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USA

Take a stroll into the future with this walking car

South Korean automaker Hyundai has unveiled a car that can walk and climb on wheeled legs.

08/01/2019

World News

From robot bakers to Alexa-enabled toilets, what to expect at CES 2019

"CES has always been a proving ground, not only for products that will come to market but those that could come to market," said one analyst.

08/01/2019

World News

What is the polar vortex? Here's everything you need to know

Here's everything you need to know about a common cause of frigid weather.

08/01/2019

USA

The elephant in the room at tech's biggest show? The trade war with China

China is a top international market for CES, but this year, Chinese companies are taking a more subdued approach.

07/01/2019

USA

Looming galactic collision will rip open the black hole at the Milky Way's center

Scientists say the cosmic crash will occur billions of years sooner than expected.

07/01/2019

World News

A Grindr harassment suit could change the legal landscape for tech — and free speech

Months of harassment led Matthew Herrick to file a lawsuit against the dating app — and he's using laws meant to protect consumers from dangerous products to do so.

07/01/2019

World News

The forecast for tech in 2019? 'Cloudy with a good chance of rain'

Tech investors, while still optimistic for the long term, are gearing up for a rocky 2019.

04/01/2019

World News

Apple entering a 'dark chapter' as iPhone sales are slowing

"This is definitely the most defining period for Tim Cook in his career as CEO," said one analyst.

04/01/2019

World News

China just landed a spacecraft on the moon's far side. Here's what the probe will teach us.

"This really opens up a whole part of the moon that hasn't been explored in detail."

04/01/2019

World News

NASA probe reveals odd shape of Ultima Thule space object

Only this snowman is about 21 miles high and made of icy rubble.

03/01/2019

World News

These 7 expeditions could reveal some of Earth's biggest secrets

From exploring a buried Antarctic lake to drilling into a fault line, geophysicists have a lot in store this year.

02/01/2019

Italy

Ciao, textbooks! How robots are helping teach at one school in Italy

Ciao, textbooks! How robots are helping teach at one school in Italy

02/01/2019

World News

NASA's tremendous success one billion miles beyond Pluto

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft passed by Ultima Thule, a Manhattan-sized rock a billion miles farther out from its Pluto passage in 2015.

01/01/2019

Markets

Exclusive: Netflix poaches CFO from Activision Blizzard - source

Exclusive: Netflix poaches CFO from Activision Blizzard - source

01/01/2019

World News

Elon Musk makes three big predictions about Mars, brains...and pickup trucks

"I look at the future from the standpoint of probabilities. It's like a branching stream of probabilities."

31/12/2018

Austria

Austria plans tax on tech giants

Austria plans tax on digital giants

29/12/2018

World News

Mark your calendars: 2019 spaceflight events you don't want to miss

If 2018 was a busy one for spaceflight, the coming year promises to be even busier.

28/12/2018

World News

Elon Musk's Loop tunnel relies on century-old technology

"It seems like they've built essentially a side-friction roller coaster," an expert said.

28/12/2018

World News

A kid-friendly internet? This company is trying to build one

"You really now need an entirely separate internet, that is based around allowing children to remain anonymous," said SuperAwesome CEO Dylan Collins.

24/12/2018

World News

Chinese hackers exploit interconnectedness of business and government

The indictment of two Chinese nationals shows how one breach can affect a range of organizations.

22/12/2018