Why Google Bought A Drone Manufacturer

Google acquires drone maker Titan Aerospace and, like Facebook, hopes the technology will help deliver cheap and easy Internet access in the future.

Apr 15th, 2014

Google acquires drone maker Titan Aerospace and, like Facebook, hopes the technology will help deliver cheap and easy Internet access in the future.

10 Popular Financial KPIs

10 Popular Financial KPIs

A closer look at the top 10 financial KPIs that could prove vital to enterprise-wide success and employee engagement. Editors David Mantey and Jeff Reinke take a look at the top 10 Financial KPIs outlined in Oracle Netsuite's latest white paper.

Tesla Launches Cyberquad Kids ATV Just in Time for the Holidays ... Maybe

Buyers have to assemble it themselves.

Stellantis: EV Costs 'Beyond the Limits' for Automakers

The CEO claims the cost of electrification are 50% more than those of a conventional vehicle.

‘Living’ Robots Able to Reproduce

The tiny “xenobots” exhibited a never-before-seen type of self-replication.

Secret, Old Spice Sprays Recalled for Carcinogens

A firm determined 59 antiperspirant and deodorant body spray products contained benzene.

Autonomous Drone Maps Nuclear Power Plant

The drone found two hidden sources of the radioisotope cobalt-60.

Musk Says Rocketship Engine Issues Threaten to Bankrupt SpaceX

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO claims that a production crisis is “much worse than it seemed.”

Saab Underwater Work Vehicle Joins Armada Fleet

The deal is the largest in the company's history.

Engineering Company Owner Gets Prison in Explosion Probe

He made illegal repairs and lied to federal investigators.

Dead Crew Stuck on Ships; Peterbilt Fires Whistleblower; Domestic Automakers Rank Last | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 43

Also on the podcast, Samsung's new Texas chip plant, increasing CEO turnover, Apple sues hackers for hire, paying bills with high fives and nuclear reactor on the moon.

GM to Deliver Electric Hummer Truck in December

This is the fastest GM has gone “from idea/inception to engineering it and delivering it into the hands of the customer."

Boozy Stream Clocks in at 1.2% Alcohol

It smelled like a beer pub that hadn't opened its doors for days.