Nasa tests battery-operated robotic car that can drive sideways and drift around corners
Nasa debuts Modular Robotic Vehicle prototype to test future space rovers and autonomous driving
UK independent parliamentary candidate Lucy Hall wants constituents to decide her votes using an app
Lucy Hall wants constituents to vote on bills using an app to promote direct democracy and transparency.
Pentagon drafting civilians into Cyber Mission Force to combat cyber terrorism national emergency
A top military official told the Senate the Cyber Mission Force will have 6,200 personnel by 2018.
World's first self-powered camera uses solar power and can keep recording video forever
Columbia University researchers have designed a 3D-printed camera powered by ambient light.
US Navy launching swarms of robot drones from cannons to carry out autonomous missions
Prototype tube system launches multiple UAVs that can fly for 90 minutes with little human direction
Google robot army and military drone swarms: UAVs may replace people in the theatre of war
Google wants the ability to control a robot army while the US army wants one for intelligence
Candy Crush Saga: Man tears tendon in thumb from playing mobile game too much
A Californian man ruptured a tendon in his thumb after playing Candy Crush Saga for six weeks non-stop.
Psychoacoustic sound: Finally you can play music at top volume and the neighbours won't complain
Engineer invents psychoacoustic sound system that boosts volume without increasing sound pressure.
World first battery-powered rocket unveiled that is built from mostly 3D printed parts
Electron's primary components are almost all 3D printed and it uses electricity instead of gas propulsion.
Drone no-fly zones in the UK explained – Where in Britain can you pilot a UAV?
You can't fly drones near cities, towns or anywhere near airports is the short answer.
Drone delivering asparagus to Dutch restaurant crashes and bursts into flames
A publicity stunt delivering the first asparagus of the season using UAV has gone horribly wrong.
3D Robotics debuts Solo smart drone that can fly by itself while you focus on the camera
3D Robotics is challenging DJI with a drone that comes with two computers and a smart battery.
US federal judge: IP address not enough to prove someone downloaded pirated movies
Judge rejects claim that IP address is sufficient to prove an individual is guilty of copyright infringement
Fukushima: Robot 'dies' 3 hours after entering Japan's radioactive reactor
Tokyo Electric Power Co had to abandon its transforming robot snake that was sent into the Number 1 reactor.
Homoerotic cybercrime prank felony: 14-year-old arrested for changing teacher's computer wallpaper
Teenager in Holiday, Florida, arrested for playing prank on teacher
Anonymous brings down 30 Chinese government websites to support Hong Kong protesters
Anonymous launched DDoS attacks against Chinese government websites to protest hacktivist arrests
ESA: Preserving old video game consoles in museums is tantamount to 'illegal hacking'
Modifying old game consoles so that games can still be played after support ends is illegal, says the ESA.
FAA approves Amazon drone deliveries and allows AIG to deploy UAVs for insurance inspections
Amazon can test its latest drone delivery prototype and AIG can use drones to replace human inspectors.
Intel and Cray win $200m contract to build 180-petaflops supercomputer for US government
The US Department of Energy is challenging China's Tianhe-2 with a faster supercomputer for research.
DJI: We don't see Amazon drone deliveries happening in the next 10 years
DJI discusses drone regulations and the future of safe drone use at the Phantom 3 launch in London.
Michigan Micro Mote: World's smallest computer is powered by ambient light
The University of Michigan has built a tiny computer that is the size of a grain of rice
YouTube planning ad-free video and offline viewing in paid monthly subscription service
Google says video creators will be paid 55% of the total net revenues from subscription fees.
Facebook sued in Illinois for collecting biometric facial recognition data
A Chicago man says Facebook is violating Illinois' biometrics law requiring express consent of citizens.
DJI Phantom 3 drones announced with 4K video, Lightbridge streaming and simulator app
DJI Phantom 3 Professional and Phantom 3 Advanced drones stream HD video via Lightbridge and include enhanced social media tools
FBI: Patch WordPress vulnerability before Isis sympathisers deface your website
The FBI is warning WordPress users to patch a CMS plugin vulnerability exploited by Islamic State.
Popcorn Time: We're giving Netflix leverage against movie studio geographical restrictions
Popcorn Time is now available on iOS devices and supports Chromecast and Apple TV on the TV.
YouTube takes Rand Paul presidential announcement offline for copyright infringement
Rand Paul's 2016 presidential candidate announcement has been taken down by YouTube.
Edward Snowden mass surveillance revelations made simple by site from French web designer
Web designer created CanTheySeeMyD**k.com based on John Oliver's interview with Snowden on surveillance.
Hydrogen fuel made from corn husks could be renewable energy breakthrough for cars
Virginia Tech researchers have developed a low-cost method of using dirty biomass to make hydrogen.
Netflix VPN cheat accounts to be terminated - Users threaten piracy if they can't pay for content
Netflix will not only block accounts that use a VPN, it also has the right to terminate them
