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The return of the shuttle: ‘Dream Chaser’ set for blastoff

It is the return of the shuttle - albeit in a somewhat smaller form.NASA has revealed a new 'mini shuttle' built by Sierra Nevada's Corporation [...]

Shopping by voice on Amazon Echo could be a ripoff

In the name of convenience, Amazon and Walmart are pushing people to shop by just talking to a digital assistant.Shopping by voice means giving orders [...]

Google stitches together footage of solar eclipse

After weeks of anticipation, the sight of the moon's silhouette blotting out all but a halo-like corona of the sun drew whoops and cheers from [...]

Rumours suggest Google Pixel 2 will be unveiled October 2

Rumours have been swirling for months about Google's next Pixel smartphones, and the latest report suggests we may finally have a release date.Evan Blass, a [...]

Timelapse shows ISS pass in front of the solar eclipse

On Monday, a full solar eclipse swept across the US for the first time in almost a century, briefly turning the nation into an excited [...]

Google reveals the software behind its self-driving cars

Google's sister company Waymo has kept the software and testing it is using to develop self-driving cars under tight secrecy - until now.For the first [...]

Eclipse timelapse captured by NASAs Hinode solar satellite

As millions of Americans watched the total solar eclipse that crossed the continental United States earlier this week, one observer had a very different view.NASA [...]

Wal-Mart and Google reveal voice shopping to take Amazon

Wal-Mart is teaming up with Alphabet Inc's Google to enter the nascent voice-shopping market, currently dominated by Amazon.com Inc, adding another front to Wal-Mart's battle [...]

White nationalist Cantwell to turn himself in after rally

A white nationalist seen sobbing in a YouTube video about a warrant out for his arrest after the Charlottesville rally says he'll turn himself in.Christopher Cantwell [...]

Google joins forces with Walmart to take on Amazon Prime

In a bid to take on Amazon, Google has joined forces with Walmart to widen its 'Express' programme.The collaboration will allow users to order hundreds [...]

Netflix drama linked to rise in searches about suicide

Charities have accused the makers of 13 Reasons Why, which charts the suicide of teen Hannah Baker, of 'romanticising' the actThe Netflix teen drama 13 Reasons [...]

Google touts Titan security chip to market cloud services

Alphabet Inc´s Google this week will disclose technical details of its new Titan computer chip, an elaborate security feature for its cloud computing network that [...]

Solar eclipse viewers Google ‘Am I blind?’ after event

It appears President Trump wasn't the only one risking blindness to stare at the eclipse without protection yesterday.Many eclipse viewers flocked to Google moments after [...]

Husband asks ‘schoolgirl’ for her number in a set-up

This is the shocking moment a suspicious wife caught her alleged 'sex offender' husband asking a woman posing as an underage school girl for her [...]

Google to launch ‘Her’ AI headphones and Chromebook Pixel

Google will unveil a new Pixel Chromebook as well as a miniature version of Google Home at its upcoming hardware event, according to a source.If [...]

Orion powers up: NASA switches on moon and Mars capsule

NASA has powered up the capsule that will soon take man around the moon - and beyond.The Orion spacecraft destined for Exploration Mission-1, an unmanned [...]

Michigan boy helps his sister to walk by holding her hands

Big brother Mason was super supportive in helping his little sister Meadow Their father Michael DeBone captured the sweet moment in August 2013 Michael, from Michigan, wrote [...]

Jasmine dons a pair of NASA glasses to check out eclipse

Its certainly not the coolest pair of shades she's ever modeled.But Jasmine Tookes made sure she was wearing a pair of the safest for the [...]

Moon trolls the sun on Twitter in NASA solar cyber spat

As if a solar eclipse was not enough, the moon threw some virtual shade at the sun on Twitter on Monday, as millions of people [...]

Google reveals Oreo, the newest version of the Android OS

Google has revealed Android Oreo, the newest version of its mobile operating system.It is now officially out of developer beta and part of Android Open [...]

NASA to make oxygen from Mars atmosphere for survival

NASA has a new plan to overcome one of the biggest hurdles with colonizing Mars.The agency plans to use the red planet's own atmosphere to [...]

Carrie Bickmore has a phone malfunction on The Project

She's the multiple Logie award winner who is also mum to Evie, two, and Oliver, nine.And The Project's Carrie Bickmore, 36, came in for some gentle [...]

Create safe glasses to watch eclipse using cereal box

Anyone eager to catch a glimpse of Monday’s solar eclipse but doesn’t want to pay exorbitant prices for special viewing glasses could make their ownNASA [...]

Boy is caught trying to disconnect dad’s nanny cam

A child tries to disconnect the living room Nanny Cam but is caught on wide lens Jeremy Gabrysch installed the camera to prevent his kids watching [...]

Kim Kardashian and YouTuber Desi Perkins appear in video

Kim Kardashian West made headlines this week for her controversy surrounding vlogger Jeffree Star's racist comments and her admission that she is trying for a [...]

Google AI can easily erase watermarks from photos

Google created an AI that can easily remove the digital watermarks photographers put on their images to prevent unauthorized use.In a paper published online Thursday, [...]

Antonella Brollini reviews leave viewers in stitches

A mother has taken the internet by storm with her hilarious videos giving no-holds-barred opinions on everything from push-up bras to toilet spray.Fans admit to [...]

NASA releases stunning image of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

A stunning new image of Jupiter captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft has offered a new perspective on the gas giant, with a view that appears [...]

Man smashes into wooden fence after swing stunt fail

Group of adults were filmed hanging around in children's playgroundFour friends held down legs of swing as man stood on seat and started rockingHe gained [...]

Boston Dynamics’ new ‘nightmare-inducing’ robot

Boston Dynamics, the robotics firm owned by Google parent firm Alphabet, has unveiled its latest ‘nightmare inducing’ robot, Handle – a wheeled humanoid that can [...]

YouTube video shows New Zealand navy ship smashing through huge Southern Ocean waves

Incredible video shows New Zealand navy ship smashing through waves more than 20 metres high in the Southern OceanRoyal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Otago was [...]