Ten companies are recalling about 501,000 hover boards after numerous reports of the self-balancing scooters' batteries catching fire, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission said on Wednesday. There have been at least 99 incidents of the two-wheeled hover board lithium-ion battery packs overheating, sparking, smoking, catching fire or exploding, the commission said in a … [Read more...]
A five year journey into space has now just begun
After almost a five year journey into deep space NASA's Juno spacecraft finally entered into Jupiter's orbit during a 35 minute engine burn. Over the next few months scientists and engineers will begin to calibrate the instruments on board the Juno Spacecraft. They expect to start collecting data and samples around October 2016. This mission has taken many decades to plan and … [Read more...]
Glenn Beck to Discuss Trending Topics with Mark Zuckerberg
Glenn Beck will soon meet with Mark Zuckerberg to discuss the recent controversy over the social network's "Trending Topics" section. Facebook's chief executive previously said he would invite conservative leaders to the company's headquarters to discuss the issue. … [Read more...]
Falcon 9 Rockets Chill in SpaceX Hangar
Three rockets in a hangar aren't a big deal. Three rockets that went to space, and you successfully landed them back on Earth — one on land, two on a drone ship at sea — well, that's worth bragging about. … [Read more...]
Mark Zuckerberg Insists Facebook’s Trending Topics Are Not Biased …
Mark Zuckerberg has promised a "full investigation" into the recent reports that Facebook suppressed news from conservative media outlets in its "Trending Topics" section. He also promised to meet with "leading conservatives" and others to discuss the matter. … [Read more...]
Hyperloop Will Bring the Jetsons’ Transportation Method to Life in 2021
The company formerly known as Hyperloop Technologies has had a busy couple of days. It has renamed itself Hyperloop One, announced partnerships with governments and investors, launched a competition and performed a public test of its propulsion system. … [Read more...]
Get Paid to Test Self-driving Cars in Arizona by Google
From the "best job ever" department: Google is paying Arizona drivers 20 bucks an hour to test a self-driving car. According to the job listing, the drivers (or self-driving vehicle operators, as Google calls it) need to have a clean driving record, no criminal history, a BS or a BA degree and the ability to type at least 40 words per minute. … [Read more...]
Opera VPN App Launches on iOS
Just a couple weeks after introducing a free and unlimited virtual private network (VPN) for its browser, Opera is doing the same on iOS. The company launched a new iOS app Monday that brings an unlimited free VPN to iPhones and iPads. … [Read more...]