News and Trends
Alphabet
Alphabet's Nest Said to Face Restructuring Months After Co-Founder's Departure
Tony Fadell left Nest earlier this summer, the latest in a stream of workers to reportedly leave the company.
Airplanes
Joe Sutter, Father of the 747, Dies at 95
Sutter and his team became known as 'The Incredibles' at Boeing.
Twitter
Twitter Wants You to Make Money From Videos
Ads will soon roll before some videos on the microblogging site, with part of the revenue going to the uploader.
Self-Driving Cars
This Startup Aims to Make Sure Driverless Cars Don't Run You Over
Drive.ai's digital signs will let pedestrians know when it's safe to cross in front of the car.
Dogs
Shhh, Your Dog Actually Understands You
Research finds that dogs and humans have similar neural networks for understanding speech.
Robots
Lowe's Introduces LoweBot, a New Autonomous In-Store Robot
The LoweBot speaks multiple languages, and will be deployed to 11 stores to help guide home improvers to find items in store.
Uber
Uber Hires Senior Target Executive to Lead Global Operations
Jeff Jones's exit is the latest in a string of executive departures from Target, which has made a series of management changes since last year.
Samsung
Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 Shipments Delayed Due to Quality Testing
Local media reports have said some users of the device have claimed that the battery for their phones exploded.
Hacks
Sri Lankan Student Hacks President's Website to Delay Exam
That's one way to get out of a test.
Google
Google Cloud Unit Close to Winning PayPal Business
The company has been trying to beef up its presence in cloud computing, a market dominated by Amazon and Microsoft.
Ride Sharing
Google Expands Nascent Ride-Sharing Service
The search giant plans to open its ride-sharing program to Waze app users in San Francisco this fall.
Inventions
Laptop Visionary John Ellenby Dies
John Ellenby's Grid delivered what is widely viewed as one of the first laptop computers, the Compass.
Millionaires
How This Janitor Secretly Amassed an $8 Million Fortune
You don't need to earn a massive paycheck to become a millionaire.
Mark Zuckerberg
In Italy, Zuckerberg Talks Disaster Assistance and His Robot Butler
The Facebook CEO is eager to help people mark themselves as safe and show off his automated home.