Blue Origin, the space-tourism company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, performed another successful test of their reusable rocket New Shepard this weekend on April 2. This is the third time that…
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Foxconn Merges with Sharp Despite £1 Billion Debt
After months of negotiating, Foxconn has agreed to acquire Sharp for ¥389bn (£2.5bn) despite Sharp’s debt of over 300 billion yen (£1.85bn). Foxconn, a Taiwanese company, will acquire a controlling stake of 66 percent…
Microsoft’s ‘Holoportation’ is Skype in Augmented Reality
Microsoft’s research division is looking to one-up Skype in a big way. With all of the recent developments in virtual reality, it is easy to forget its brother, augmented reality. Last year,…
For the First Time, NASA Has Caught Footage of the Shockwave of a Supernova
Using the planet-hunting Kepler space telescope, NASA has captured footage of an exploding star’s shockwave, known as a “shock breakout” by astronomers. This is the first time scientists have managed to catch…
Astrophysicists have Detected Category 77 Hurricane Winds Near a Black Hole
“We’re talking wind speeds of 20 percent the speed of light, which is more than 200 million kilometres an hour. That’s equivalent to a category 77 hurricane,” said Jesse Rogerson, an astrophysicist…
The FBI has Issued a PSA Warning about Car Hacking
Yesterday, three U.S. organizations released a public service announcement regarding the dangers, necessary precautions, and what to do in the event of a remote exploit of your motor vehicle, aka car hacking. The Federal…
The Tesla Model 3 is to be Revealed on March 31st
Tesla has announced it plans to finally reveal its new electric car, the Model 3, in Los Angeles on March 31st. This could very well be Tesla’s most important vehicle. The Tesla Model…
A Spelling Mistake Stopped a Billion Dollar Bank Heist
The Bangladesh central bank was saved from a nearly £694 million bank heist thanks to a spelling mistake made in an online bank transfer. The unknown hackers were still able to get away…
Microsoft Plans to Combine Xbox One and PC with UWAs
Microsoft has announced that it plans to combine the Xbox One and PC gaming applications under a single all-encompassing system. Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, announced at a San Francisco…
NASA is Seeking Funding for Nextgen Aircraft Designs
The world famous aerospace organization NASA has requested a 23% increases in its funding. The reasons behind this massive budget increase? To construct NASA’s next generation designs for commercial aircraft. These prototype…
Astronomers Finally Reveal the Source of Massive Deep Space Energy Bursts
Astronomers have finally been able to shed some light on the one of the greatest modern astrological mysteries. They have determined the source of a fast radio burst (FRB) that swept past…
Boston Dynamics Creates First Anti-Bullying Robot
People can’t have nice things. There are literally thousands of examples of this that took place in the time it took you to read this sentence. Humans, despite all of our creations and…
Mastercard “Selfie Pay” Security Feature Coming to the UK
Credit card company Mastercard has announced its plans to bring its new password system to 14 countries in Europe and North America, including the UK. The system is called “selfie pay,” and…
LG Announces the LG G5
LG just revealed the worst kept secret in the mobile phone industry, announcing its brand new LG G5 smartphone, the next iteration of the company’s flagship line. The announcement confirmed many of…
Robotic Arm Creates World’s First Three Armed Drummer
The Georgia Institute of Technology in the US has done it again. A research team led by Professor Gil Weinberg have created a robotic arm that is designed to play alongside and attached…