SpaceX successfully re-launched into space its reusable Falcon 9 rocket. The launch was broadcasted online on YouTube on 30 March from Cape Canaveral in Florida. SpaceX brought to geostationary orbit geostationary communication satellite SES-10, which will replace obsolete analogs. Approximately nine minutes after the launch, the first stage of the two-stage rocket successfully landed on a...

More than 40 companies, including Turing Robotic Industries, Thiel Audio, Blackberry, ONO 3D, Tidal Force, presented New technology developments at the Luxury Technology Show in New York. Among other things, there were luxury smartphones, flowerpot audio systems and virtual reality devices, as well as compact 3D printers. Latest "luxury" technological developments were presented in New York at...

MIT Technology Review, published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, presented a list of five promising biotech products of the near future. However, their implementation will most likely get stuck at the stage of regulatory authorities’ check. "These products can benefit a person, but for me the question is how to combine them with existing analogues," member of the Academy Jennifer...

According to latest report of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) "Disrupting Human Trafficking: The Role of Financial Institutions", banks could possible use special algorithms to find out criminals among their clients. For this purpose, the institutions need to crosscheck payments made in restaurants, shops, pharmacies and air ticket offices. The RUSI’s report states that it is possible...

Amazon’s Head Jeff Bezos wants to launch a service delivering cargos to the moon, similar to already existing Amazon delivery. Bezos owns Blue Origin company, which has been engaged in space research since 2000. According to him, space shipping will help the process of "future human settlements" on the Moon. This week, founder of online retailer Amazon Jeffrey Bezos may announce his plans for...

The World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group presented a new report "Shaping the Future of Construction: Inspiring Innovators Redefine the Industry". The authors speak of nearly fantastic things - 3D-printed houses, prefabricated skyscrapers and automatically designed hospitals. Experts of the World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group presented its new report dedicated to...

Apple announced that Apple Park, a new campus area of over 70 hectares, opens its doors in April. Relocation of employees – there are more than 12 thousand of them – will take more than six months. At the same time, construction of buildings and park area will continue through the summer. Apple Park campus, conceived by Steve Jobs as a center of creativity and collaboration, turned kilometers of...

This week, Visa payment system and IBM announced launch of a large-scale project to combine "internet of things" (IoT), artificial intelligence and remote payments. The initiative is meant to allow consumers to pay for goods or services by means of any Internet-connected device, such as household appliances, automobiles, and so on. In the next five years, the joint project will enable payments...

Dutch PAL-V launched a pre-order campaign on the world's first flying car PAL-V Liberty, according to the company’s website. The tree-wheeled vehicle with blades not only goes on the roads, but also flies. The process of turning the car into an aircraft takes five to ten minutes, the manufacturer estimated. The mast with a propeller is set automatically, but the driver has to put forward tail and...