Technology

BBC Click’s Lara Lewington looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: UK drone pilots have until the end of November to register with the Civil Aviation Authority US researchers say they have 3D-printed skin containing blood vessels An UrchinBot which could eventually help in ocean clean-ups is unveiled See more at Click’s […]

Idaho has granted a conditional waiver to the U.S. Department of Energy that could allow research quantities of spent nuclear fuel into the state after years of blocking such shipments By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press November 7, 2019, 5:39 PM 4 min read Idaho granted a conditional waiver Thursday to the U.S. Department of Energy

T-Mobile promises a new $15 wireless plan and other initiatives if its $26.5 billion Sprint deal goes through November 7, 2019, 5:54 PM 1 min read T-Mobile promises a new $15 wireless plan if its $26.5 billion Sprint deal goes through. T-Mobile is also promising free internet to emergency first responders for 10 years and

An estimated 45 million people are threatened with hunger as a severe drought is strangling wide stretches of southern Africa By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press November 7, 2019, 6:38 PM 3 min read An estimated 45 million people are threatened with hunger by a severe drought strangling wide stretches of southern Africa. Emergency food deliveries

Nevada is launching a comprehensive review of the status of a desert wildflower that isn’t known to exist anywhere else in the world By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press November 9, 2019, 12:33 AM 3 min read Nevada is launching a comprehensive review of the status of a desert wildflower that isn’t known to exist anywhere

A former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia was ordered released on bond but will remain held at least temporarily because federal prosecutors say they plan to appeal November 8, 2019, 11:02 PM 2 min read The Latest on a former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia (all times local): 2:55

In a forested patch of Garrison, N.Y., on the Hudson River, a giant robotic arm looms over a platform. Later this month, the platform will start to rotate while the arm pumps out a gooey concoction of basalt and biopolymers. Round it will go, receiving layer upon layer, until the arm, like a demonic pastry

Several colleges and universities in Virginia will receive millions of dollars from the state to increase computer science graduate numbers as part of a deal with Amazon November 8, 2019, 4:33 PM 1 min read Several colleges and universities in Virginia will receive millions of dollars from the state to increase computer science graduate numbers

Realer Than Real The technology has reached the point where the appeal of the virtual can surpass that of the real, presenting other quandaries. The 3D visualization company, roOomy, which was founded in Amsterdam in 2010 and entered the American real estate market about five years ago, can take photographs or 3D composites from a

Family and friends of a former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia say he is a dedicated husband and father who has overcome recent mental health struggles By STEFANIE DAZIO and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press November 8, 2019, 6:50 PM 4 min read Family and friends of a former Twitter employee accused of