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Sales begin in 2020 for Rivian's R1T pickup truck and a companion SUV. Both will be made in central Illinois. Ben Moon/Courtesy of Rivian hide caption
The Queensbridge Houses, the largest public housing complex in the country, near the spot where Amazon plans to put a new headquarters. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Shutdown Makes Government Websites More Vulnerable To Hackers, Experts Say
The 10-Year Challenge has gone viral on platforms like Facebook, but some worry about how the data will be used. Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Netflix has increased its prices by 13 to 18 percent. The company's headquarters are pictured here in Los Gatos, Calif., in 2012. Paul Sakuma/AP hide caption
Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, speaks with media Tuesday in Shenzhen, China. Vincent Yu/AP hide caption
George Jetson at work The Jetsons via YouTube hide caption
Federal regulators have announced plans to allow drone operators to fly their unmanned aerial vehicles over populated areas and at night. A Wing Hummingbird drone from Project Wing arrives and sets down its package at a delivery location in Blacksburg, Va., last year. Michael Shroyer via AP hide caption
Iran's Simorgh rocket pictured before an attempted satellite launch in 2017. Experts say the rocket's second stage is too small to be used as a missile. Iranian Defense Ministry via AP hide caption
Space-X's Falcon 9 rocket with 10 satellites launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in 2017. The company says it will lay off 10 percent of its workforce. Matt Hartman/AP hide caption
Poland's Internal Security Agency accuses Huawei's sales director in Poland of spying on behalf of China, arresting the Chinese citizen along with one other man. Here, people walk by Huawei's offices in Warsaw on Friday. Kacper Pempel/Reuters hide caption
How do virtual assistants like Alexa affect children's learning experiences? Some experts say easy answers delivered by technology can hurt the development of problem-solving skills in kids. Kathleen Finlay/Image Source/Getty Images hide caption
Alexa Can Help Kids With Homework, But Don't Forget Problem-Solving Skills
German Green party co-chief Robert Habeck has said goodbye to Twitter and Facebook. Dennis Williamson/Robert Habeck hide caption
New Army recruits take part in a swearing-in ceremony on June 4, 2017, in San Diego. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
After Falling Short, U.S. Army Gets Creative With New Recruiting Strategy
Ocean Cleanup's System 001 was towed out of the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 8, 2018. JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
An Engineering Wunderkind's Ocean Plastics Cleanup Device Hits A Setback
Astronaut André Kuipers, pictured here after a landing in 2012, accidentally dialed 911 from the International Space Station. Mikhail Metzel/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Hacked information that was leaked via Twitter included private data from German Chancellor Angela Merkel — seen here speaking in Germany's Bundestag last month. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters hide caption
Berlin is a tech hub, but 70 percent of the city's businesses have complained to the city's Chamber of Commerce and Industry about inadequate broadband. Rafael Dols/Getty Images hide caption
Berlin Is A Tech Hub, So Why Are Germany's Internet Speeds So Slow?
People walk past an Apple store in Beijing in December 2018. Apple CEO cited weaker-than-expected iPhone sales in China as the company lowered its quarterly revenue estimates Wednesday. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images hide caption