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This British bus is literally powered by poop

Across the pond, Wessex Water is primarily focused on water supply, and sewage treatment services. Now they're taking that waste expertise and applying it to the public transportation grid. The...

Amazon is reportedly taking on Expedia with its own travel service

Travel sites could be about to have a very unhappy new year. Amazon is set to enter the travel business. It says Amazon has been working with independent hotels and...

Canadian middle schoolers have impressive computer literacy

In addition to making excellent poutine and maple syrup, our friendly neighbors to the north are also pretty adept at prepping students for the future we live in too. The...

The ISS now has a working 3D printer installed

We just got closer to self-sufficiency in space with the installation of a 3D printer aboard the International Space Station. The Zero-G is the first 3D printer built for zero...

Molecular technology could revolutionize flash storage

New molecules could be the key to solving a looming problem with flash memory storage, researchers said in a new report published in the latest issue of Nature. Flash memory...

Someone finally managed to hack the Nintendo 3DS

This week, 22-year-old Jordan Rabet sat down at his keyboard and told his many Twitter followers the good news: his year-long project to crack the 3DS' security was finally at...

Next Glass makes it easy to shop for beer and wine

Have you ever walked into a beer or wine store only to be overwhelmed by the vast selection, including many options you'd never even heard of? We've all been there,...

Dyson looks to secure its future with $2.35 billion R&D investment

Dyson is spending big on new products and product categories, the company announced. The maker of vacuums, fans, heaters, hand dryers, robots and more announced today that it would be...

Youbetme raises $2.7 million to expand its social betting platform

Youbetme, the startup behind the social betting app of the same name, announced today that it has raised $2.7 million in Series A funding. Youbetme says it launched the app...

Amazon launches 10 days of Black Friday

Prepare your wallets, folks. Amazon about to unleash eight days of killer deals on the world. Amazon announced that it will launch its full Black Friday sale push today. For...

Uber’s “God View” controversy prompts it to hire privacy experts

From controversial statements from executives to concerns over its users’ data privacy, it’s been a rough week for Uber. It’s now trying to do some damage control. The company announced...

Netflix now accounts for more than 30% of peak internet traffic

Netflix now accounts for more than a third of all downstream Internet traffic during peak evening hours in North America, according to research firm Sandvine. Netflix’s share of traffic during...

Flywheel raises $12 million to take on Uber

Flywheel has a new executive team, a fresh round of funding, and serious ambitions to scale bigger than competitors like Uber. The San Francisco-based company, which develops a hailing app...

BlackBerry’s “Rio” is an upcoming high-end all-touch smartphone

BlackBerry’s more recent smartphones have been targeting faithful fans who love their physical keyboards, but the Canadian company hasn’t given up on full-touch phones just yet. A high-end handset codenamed...

BitTorrent’s file synchronizing service is leaving beta next year

BitTorrent has announced that in 2015, its file synchronizing service Sync will be out of beta as Sync 2.0, and will also offer a premium subscription option. Dubbed Sync Pro, the...

Corning unveils the next generation of Gorilla Glass

Corning today unveiled its new Gorilla Glass 4, its next-generation glass production that is even more resistant than previous versions to glass shattering drops. According to Corning, the company extensively...

The UK wants to crowdfund a mission to the moon

A team of plucky Brits has decided to make its way to the moon using funds gathered from the public via Kickstarter. The rather ambitious plan aims to raise £500...

NASA creates a startling visualization of a year’s worth of CO2 emissions

There are serious and growing concerns over how much carbon dioxide is being released into the Earth’s atmosphere and what the long term consequences of that are with regards to...

Samsung promises flexible smartphones before 2016

Samsung has already released a couple of devices with curved displays, but we’re still waiting to see if the company can produce a new smartphone that actually bends. Now, the...

Meizu officially announces the MX4 Pro

Meizu may not be quite so well known as other Chinese smartphone manufacturers, Xiaomi for example, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t make some cool hardware. Its latest smartphone is...