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Ford’s all-electric SUV is officially the ‘Mustang Mach-E,’ and you can reserve one starting Nov. 17
Ford has revealed the official name of its forthcoming EV SUV, which has a Mustang lineage and which will be officially revealed on November 17 in LA. The new vehicle is called the Mustang Mach-E, and
SpaceX completes key Crew Dragon launch system static fire test
SpaceX has confirmed that it ran a static fire test of its Crew Dragon astronaut capsule launch escape system. That’s a key step that it needed to run, and one that is under especially high scru
New NASA app puts you in the pilot’s seat of Boeing’s Starliner or SpaceX’s Crew Dragon
NASA has a new app (or web-based game, if you’re on desktop) that provides a simplified simulation of what it’s like to plan and run a commercial crew mission — meaning one of the pl
Rocket Lab’s new ‘Rosie the Robot’ speeds up launch vehicle production — by a lot
Rocket launch startup Rocket Lab is all about building out rapid-response space-launch capabilities, and founder/CEO Peter Beck is showing off its latest advancement in service of that goal: A room-si
Disney+ has already attracted over 10 million subscribers
Disney’s launch of its premium subscription streaming service Disney+ was not without issues — high demand resulted in content not being accessible for hours on its first day of availabili
Techstars launches a virtual space tech accelerator with USAF, the Netherlands and Norway
Techstars is following up the first class of their Starburst space-focused program with a new, virtual accelerator program that is being run in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, the Netherlands Min
JetPack Aviation raises $2M to build the prototype of its flying motorcycle
Flying cars are fine — but why use a car when you can have a motorcycle instead? YC-backed startup JetPack Aviation wants to answer that question with the world’s first flying motorcycle,
Google to offer checking accounts in partnership with banks starting next year
Google is the latest big tech company to make a move into banking and personal financial services: The company is gearing up to offer checking accounts to consumers, as first reported by The Wall Stre
HBO’s former CEO said to be in talks with Apple TV+ for an exclusive production deal
The man who oversaw the creation of some of HBO’s most highly praised “prestige TV” could soon be making shows for Apple TV+, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.
UCLA now has the first zero-emission, all-electric mobile surgical instrument lab
Electrification in the automotive industry isn’t just about consumer cars: There are plenty of commercial and specialist vehicles that are prime candidates for EVs, including in the healthcare i
Stingray-inspired spacecraft could eventually probe the atmosphere of Venus
NASA’s next Venus probe could be an atmosphere-skimming robotic stingray designed by the University of Buffalo. UB’s CRASH Lab, which is the institution’s Crashworthinesss for Aerosp
SpaceX launches re-flown fairing for the first time and breaks a Falcon 9 booster re-use record
SpaceX successfully launched its first batch of production Starlink satellites today, sending 60 of the small satellites to their target orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. These 60 satellites follow 60 l
Watch live as SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites with a thrice-flown Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX has a big launch coming up this morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida — a Falcon 9 will carry a payload of 60 of its Starlink orbital communications satellites to space at 9:56 AM ET (6:
Original Content podcast: Apple’s star-studded ‘Morning Show’ gets off to a bumpy-but-promising start
We weren’t sure what to expect from the launch of Apple’s new subscription streaming service. There were reports that the company was committed to staying family friendly, rather than exploring th
Watch MIT’s ‘mini cheetah’ robots frolic, fall, flip – and play soccer together
MIT’s Biomimetics Robotics department took a whole herd of its new ‘mini cheetah’ robots out for a group demonstration on campus recently – and the result is an adorable, impressiv
Lyft is adding Chrysler Pacificas to its AV fleet and opening a new dedicated self-driving test facility
Lyft has another year of building out its autonomous driving program under its belt, and the ride-hailing company has been expanding its testing steadily throughout 2019. The company says that it̵
Elon Musk says building the first sustainable city on Mars will take 1,000 Starships and 20 years
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk went into a bit more detail about the timelines and vehicle requirements to not only reach Mars, but to set up a sustainable base on the Red Planet that can serve as an actual cit
MIT develops a robot that can grow like a plant when it needs some extra reach
MIT has developed a new kind of robot that can essentially extend itself — “growing” in a way that’s surprisingly similar to how a young plant grows upward. The way researchers
Volocopter and John Deere team up for a crop-spraying autonomous agricultural drone
Autonomous drone-based transportation startup Volocopter has revealed its first partner for its new VoloDrone industrial and commercial electric vertical take-off and landing craft: John Deere . The a
Yandex is now testing a self-driving sidewalk cargo delivery robot
Add another one to the list of companies piloting small, wheeled, autonomous robots for small-package and food delivery: Yandex . Russia’s search and services giant has expanded its ambitions in