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In the wee hours of Monday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster made a spectacular landing on a pad in Florida after launching an uncrewed Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on a cargo run for NASA.  This test … Continue reading →

The Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is ramping up its Australian presence. The company plans to open its first local office in Melbourne by the end of the year, according to a Tuesday statement. The office will be led by Maggie … Continue reading →

The greatest friendships are built on trust. And what better way to test that friendship than with a trust fall? Watson, a golden retriever, knows that he can always rely on his trusty human. SEE ALSO: Socially awkward dog is … Continue reading →

Good news Apple Music subscribers: Apple is updating the way its “match” feature works. Not only is the matching algorithm now better (matching from audio fingerprints instead of metadata), tracks you upload to iTunes from Apple Music will no longer … Continue reading →

The Republican National Convention is already off to an inauspicious start for the media. Numerous journalists have said they were forced to leave the floor of the Republican National Convention after a commotion broke out around an attempt to by … Continue reading →

LONDON — The people behind corporate Twitter accounts are a mystery to us all. Witty, creative and enigmatic, they are the unsung heroes of the social media world.  But, one woman’s tweet to bookstore Waterstones’ official Twitter account not only … Continue reading →

Autonomy isn’t just for cars; Mercedes-Benz has created a self-driving city bus, too. Mercedes-Benz revealed its latest creation on Monday morning. Called the Future Bus, it’s the first city bus that can drive autonomously.  Mercedes did more than just unveil … Continue reading →

Yikes. It looks like these newlyweds are off to a bumpy start. A video capturing a bride riding pillion on her hubby’s electric scooter has made its way onto the internet, but for the wrong reasons. What started out as … Continue reading →

Good guy Samsung has gifted 12,500 Olympic athletes, competing in the Olympic Summer Games in Brazil this year, a special “Olympic Games” variant of the Galaxy S7 Edge. But what about the rest of us? Well, starting today, anyone can … Continue reading →

Turkey’s state-run television has published CCTV footage of the broadcaster being taken off air by armed soldiers during last Friday’s attempted coup.  The video shows dozens of soldiers marching to the TRT World premises, smashing through the security barriers and … Continue reading →