June 29, 2017 Elon Musk's boring update suggests drilling work is well and truly under way Elon Musk said on Wednesday that work on his ambitious plan to build a network of transportation tunnels across Los Angeles is under way, with the first segment of tunnel recently completed.
June 28, 2017 Robotic musician 'listens' and creates his own music A robot developed by researchers at Georgia Tech has a knack for music that would have made Beethoven jealous.
June 28, 2017 Oscar Mayer's 'Wienerdrone' drops hot dogs from a great height Spotting a marketing opportunity rather than a gap in the market, Oscar Mayer has gone and built the WienerDrone, a "delivery drone" capable of dropping hot dogs from a great height.
June 27, 2017 Israeli spy agency Mossad targets cutting-edge tech, sets up innovation fund The Israel Security and Intelligence Service (Mossad) has announced the establishment of Libertad - a technology innovation fund.
June 27, 2017 Israel security chief: Tech prevented more than 2,000 'lone-wolf' terror attacks last year In a rare public speech Tuesday, Nadav Argaman, the head of Israel's security agency, the Shin Bet, explained how the country has harnessed tech to prevent "lone-wolf" terrorist attacks.
June 27, 2017 Forget pesticides, farmers can shoot bad bugs with lasers The Photonic Fence intelligently targets and kills flying pests at a rate of 20 per second, leaving other friendly insects alone.
June 26, 2017 Tech project aims to create ‘virtual crime scenes’ for jurors An ambitious technology project in the U.K. could one day ‘transport’ jurors to virtual crime scenes.
June 26, 2017 Apple AirPods: Worth the hype? Apple unveiled its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Wednesday, taking the bold move of removing the headphone jack on the devices and launching new wireless AirPods.
June 23, 2017 Bronze Age cemetery discovered at ritual site in Wales Archaeologists have discovered a Bronze Age cemetery at a ritual site on the Welsh island of Anglesey.
June 23, 2017 Amazon patents blocking price comparisons in its stores If you visit an Amazon Store, don't expect to be able to compare prices using your smartphone. Amazon's patent describes blocking such checks and sending a sales rep over to see you.