Facebook is to start using its AI to alert users when someone uploads photos of them to the social media site. Facebook said the feature, which users can switch off, will allow people to protect their privacy online – but users do have to agree to let the company keep a facial template on file. …

Boeing’s defence arm has unveiled a radical unmanned drone that can refuel fighter jets in mid air. The small, unnamed craft will be carried on warships and catapulted into the air in the same way fighter jets are. It will be able to refuel the F/A-18 Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, and F-35C fighters – and …

For a lot of kids, and for some fully grown adults, it’s the ultimate dream: going to space. Until now, that ability has been restricted to mostly astronauts. But that could all change soon. Private companies have toyed with the idea of launching paying customers into orbit for years. Only recently, though, have some of …

Toyota Motor Corp will make more than 10 battery electric car models globally in the early 2020s, with sales starting in China, Reuters reports, citing a statement by the company. Toyota will subsequently sell the models in Japan, India, the United States and Europe, read the statement. Every Toyota model and luxury-brand Lexus model will …

The makers of the crowdfunded space game Star Citizen are being sued for copyright infringement and breach of contract by development studio Crytek. Crytek claims Roberts Space Industries (RSI) and Cloud Imperium Games “have caused substantial harm” to them. Crytek said it would seek damages and an injunction that stopped further use of its CryEngine …