Technology

Former president Barack Obama says addressing global economic inequality is key to fighting climate change By BEN NADLER Associated Press November 20, 2019, 6:00 PM 2 min read Former President Barack Obama said Wednesday that addressing global economic inequality is key to fighting climate change. Obama was a keynote speaker at the sustainable building conference […]

During a demo for the new Tesla ‘Cybertruck’, Elon Musk had an embarrassing moment when demonstrating how hard the windows were to break. Twice, the truck’s windows were smashed, with Mr Musk joking there was “room for improvement”. The truck was unveiled in Hawthorne, California, where its stainless steel, angular design was greeted with cheers

Waymo trying to educate emergency responders on how to deal with its autonomous vehicles November 22, 2019, 6:06 AM 1 min read Google spinoff Waymo is trying to educate emergency responders on how to deal with its autonomous vehicles. Waymo released a training video on YouTube Thursday geared toward guiding public safety officials responding to

A study of bison grazing behavior in Yellowstone National Park found that bison can continue grazing in one area, rather than chase November 21, 2019, 5:27 PM 3 min read A study of grazing in Yellowstone National Park found that bison essentially mow and fertilize their own food. This allows them to graze in one

Boeing names space test dummy Rosie after WWII riveter By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer November 21, 2019, 9:39 PM 2 min read SpaceX had Ripley. Now Boeing has Rosie. As Boeing moved its Starliner crew capsule to its pad Thursday for a launch next month, the company revealed the name of the test dummy

How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Kendra Pierre-Louis, who covers the environment and climate, discussed the tech she’s using. Kendra, what tech tools are most important for doing your work? I use the standard suite of office software, from Google Docs to Office, depending on

BBC Click’s Kitty Knowles looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: Iran enforces a near-total internet blackout following protests against rising petrol prices leaving almost 80 million people without online access LG tests 25 of its Cloi robots at Seoul’s National University Hospital as part of a three month trial. The bots

Elon Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with Tesla’s latest electric vehicle November 21, 2019, 11:25 PM 1 min read Elon Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with his latest electric vehicle. The CEO of Tesla will unveil a new electric pickup truck at the Los Angeles

Tesla is set to unveil plans for its first pickup truck on Thursday night in Los Angeles, in a splashy play by the electric car company to rival Ford’s best-selling F-150 line. Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, has called the model “the Cybertruck,” and said that it would have “crazy torque.” But it’s unclear when

Lab-grown mosquitoes hold promise for fighting dangerous dengue fever By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer November 21, 2019, 9:52 PM 4 min read They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dangerous dengue fever that they normally would spread. Dengue infections appear to be dropping fast in communities in Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil