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Dissecting a lightning strike, from flash to boom

Google Maps is about to get better—especially if you take public transportation

Boeing’s massive wing-folding 777x just flew for the first time

airplane airbus A380

Planes dump fuel into the sky more than you’d expect. Here’s why they do it.

The PigeonBot flies like a bird but won’t poop like one

Bell’s sleek new electric air taxi design promises speeds of 150 mph and a 60-mile range

F-15 fighter jet

A pilot passed out while flying an F-15 over Oregon. Here’s what happened next.

Our highest-flying stories of 2019

heated windshield wipers

Lincoln’s new heated windshield wiper tech could make winter driving a lot simpler

Facebook wants your messages to be 100-percent private. The government has other ideas.

Facebook wants your messages to be 100-percent private. The government has other ideas.

electric seaplane

Electric Vehicles

Watch an electric seaplane take to the skies for the first time

When it comes to board games, humans don’t stand a chance against AI

laser robots fighter jets air force

The best way to strip paint off a fighter jet? Laser-wielding robots.

An exclusive look at Facebook’s efforts to speed up MRI scans using artificial intelligence

An exclusive look at Facebook’s efforts to speed up MRI scans using artificial intelligence

Boeing’s new fighter jet trainer features stadium seating and touchscreens

Boeing’s new fighter jet trainer features stadium seating and touchscreens

Why we’re still obsessed with the watches astronauts wore to the moon

Why we’re still obsessed with the watches astronauts wore to the moon

Are we alone in the universe? Probably not.

Are we alone in the universe? Probably not.

High speeds and low altitudes rule at Reno’s annual airplane races

High speeds and low altitudes rule at Reno’s annual airplane races

The flight deck of a British Airways 747-400

Explore the gauges, levers, and history of a 747′s iconic cockpit

The coolest planes at the Reno air races

The coolest planes at the Reno air races

This big drone takes off like a helicopter, flies like a biplane, and can carry 70 pounds

This big drone takes off like a helicopter, flies like a biplane, and can carry 70 pounds

Scammers are targeting your calendar—here’s how to stop them

Scammers are targeting your calendar—here’s how to stop them

Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?

Electric Vehicles

Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?

Everything you need to know about the new Apple credit card

Everything you need to know about the new Apple credit card

How Waymo is teaching self-driving cars to deal with the chaos of parking lots

How Waymo is teaching self-driving cars to deal with the chaos of parking lots

What to know about the ‘extremely unusual’ Capital One hack

What to know about the ‘extremely unusual’ Capital One hack

Everything we know about the new airplanes in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Everything we know about the new airplanes in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

What one ecologist’s high-flying studies reveal about our forests

What one ecologist’s high-flying studies reveal about our forests

A Boeing air taxi prototype crashed last month. That might be a good thing.

A Boeing air taxi prototype crashed last month. That might be a good thing.

Google is working on ‘self-healing’ maps, thanks to artificial intelligence

Google is working on ‘self-healing’ maps, thanks to artificial intelligence

The Apollo 11 mission as told through the astronauts’ heart rates

The Apollo 11 mission as told through the astronauts’ heart rates

One more thing artificial intelligence can beat you at: Solving a Rubik’s cube

One more thing artificial intelligence can beat you at: Solving a Rubik’s cube

Lyft’s braille guide to autonomous tech helps the blind become familiar with robocars

Lyft’s braille guide to autonomous tech helps the blind become familiar with robocars

Artificial intelligence can now dominate at the poker table, and Facebook holds all the cards

Artificial intelligence can now dominate at the poker table, and Facebook holds all the cards

This typhoon-resistant facility in Guam will power the tubes that give us the internet

This typhoon-resistant facility in Guam will power the tubes that give us the internet

Google and YouTube are giving you more control over your data and recommendations

Google and YouTube are giving you more control over your data and recommendations

NASA’s new plane will fly at supersonic speeds—without a windshield

NASA’s new plane will fly at supersonic speeds—without a windshield

How a foreign country hacks a power grid

How a foreign country hacks a power grid

This frankencopter could be Uber’s flying taxi of the future

This frankencopter could be Uber’s flying taxi of the future

Watch a digitally-upgraded Black Hawk helicopter fly for the first time

Watch a digitally-upgraded Black Hawk helicopter fly for the first time

Apple is breaking up iTunes. Here’s what you need to know.

Apple is breaking up iTunes. Here’s what you need to know.

MIT’s new robot takes orders from your muscles

MIT’s new robot takes orders from your muscles

This new box full of sensors could help more flying machines get off the ground

Oculus Quest brings your real-world motion into VR. Here’s what that’s like.

Watch this electric air taxi take off vertically, thanks to 36 swiveling ‘jet’ engines

Watch this electric air taxi take off vertically, thanks to 36 swiveling ‘jet’ engines

Black Hawk helicopters have a flight plan to go autonomous

Black Hawk helicopters have a flight plan to go autonomous

Everything you could ever want to know about flying the U-2 spy plane

Everything you could ever want to know about flying the U-2 spy plane

The US Army is still looking for its perfect quadcopter drone

The US Army is still looking for its perfect quadcopter drone

You should enable Google’s new auto-delete privacy feature

You should enable Google’s new auto-delete privacy feature

Last week in tech: Autonomous Teslas, laundry-folding robots, and a fast Nike shoe

Last week in tech: Autonomous Teslas, laundry-folding robots, and a fast Nike shoe

Volvo taught its cars to warn each other about icy roads

Volvo taught its cars to warn each other about icy roads

The world’s biggest plane has 6 engines and a 385-foot wingspan

The world’s biggest plane has 6 engines and a 385-foot wingspan

How Google is building the fastest internet cable to cross the Atlantic

How Google is building the fastest internet cable to cross the Atlantic

The TSA’s new CT scanners could make airport security less annoying

The TSA’s new CT scanners could make airport security less annoying

This experimental airplane will change shape while flying

This experimental airplane will change shape while flying

What to know about the software issue that delayed major airlines today

What to know about the software issue that delayed major airlines today

Dual rotors could make the Defiant one of the world’s fastest helicopters

Dual rotors could make the Defiant one of the world’s fastest helicopters

pedestrian with backpack waiting to cross the street

What will it take for humans to trust self-driving cars?

Before self-driving cars can get safer, they need to push their limits

Before self-driving cars can get safer, they need to push their limits

This supercomputer will perform 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 operations per second

This supercomputer will perform 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 operations per second

These blades can cut nearly anything

These blades can cut nearly anything

Jet engines get planes in the sky, but software keeps them safe

I got my hip replaced at 39. Here’s why that might get more common.

I got my hip replaced at 39. Here’s why that might get more common.

Investigating commercial airline crashes goes beyond the ‘black box’

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