Technology

From our phones and smart assistants to transportation, the military, and cybersecurity—this is the latest on the technology shaping life on Earth and beyond.

Latest in Technology

It’s Fat Bear season again! This is the best feed to keep up with these hairy giants
Animals

It’s Fat Bear season again! This is the best feed to keep up with these hairy giants

By Charlotte Hu

Ascento Guard robot
AI

The Ascento Guard patrol robot puts a cartoonish spin on security enforcement

By Andrew Paul

Best iPhone charging accessories
Audio

The iPhone has a new (old) charging port—here are the best accessories

By Brandt Ranj

A person'a hand holding an iPhone with a Spotify audiobook playing on the screen, with a houseplant behind the phone.
DIY

How to listen to Spotify’s huge library of audiobooks

By David Nield

Virgin Galactic spacecraft in suborbital flight above Earth
Biology

Virgin Galactic’s latest cargo? Ancient human bones

By Andrew Paul

the black hornet drone
Air Force

The US military’s tiniest drone feels like it flew straight out of a sci-fi film

By Rob Verger

A woman holding an unlocked iPhone with a number of apps on the screen, including the Find My app.
DIY

How to turn off your location on an iPhone to stay under the radar

By Debbie Wolfe

the 2024 Mustang Mach-E Rally
Electric Vehicles

All the upcoming non-Tesla EVs we’re excited about

By Kristin Shaw

A man in glasses and a gray fleece jacket sitting at a table in a coffee shop, using a laptop and a phone.
DIY

How to reset your phone without losing everything

By David Nield

JAXA LEV-2 lunar probe on sand
Moons

The newest moon-bound robot will roll around like a tennis ball

By Andrew Paul

Person completing 1040 tax form with calculator
Internet

Calling TurboTax ‘free’ is ‘deceptive advertising,’ says FTC

By Andrew Paul

Person with short brown hair and glasses inhaling from a glass of red wine to describe the smell
AI

Scientists are trying to teach AI how to smell

By Hannah Seo

H2FLY hydrogen fuel plane in flight
Aviation

This liquid hydrogen-powered plane successfully completed its first test flights

By Andrew Paul

Newborn baby sleeping in crib
Diseases

Cribs filled with fluffy furnishings are photogenic—and deadly

By Colleen DeGuzman/KFF Health News

Two people using Apple Maps while hiking
DIY

How to use Apple Maps offline and finally ditch Google

By Justin Pot

A Macbook sits semi open in the dark
DIY

Stop macOS Sonoma from hiding your windows when you click the desktop

By Justin Pot

an inchwoom robot climbing up a smooth surface
Engineering

This wormy robot can wriggle its way around a jet engine

By Charlotte Hu

3D printer making algae-based water decontaminate
Biology

‘Living material’ water filter uses bacteria to neutralize water pollutants

By Andrew Paul

Kidney transplant sensor on researcher fingertip
Biology

This organ-failure detector is thinner than a human hair

By Andrew Paul

Canva interface showing a newly designed invitation
DIY

7 tips to unleash your creativity on Canva

By David Nield

depleted uranium shells
Military

Depleted uranium shells for Ukraine are dense, armor-piercing ammunition

By Kelsey D. Atherton

wedges in the anechoic chamber and a hand holding a sound level meter
Engineering

What it’s like to step inside a room with no echoes

By Charlotte Hu

MIT Van Atta Backscatter array closeup
Conservation

This new subsea communications system can run on an iota of power

By Andrew Paul

Luxury car interior
Security

Your car could be capturing data on your sex life

By Andrew Paul

UPS delivery drone in flight
Aviation

FAA will allow UPS delivery drones to travel greater distances

By Andrew Paul

shadowy figure holds spy satellite
Aviation

How corporations helped fuel the big business of spying

By Sarah Scoles

Soldiers inspect a missile that landed in a Ukraine street without detonating.
Military

Seismic sensors reveal the true intensity of explosions in Ukraine

By Briley Lewis

Closeup of solar panel installation
Energy

This alternative to lithium-based batteries could help store renewable energy

By Andrew Paul

Lockheed Martin test-fired a missile with twice the range of existing rocket artillery
Army

Lockheed Martin test-fired a missile with twice the range of existing rocket artillery

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lagos Blue Line Rail train next to traffic jam
Energy

Traveling through the world’s most traffic-heavy city just got a lot quicker—and greener

By Andrew Paul

Pants on hangers
AI

The US wants to dress military in smart surveillance apparel

By Andrew Paul

An AirTag, probably tracking lost keys.
DIY

How to track your AirTags—and protect yourself when they’re not yours

By David Nield

Concept art of Artemis lunar base with astronauts
Energy

Poppyseed-sized nuclear fuel cells might power a NASA moon base

By Andrew Paul

From clay cars to VR: How GM is designing an electric fleet at top speed
AI

From clay cars to VR: How GM is designing an electric fleet at top speed

By Kristin Shaw

Self-driving taxis blocked an ambulance and the patient died, San Francisco fire department says
Self Driving

Self-driving taxis blocked an ambulance and the patient died, San Francisco fire department says

By Andrew Paul

robot doctor talks to elderly person sitting in chair
AI

Will we ever be able to trust health advice from an AI?

By Keith Wagstaff

Android phone on marble table.
DIY

How to transfer your WhatsApp stickers to Signal and Telegram

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person holding an iPad with Apple TV+ on the screen.
DIY

How to cancel Apple TV+ because you probably have too many streaming services

By Debbie Wolfe

Worldwide Communication, Satellite and other antenna network against sky at sunset, silhouette style
Internet

Emergency alert system test coming to phones, TVs, and radios across the U.S.

By Andrew Paul

a bmw ce 04 electric scooter
Electric Vehicles

BMW’s electric scooter will hit 75 mph and has motorcycle vibes

By Dan Carney

A person taking a new iPhone out of a box on a wooden table.
DIY

How to find the WiFi password on an iPhone in a few simple steps

By Tony Carrick

A person holding a cell phone with the Snapchat app open on it.
DIY

How to delete Snapchat and say goodbye to the ghost

By Debbie Wolfe

Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust
AI

Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust

By Emma Foehringer Merchant / Undark

Person working on laptop computer, possibly enabling Chrome flags.
DIY

10 Google Chrome flags you need to turn on right now

By David Nield, Sandra Gutierrez G.

US submarine in Australia
AI

Australia is eyeing uncrewed vessels to patrol the vast Pacific Ocean

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Scania solar powered semi-truck on road
Electric Vehicles

Sweden is testing a semi-truck trailer covered in 100 square meters of solar panels

By Andrew Paul

The CLARI mini-robot created by Kaushik Jayaram, assistant professor, mechanical engineering and Heiko Kabutz, PhD student, mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder
Animals

This small, squishy robot is cuter than its cockroach inspiration

By Andrew Paul

water main break caused water to run on to the times square subway lines
Engineering

Disruptive water main breaks happen more often than you think

By Charlotte Hu

Why machines don’t work as well in extreme heat
Climate Change

Why machines don’t work as well in extreme heat

By Srinivas Garimella and Matthew T. Hughes/The Conversation

Illustration of laser communication satellite array and the ISS above Earth
International Space Station

Space lasers could beam information to Earth by the end of the year

By Andrew Paul

chatgpt shown on a mobile phone
AI

Cybersecurity experts are warning about a new type of AI attack

By Harry Guinness

Professor Garry Duffy and Dr Rachel Beatty show the soft robotic implant developed by University of Galway and MIT
AI

This drug-delivery soft robot may help solve medical implants’ scar tissue problem

By Andrew Paul

Vantrue N2 Pro Uber Dual Dash Cam
Gear

Save $81 on Vantrue’s always-on HD dash cam at Amazon

By Brandt Ranj

A hand holding an Android phone and taking a screenshot while outdoors in a park.
DIY

How to take a screenshot on any device (we know you want to)

By David Nield

collage of cern images
Particle Physics

How the world’s biggest particle accelerator is racing to cook up plasma from after the big bang

By Rahul Rao

Doctor pouring pills in hand from bottle.
AI

AI may influence whether you can get pain medication

By Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead/KFF Health News

a snapshot of the pollen api tool in google maps
AI

Google’s new pollen mapping tool aims to reduce allergy season suffering

By Charlotte Hu

Lithium samples from the proposed Thacker Pass mining site in the McDermitt Caldera lithium deposit
Climate Change

What’s the most sustainable way to mine the largest known lithium deposit in the world?

By Rahul Rao

photos of a butterfly run under deepmind's watermark
AI

Google made an invisible watermark for AI-generated images

By Harry Guinness

YouTube home screen on smartphone
Internet

YouTube’s extremist rabbit holes are deep but narrow

By Andrew Paul

California high speed railcar concept art
Energy

A high-speed rail line in California is chugging along towards 2030 debut

By Andrew Paul

A laptop on a desk, probably with Apple apps for Windows installed
DIY

You can use many of your Apple apps on Windows. Here’s how.

By David Nield

tu-22m backfire
Air Force

The Cold War backstory of Russia’s supersonic ‘Backfire’ bomber

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Hands giving CPR to mannequin
AI

Don’t ask Siri and Alexa for CPR instructions

By Andrew Paul

Explore Technology