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November 17, 2016

SpaceX seeks approval for satellite-based Internet service

Elon Musk plans to launch over 4,000 satellites to provide reliable, high-speed Internet access to the world.

November 17, 2016

Will sci-fi bots write the next great dystopian novel?

Perhaps the next generation of writers may get a boost from robots that do the hard work for them.

November 15, 2016

The critics have spoken: Snapchat's glasses are a hit

Here's what people are saying about Spectacles from Snapchat maker Snap once they can find the hard-to-get camera-equipped sunglasses.

November 15, 2016

Eye robot: Medical device can carry out cataract surgery with precise cuts

Product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants developed a medical robot capable of performing one of the world's most common but delicate operations: cataract surgery. For now, however, it's only a tech demonstration.

November 11, 2016

British WWII veteran visits French town he liberated, via virtual reality

VR has allowed a 91-year-old veteran of World War II to digitally visit a town in France he helped liberate without leaving his nursing home.

November 9, 2016

MIT researchers make buildings smart enough to 'sense' internal damage over time

MIT researchers have developed a new computational model for buildings that analyzes ambient vibrations and uses these insights to monitor for damage or mechanical stress.

November 8, 2016

High school to use tech to help the blind differentiate paper money

A school in Maryland has been awarded a grant from MIT to develop a device to help the visually impaired identify paper currency, but advocates for the blind remain deeply frustrated that such a device is necessary

November 3, 2016

Tesla shows off SolarCity solar roofs for homes

Tesla gave customers the first look at an integrated solar roofing solution that will combine Tesla and SolarCity tech.

November 2, 2016

UK may start using eagles to take down drones flying contraband into prisons

The British government says it's examining the possibility of using highly trained eagles to intercept drones caught taking contraband into prisons. Police in the Netherlands have already started using the birds for similar work.

November 1, 2016

Harvard has built a cigarette-smoking robot, and it's here to help

Researchers working to discover more about how smoke impacts people's health have developed an artificial human lung airway-on-a-chip and smoking robot to carry out more accurate tests.