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Drones at CES
Jan 6, 2017, 12:50 PM

FAA tests drone defense system to protect against a flying robot uprising

Drone sightings by commercial pilots are on the rise, and so is the Federal Aviation Administration’s research into systems that detect… Read More

Otto Robotics
Jan 6, 2017, 10:34 AM

Otto Robotics raises $1.5 million for its stealthy robo-restaurant venture

Otto Robotics, a stealthy startup that’s working on automated systems to make and deliver food, has raised $1.5 million in… Read More

IoT Home Inspector Challenge
Jan 5, 2017, 4:10 PM

You could win $25,000 in FTC’s contest for Internet of Things cybersecurity thingies

The Internet of Things can be a rough neighborhood, as October’s massive botnet attack illustrated – and so, in an attempt… Read More

Audi-Nvidia concept car
Jan 5, 2017, 9:57 AM

Audi teams up with Nvidia to create an advanced autonomous car by 2020

Nvidia may be best-known for video games, but its deal with Audi to provide the smarts for an autonomous vehicle… Read More

Go game
Jan 4, 2017, 5:54 PM

AlphaGo AI program goes into stealth mode to beat the pants off Go game pros

For the past week or so, a mystery player has been logging into online Go game servers and beating the… Read More

Amazon subterranean network
Jan 4, 2017, 10:57 AM

Amazon is granted a patent for using a subterranean network to deliver packages

Maybe it shouldn’t be that surprising that Amazon has patented a system for delivering goods via a dedicated network of underground… Read More

Jan 3, 2017, 6:23 PM

Suburban sprawl drives songbirds apart

Researchers at the University of Washington report that suburban development is forcing lovebirds in the Seattle area to split up… Read More

Granny the orca
Jan 3, 2017, 1:15 PM

Goodbye to Granny: Researchers mourn disappearance of oldest Puget Sound orca

No body has been sighted, but after months of missing her, researchers have declared that the oldest orca in Puget… Read More

Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford
Jan 2, 2017, 5:33 PM

Virtual actors could play bigger roles in future Star Wars movies – but should they?

Spoiler Alert! This article discusses characters from recent Star Wars movies and speculates about future movies. Don’t read further if… Read More

Key-finding system
Jan 2, 2017, 3:12 PM

How Microsoft’s HoloLens headset could help find your keys (and do much more)

Microsoft expects its HoloLens augmented-reality headset to guide you through complicated tasks in the workplace, but someday you could also… Read More

African elephant
Dec 31, 2016, 2:39 PM

China’s ivory ban marks a jumbo step forward for Paul Allen’s elephant campaign

China’s pledge to shut down commercial trade in ivory within a year comes as welcome news to conservationists who have been… Read More

Boeing logo
Dec 29, 2016, 6:51 PM

Why 2017 will be challenging for Boeing – but not a year for turning out the lights

As Boeing begins its second century, the Seattle-born company is facing a slew of daunting challenges. But 2017 isn’t like… Read More

Russian hacking methods
Dec 29, 2016, 3:38 PM

Cyber sleuths lay out evidence of Russia’s political hacking while the White House lays down sanctions

Two groups of Russian hackers used a blend of spearphishing, booby-trapped websites and remote-access malware to worm their way into… Read More

Collective UAV
Dec 29, 2016, 10:59 AM

Amazon seeks patent for system that links up drones to create a Borg for deliveries

Right now, Amazon’s delivery drones are designed to drop off packages weighing no more than 5 pounds. But what if… Read More

Blimp delivery system
Dec 29, 2016, 8:59 AM

Drone delivery from flying blimp ‘fulfillment centers’? Are you kidding, Amazon?

Some patents seem so way out that you have to wonder if they’re a joke. Such is the case for… Read More

Ford Fusion Hybrid
Dec 28, 2016, 1:31 PM

Ford shows off a sleeker self-driving car

The latest iteration of Ford’s self-driving Fusion Hybrid vehicle, unveiled today, repositions the laser-ranging sensors that used to poke up from the… Read More

Tay
Dec 27, 2016, 1:56 PM

Microsoft’s chatbot gone bad, Tay, makes MIT’s annual list of biggest technology fails

Tay, the Microsoft chatbot that pranksters trained to spew racist comments, has joined the likes of the Apple Watch and… Read More

Amazon drone attack
Dec 27, 2016, 10:07 AM

Amazon patents system to defend drones against hackers, jammers … and arrows

If there are any Robin Hoods out there who are thinking about shooting down drones while they’re making deliveries, Amazon… Read More

Bill Gates reading
Dec 26, 2016, 10:58 AM

From startups to spaceships: Ten top books for geeks to read in 2017

Geeks and books go together like athletes and balls, but just as there are different sports, there are different types… Read More

Dec 23, 2016, 3:20 PM

Boeing works with Donald Trump on cost concerns over Air Force One and Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jets

After meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg says he’s making a… Read More

Gravitational waves from black holes
Dec 22, 2016, 10:58 AM

The Year in Aerospace and Science: Why gravitational waves wowed the world

The biggest science story of 2016 was a century in the making, and will surely earn someone a Nobel Prize.… Read More

Dec 22, 2016, 9:57 AM

A no-drone zone for orcas? Killer whales would get 200-yard buffer under proposed law

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill  introduced in the Washington Legislature would ban unmanned aerial drones from venturing within 200 yards of… Read More

Eben Frankenberg at Echodyne
Dec 21, 2016, 8:43 PM

U.S. Border Patrol strikes a deal to put Echodyne’s drone radar system to the test

Echodyne’s drone-sized radar system has received a vote of confidence – and a $118,721 award – from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.… Read More

Dec 21, 2016, 8:00 AM

One Medical to launch tech-driven primary care centers in Seattle area, its 8th U.S. market

Seattleites will soon have a new option for primary care. One Medical, a San Francisco-based startup that has raised more than $180… Read More

Dec 20, 2016, 5:32 PM

Obama White House issues its parting policy views on AI and the social safety net

Dealing with the coming revolution in artificial intelligence is likely to require modernizing America’s social safety net, White House experts… Read More

Flirtey drone
Dec 20, 2016, 9:57 AM

Flirtey says its drones are making routine deliveries for 7-Eleven in Nevada

In the race to make routine commercial deliveries via drone, Flirtey is going where Amazon hasn’t yet ventured: the United States.… Read More

Protesters in Olympia
Dec 19, 2016, 2:58 PM

Four Washington state electors break the pattern, voting for Colin Powell and Faith Spotted Eagle

Only seven members of the Electoral College proved “faithless” to their pledged presidential candidates today, and four of them are in Washington… Read More

Delta and Alaska
Dec 19, 2016, 9:53 AM

Alaska Airlines breaks ties with Delta after hooking up with Virgin America

Breaking up with old flames is part of getting married, and that’s what Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines are doing… Read More

Bertha machine in December 2015
Dec 18, 2016, 1:05 PM

Elon Musk says he’s serious about boring tunnels, but he shouldn’t dig too deep

Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, insists he’s really going to build a tunnel-boring machine to… Read More

Dec 16, 2016, 6:08 PM

Epileptic Trump critic looks into legal action after troll tweets a strobe attack

Yes, flashing online images can set off an epileptic seizure – and Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald, a frequent critic of… Read More

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