Are you tired of having to wait on your barista to get your favorite coffee for you? Well, you may not have to worry with her anymore. Cafe X has opened the first fully robotic cafe.

There is movement to do away with the tax as broadband growth grows into a hotter topic, especially as lawmakers gear up for 2017 legislative sessions.

Money for the digital age, and without government: the concept has been proven. That’s what matters. The technology is known. It works. It represents a path for reforming the world’s monetary and legal systems. It points to a bright future.

The end of the year is approaching, and data concerning government abuses of power has begun pouring in. According to Facebook’s Global Government Requests Report, government’s requests for Facebook account data rose 27 percent in the first half of 2016.

One month after Facebook revealed a seven point plan to eradicate “fake news”, Mark Zuckerberg has made good on his promise to strip Facebook of fake news stories, starting with a tool that allows users to flag anything they consider a hoax.

Starting Wednesday, Uber is expanding its tests of self-driving vehicles to San Francisco allowing the public to ride in autonomous Volvos. Test drivers will be present in the SUVs in case a human needs to intervene. The tests, which will be limited to downtown San Francisco, however are being conducted without the prior blessing of the California DMV.

It is time for the FAA to seek a new approach. While some basic safety guidelines might be proper, companies should not be subject to regulations that attempt to control the direction and pace of innovation.

A new catalyst provides design principles for producing fuels from carbon dioxide emissions.

ESPN lost over 600,000 subscribers in October alone which is worth over $50mm in annual revenue. The competition for cable-like online services is suddenly fierce. The real question is how many consumers would actually purchase ESPN if the cable bundle truly disappeared and consumers were given the option to buy all content a la carte?

Bill Gates once famously said that we systematically overestimate the change that will occur in two years, while underestimating the change that will come in the next ten. As Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins notes, the ongoing conversation about the death of legacy media definitely fits that mold.

Much of the hype around drones is full of caveats: safety is always the first priority, and nobody quite knows the full extent of what’s possible. There’s still uncertainty about how new services will weave their way through airspace. But, Civilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are like the first motorized cars: they have started out as a toy but they will, with time, become normal and form the basis of a new way of living and working.

Following Apple’s announcement of the headphone jack-less iPhone 7 last week, the Internet exploded in a cacophony of dismay and indignation. “No one asked to lose the headphone jack,” they wailed. “We want greater battery life, shatterproof screens, and wireless charging–not new adapter dongles,” they exclaimed. Such chatter is predictable whenever Apple makes a significant hardware change in its products. […]

Doubling battery power of consumer electronics New lithium metal batteries could make smartphones, drones, and electric cars last twice as long. Rob Matheson | MIT News Office August 16, 2016 An MIT spinout is preparing to commercialize a novel rechargeable lithium metal battery that offers double the energy capacity of the lithium ion batteries that power many of today’s consumer […]

One of the biggest hurdles we face in space travel is that we simply can’t go fast enough.  When it can take up to six months or more to reach Mars and billions of dollars of funding it is easy to see why our space program is so limited.  For the average person, it can be a hard thing to […]

“Many people want the government to protect the consumer, while a much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government,” Milton Friedman said. And it is truer than ever today, since the digital economy and its rules don’t seem to run at the same speed. Share This Article

Imagine traveling from Boston to Martha’s Vineyard in under an hour and for less than $70. Believe it or not, this option was available from Flytenow’s website or app, by looking for a general aviation pilot who was making that trip, and then splitting the cost with that pilot and whoever else was sharing the flight. Entrepreneurs were bringing private […]

It’s irresistible, enticing and addicting.  And, as News10.com reports, it’s available 24-hours a day all over the world to billions of people. Facebook beckons to users seemingly with a two-prong approach – both the pressure and pleasure to post. We share stories, photos, triumphs and tragedies. It is ingrained into our daily lives so deeply that studies show people check […]

There’s a new invention on Kickstarter that cycling enthusiasts may want to check out.  It’s the GeoOrbital Wheel. Share This Article

Shares of Lithium companies have surged after Tesla boosted its outlook for electric vehicles powered by batteries that use the element, sending the Solactive Global Lithium Index up by about a third since the middle of February. Share This Article