James Billington
IBTimes UK
United Kingdom
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The white knight with solar power: Elon Musk wants to save the world one nation at a time
Tesla CEO and real-life Iron Man wants to save Puerto Rico's broken energy network with his own solar power grid. → Read More
Is this the world's shortest commercial flight?
A route operated between Scotland's Orkney Islands clocks in at just 80 seconds, which is the shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world. → Read More
Google Maps glitch sends hundreds of tourists to the middle of nowhere
Confused tourists looking for the Blue Mountains in Australia kept appearing at a quiet cul-de-sac 30 kilometres away as a result of the online map error. → Read More
Are we living in the Matrix? Scientists bust theory that our world is a computer simulation
Despite Elon Musk and philosophers theorising our world is a digital recreation by advanced beings, science may have finally found the answer. → Read More
Solar storm could plunge Earth into technological apocalypse, but giant shield might save us all
Giant solar storm could wipe out satellites and electricals but scientists propose giant magnetic shield to protect Earth → Read More
Gambler misses out on $1.3m jackpot after casino claims slot machine 'malfunctioned'
Alabama casino on Native American tribal land meant gambler could not successfully sue. → Read More
Fears over untraceable 3D-printed 'Ghost Gun' that can be downloaded and made in an hour
Alarm raised over machine that makes DIY metal handgun without any regulation. → Read More
Canadian pensioner 'terrorised' by anti-piracy firm in porn download mix-up
Anti-piracy company leaves 60-year-old feeling "terrified and depressed". → Read More
Too much Facebook causes 'virtual autism' claim experts
Spending hours on social media affects ability in children to read emotions. → Read More
Did Steve Bannon try to plant a mole inside Facebook to uncover its secrets?
Leaked emails purport former White House strategist wanted to intel on the company's hiring process. → Read More
Bill Gates still refuses to use an iPhone
Microsoft founder has revealed his switch to Android. → Read More
Microsoft and Facebook lay internet cable that's 16 million times faster than average broadband
Subsea 160-terabits-per-second data cable can stream 71m HD videos simultaneously. → Read More
Drone almost causes catastrophic incident by crashing into military helicopter over New York City
Civilian drone collided with Black Hawk chopper flying above residential area of Staten Island. → Read More
Inside President Trump's secret flying nuclear bunker
This 'Doomsday Plane' is where you'll find the President if it all goes nuclear. → Read More
Scientists invent world's first handheld device that can spot fake booze
University of Manchester develop a gadget that uses laser to detect counterfeit spirits. → Read More
Bill Gates reveals the one thing he regrets about Windows
If the Microsoft founder could go back in time, it'd be to fix this one thing. → Read More
Man sentenced for redirecting company's website to gay porn in extortion attempt
Tavis Tso sent customers to TeenGayDick.com and asked for $10,000 to fix it. → Read More
How to check which of your iPhone and iPad apps won't work on iOS 11
Flappy Bird fans, you might want to look at this before you install the new update. → Read More
Electric bus breaks world record for longest journey on single charge with 1,102 mile ride
Proterra's Catalyst E2 Max makes breakthrough as the race for electric vehicles speeds up. → Read More
Most-wanted fugitive's Instagram live video leads police straight to him
Christopher Ricardo Gonzales is captured after social media post gave the game away. → Read More