TechTo train its AR glasses, Facebook collected 3,000-plus hours of videoThe company partnered with 13 universities in nine countries to collect ‘egocentric’ video using GoPros and other head-mounted cameras.
TechWhy Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are beaming data by laserHigh-speed, low-latency laser transmissions could help Starlink and other companies blanket the planet in high-quality internet access.
TechThe original digital nomad turned his bike into a mobile office in 1984Steve Roberts started filing news stories around the country from the back of his tricked-out bicycle, before the internet even existed.
TechThis unbelievable video shows what the inside of a hurricane looks likeFor the first time, a surface drone captured footage of a Category 4 hurricane’s 50-foot waves and 120-mph winds.
TechHow IonQ is planning to bring a quantum computer to the massesThe company is going public today via SPAC—even though its years away from its goal of a 1000-qubit quantum computer.
TechHow an eccentric engineer at the Beatles’ record company invented the CT scanElectric and Music Industries couldn’t have guessed that a side project by one of its engineers would become the revolutionary imaging technology.
TechLife with Astro: What it’s like to use Amazon’s robot in your own homeIn a two-week trial, Astro was surprisingly endearing and avoided hazards such as pets and stairs. But I still don’t know what I’d do with one.
TechWhy Facebook’s premature talk about a metaverse will likely backfireThe AR and VR industry has already been harmed by several cycles of hype and disappointment. Facebook may be creating another one.
TechAmazon’s healthcare ambitions have a new target: your homeA cheap wearable? A robot for seniors? A home assistant that can automatically call for help? Amazon is staking a claim on healthcare at home.
TechAmazon’s Astro home robot is ‘Alexa on wheels’—and much moreThis $1,000 invite-only bot can do everything from security patrols to drink delivery—if you’re willing to give Amazon a new level of access to your home.
Co.DesignThese Microsoft stickers make computers easier to use for people with disabilitiesMaking a Microsoft Surface work better for everyone can be as easy as adding some stickers.
TechHow to watch the Microsoft Surface 2021 event todayNew Surface laptops and tablets are set to make their debut.
TechToast IPO: the restaurant software maker’s TOST shares debut on the NYSE todayThe company makes the software that allows restaurants to take orders on smartphones and tablets.
TechiOS 15 Safari: Here’s how to get the address bar back on topDoes Safari feel upside down to you with the address bar changes in iOS 15? Not to worry, you can put things right side up again.
TechElon Musk says his Starlink satellite internet is coming out of betaMusk estimated that Starlink’s broadband service will be available next month.
TechElon Musk’s failed Tesla robotaxi promise is the height of self-driving hypeThe electric carmaker has several of the pieces in place to take on Uber and Lyft someday. But it’s started whipping up excitement far too early.
Co.DesignThis magic room charges your phone as soon as you walk inResearchers have built a wireless charging room that can power a lamp, a fan, and a smartphone, no matter where in the room they’re located.
TechGovernments keep shutting off the internet, even as more people rely on itInternet shutdowns have become a prevalent way for governments to control dissent, but they are increasingly disruptive as people’s lives move online.
Co.DesignIs this the Siri of toilets? A pristine voice-operated public restroom opens in TokyoAll you have to do is greet it, and a chime will invite you to voice your next command.
Tech$1 trillion infrastructure bill provides the biggest investment in broadband in decadesAfter passing the Senate this week, the bipartisan infrastructure bill heads to the House this fall. Here’s how it could benefit you.
Co.DesignDowntown restaurants rely on the office lunch crowd. Can they survive the move toward hybrid work?