Fresh from solving the power-grid problems at the Pacific islands of Ta’u and Kauai, Tesla‘s Elon Musk is now ready to help South Australia. — and he’ll do it in 100 days or it’s free, he promises. South Australia state has been experiencing blackouts during recent heat waves there that have caused energy demand to…
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Check Out The Latest iPhone 8 Leaks With Photos Of Actual Device
Ladies and gentleman, we have entered the next stage of the iPhone 8 rumor cycle. Instead of concepts, diagrams and design leaks, there are now photos of an actual device. Well, almost. Prolific leaker Benjamin Geskin has posted images of a purported “dummy” iPhone 8 which means it looks pretty much the same as the…
Mark Zuckerberg wants to replace all world screens with special glasses
If Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has his way, you’ll never have to buy a gadget with a screen again. Instead, you’ll be using a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses or even contacts in the future in order to place digital content on top of any surface. At a keynote speech at Facebook’s annual F8…
Guy Hacks Alexa To Speak From A Halloween Skull
If you’ve never wanted to rig up your Amazon Echo to a talking skull then don’t worry, you’re not alone. But as you can see from this creepy video, one guy decided to do just that, and the result is as terrifying as you’d expect. It’s called The Yorick project, but unlike the Yorick of…
Apple Reportedly Looking to Buy Disney for Over $200 Billion
Apple could potentially find the cash to pull off a $200 billion-plus takeover Disney — creating a company worth $1 trillion with “almost limitless opportunities in content and technology.” That’s according to a speculative analysis from RBC Capital Markets, which in a note to client Thursday said such a colossal tie-up would be contingent on…
This Old Porsche EV from 1966 is Faster than Tesla
When you think of blazing fast EVs, the name that naturally comes to mind is Tesla. After all, Tesla’s flagship Model S P100D can go from 0-60 in just 2.4 seconds and can complete a quarter-mile in 10.72 seconds. That said, Elon Musk and co. may have some new competition from an unlikely source: Kreisel…
Google’s Top-Secret Data Center
If you’re looking for the beating heart of the digital age — a physical location where the scope, grandeur, and geekiness of the kingdom of bits become manifest—you could do a lot worse than Lenoir, North Carolina. This rural city of 18,000 was once rife with furniture factories. Now it’s the home of a Google…
SpaceX makes aerospace history with successful launch and landing of a used rocket
After more than two years of landing its rockets after launch, SpaceX finally sent one of its used Falcon 9s back into space. The rocket took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, this evening, sending a communications satellite into orbit, and then landed on one of SpaceX’s drone ships floating in the Atlantic Ocean. It was…
Elon Musk Reveals Neuralink that Connects Brains and Computers
Neuralink is pursuing what Elon Musk calls ‘neural lace’ technology, implanting tiny brain electrodes that may one day upload and download thoughts. Building a mass-market electric vehicle and colonizing Mars aren’t ambitious enough for Elon Musk. The billionaire entrepreneur now wants to merge computers with human brains to help people keep up with machines. The…
Video Of Steve Jobs Warns Apple To Focus More On Great Products Than Profits
One of more prevalent narratives currently surrounding Apple is that the company has lost its innovative edge. Indeed, many critics look at products like the iPhone 7 and the new MacBook Pro and quickly dismiss them as incremental but ultimately unimaginative upgrades. Getting to the root of the problem, some place the blame for Apple’s…
Sony’s New Patent Helps You Steal Battery Power From Other Phones
You’re probably already accustomed to mooching free wi-fi whenever you visit a friend, but according to a new patent Sony filed just last Friday, the company wants you to be able to steal power from a friend’s phone as well, without having to connect a single cable. Before you get too excited about the prospect…
Jeff Bezos Wants to Set Up Amazon on the Moon
In September 2016, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced his grand ambitions to colonize Mars. Earlier this week, he doubled down on that promise by announcing SpaceX’s plan to launching two private citizens in a tour around the Moon in late 2018. Not to be outdone by his billionaire competitor, this week, it was revealed that…