its high-tech pay-and-go stores

Amazon is planning to close eight of its Go stores in the U.S. by April 1 as it continues work to streamline its retail operations.

Trevor Mogg     March 6, 2023

Today’s Best Deals: Get a 50-inch 4K TV for $300 and more

Looking for some of today's best deals? This roundup -- always up-to-date -- is a great place to go. It covers all the daily deals you could ever want.

Briley Kenney     March 9, 2023

Meta is working on making its offices a little more peaceful

The hybrid workplace is a noisier workplace, at least for Meta. In a bid to make its offices a little more peaceful, the firm has called in the experts.

Trevor Mogg     February 20, 2023

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.

Trevor Mogg     February 17, 2023

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.

Trevor Mogg     February 16, 2023

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.

Trevor Mogg     February 8, 2023