By the end of 2017, it’s possible you’ll get around downtown, the Strip and/or the university area via an autonomous self-driving bus-type of vehicle — named Olli.
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A boom in consumer drone sales has spawned a counter-industry of start-ups aiming to stop drones flying where they shouldn’t, by disabling them or knocking them out of the sky.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to resume flying rockets next week following an investigation into why one of them burst into flames on a launch pad four months ago, the company said Monday.
A once-robust group of bighorn sheep in the River Mountains between Henderson and Boulder City is still suffering the effects of an “insidious” strain of deadly bacteria, though the herd’s numbers improved somewhat over the past year, state wildlife officials said.
A crew of astronauts aboard the International Space Station have taken the mannequin challenge to new heights — literally.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey signaled on Twitter Thursday that his company is going to let users edit their tweets in the future. Dorsey said that Twitter is “thinking a lot about” bringing editing functionality to tweets, and then went on to say that “a form of edit” was needed.
Twitter is adding live 360-degree video streams to its service, courtesy of Periscope: The company officially rolled out support for live 360-degree video streams Wednesday, allowing users of Twitter’s and Periscope’s apps and website to pan within a live stream simply by moving their phone around.
Officials from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said they can’t go anywhere on the 1.6 million acre Desert National Wildlife Refuge without finding at least one Mylar balloon blown in from nearby Las Vegas.
Volunteers in Henderson participate in Audubon Society’s annual survey, helping chart changes in bird populations, habitat and behavior.
The popular mobile game “Pokemon Go” is now available on the Apple Watch, squashing rumors that the game’s maker was scrapping such plans.
Nevada’s economic development chief assured a panel of state lawmakers Wednesday that Tesla’s mammoth gigafactory is on track in both hiring and capital investment.
Colorado, Utah and Nevada are teaming up to build an electric vehicle charging network to make it easier for them to travel long distances.
California researchers have named a newly discovered rare plant after Jimi Hendrix. The plant, found in Baja California, Mexico, has been christened Dudleya hendrixii , or “Hendrix’s liveforever.”
Even after 81 years, stubborn myths still cling to the colossal construction effort that built Hoover Dam. But the most incredible story about the project is absolutely true.
Vine, the service, may be shuttered soon, but Vine, the app, will survive: Twitter is going to update the existing Vine app with a new Vine Camera app come January.
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