At their recent NextGen event designed to build hype for electric vehicles, BMW announced two: a futuristic, hybrid sportscar and a realistic-looking battery motorbike. At the same event, speaking quietly to media backstage, BMW’s board member for development Klaus Frohlich said, “the shift to electrification is overhyped.” BMW had... Read more

The GSLV-MkIII launches from Sriharikota in 2017. For the Chandrayaan-2 mission, it will launch a suite of robots to the moon’s south pole. Arun Sanker/AFP/Getty Images After several delays, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch the Chandrayaan 2 mission this Sunday from the Satish Dhawan... Read more

The Redmond firm has announced a number of new features in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18936, the most significant being an option to “make your devices passwordless.” By going to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options and toggling the passwordless switch, all Microsoft accounts on that device will... Read more

Something to look forward to: For RTX owners who happen to also play Capcom’s hit RPG, Monster Hunter: World, there will be a new feature to play with next week in the form of Nvidia’s DLSS technology. So, download your card’s latest drivers, slay some monsters, and make sure... Read more

No, that’s not me in my cosplay outfit. It’s Piper. She’s a menace.  Erin Carson/CNET It’s 8:30 p.m. on the Wednesday before the Fourth of July, and my mom and I are walking through the fabric aisle of a Joann craft store, looking for a bolt of a specific... Read more

Yesterday, we reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had levied a $5 billion fine against Facebook as punishment for a string of breaches, scandals and controversies. In almost any other context a $5 billion fine would be huge – not only as a punitive measure, but also in... Read more

Bottom line: 4K Ultra HD programming is currently available only on the Chromecast Ultra and Apple TV (5th gen or later). Support for additional devices will likely be added in the near future but for now, it’s these devices or nothing at all. Hulu has reintroduced 4K streaming as... Read more

It’s been over a year since Techworld last spoke to Naimish Gohil, CEO and founder of edtech company Satchel. In that time, Satchel has been recognised as ‘Edtech Innovator of the Year’ at the annual Techies awards for the second year running and has launched a handful of new products... Read more

Guard Gate at Area 51 (Groom Lake, Dreamland) near Rachel, Nevada. Barry King Are UFOs real? Over 530,000 have pledged to find out. A Facebook event named Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us has become an internet sensation. At the time of writing, 537,000 users have... Read more

Amazon’s biggest annual sales event is just around the corner. Prime Day 2019 kicks off on July 15 and runs for 48 hours through July 16, giving shoppers even more time to wade through the madness and hoover up as many deals as possible. Amazon hosted its first Prime... Read more