Boeing Co. will acquire floating-drone maker Liquid Robotics, the aerospace giant said Tuesday. Based in Sunnyvale, Liquid Robotics developed the Wave Glider, a surfboard-shaped drone that floats on the ocean surface and collects data, propelling itself for up to a year using wave and solar power. In 2014, Liquid Robotics formed a partnership with Boeing to develop a military version of the Wave Glider called SHARC -- the Sensor Hosting Autonomous Remote Craft -- that combines Liquid Robotics' platform with Boeing's sensor technology. Boeing said it sees the SHARC as a way to connect intelligence-gathering efforts between underwater vehicles, aircraft and satellites. Liquid Robotics' headquarters will remain in Sunnyvale, though the company will be part of Boeing's autonomous systems unit, which is based in St. Louis.

Are YOUR kids internet-connected toys being used to spy on them? Claims hi-tech gadgets'fail to protect privacy' Consumer watchdogs claim internet connected toys collect kids' personal data The complaint cites My Friend Cayla and I-Que Intelligent Robot as'spy toys' It argues that audio of conversations is taken without proper parental consent Along with this, it says they hold potential for strangers to eavesdrop on kids Consumer watchdogs claim internet connected toys collect kids' personal data The complaint cites My Friend Cayla and I-Que Intelligent Robot as'spy toys' They're calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the firms behind My Friend Cayla (pictured) and I-Que Intelligent Robot, citing manufacturer Genesis Toys and Nuance Communications, which provides third-party voice recognition software Do plants learn like humans? You can FINALLY'like' or disable comments on Instagram... Are YOU affected? Massive Dailymotion hack sees more than 85... Do plants learn like humans? You can FINALLY'like' or disable comments on Instagram... Are YOU affected?

Radical'tailsitter' drone can carry as much weaponry as a Predator and turn ANY ship into an aircraft carrier Will be used to allow small Navy boats to launch drone attacks 30ft wide tern drone has to have'single wing' design Concept was first tested in the 1950s and will be flown in 2018 Darpa plans to build a full-scale demonstrator system of a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system (UAS) designed to use forward-deployed small ships as mobile launch and recovery sites. Astronomers find water DOES exist... Christmas crackdown on DRONES: FAA tells owners they will... The drone that will CHASE thieves: Security UAV will follow... Astronomers find water DOES exist... Christmas crackdown on DRONES: FAA tells owners they will... The drone that will CHASE thieves: Security UAV will follow... Initial ground-based testing, if successful, would lead to an at-sea demonstration of takeoff, transition to and from horizontal flight, and landing--all from a test platform with a deck size similar to that of a destroyer or other small surface-combat vessel. The American Lockheed XFV (sometimes referred to as the Salmon) was an experimental tailsitter prototype.

A graduate student has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of beloved USC neuroscience professor, Bosco Tjan on campus Friday. David Jonathan Brown, 28, of Los Angeles is expected to be arraigned Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles, according to the L.A. County district attorney's office. If he is convicted, Brown faces up to 26 years to life in prison. Prosecutors allege that Brown used a knife when he attacked and stabbed Tjan in the chest at 4:30 p.m. Friday in his office in the Seeley G. Mudd Building on campus. Brown was immediately taken into custody.

The US Supreme Court told a lower court to take another look at a $399 million award won by Apple from rival Samsung for copying the design of the iPhone. The unanimous decision extends a legal battle that dates back to 2011 and at one point spanned the globe and engulfed every major maker of smartphones. Writing for the court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Apple might not be entitled to Samsung's entire profit on 11 infringing smartphones. She told a federal appeals court to consider whether Apple should be able to recoup profits attributable only to particular components. The high court stopped short of deciding that question itself.

Putin's 50ft underwater'robot' that can imitate any submarine in the world and carry out 600-mile spying missions 1,800ft below the surface Russian military engineers have unveiled design of a submarine called Surrogat'Robot' will be able to imitate conventional and nuclear-powered submarines 600-mile range unmanned sub is to be used for'mapping and reconnaissance' 'Robot' will be able to imitate conventional and nuclear-powered submarines On the drawing board: Vladimir Putin's 50ft underwater'robot' will be able to imitate any submarine in the world and carry out 600-mile spying missions 1,800ft below the surface, experts claim The design was unveiled as Russia continues to build up its forces on Europe's borders amid heightened tensions between president Vladimir Putin (pictured in a submarine last year) and the West Russia MOCKS British war games, saying: 'Polish-assembled... Russian tanks will be equipped with'Pterodactyl' DRONES,... Vladimir Putin praises Donald Trump AGAIN, ...

This week we are celebrating Computer Science Education Week around the globe. In this "age of acceleration," in which advances in technology and the globalization of business are transforming entire industries and society itself, it's more critical than ever for everyone to be digitally literate, especially our kids. This is particularly true for women and girls who, while representing roughly 50 percent of the world's population, account for less than 20 percent of computer science graduates in 34 OECD countries, according to this report. This has far-reaching societal and economic consequences. By 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that there will be 1.4 million computing jobs but just 400,000 computer science students with the skills to apply for those jobs. Computer science is a top-paying college degree and computer programming jobs are growing at a rate that is double the national average, according to a National Association of Colleges and Employers report.

Fourteen hour days sitting in the cab of a truck has given Bryan Peters nearly everything he wanted from life. His trucker's salary helped him raise his now-adult daughter, build his dream home and carve out a few hours on weekends to hit the golf course. It's a version of the American dream, Peters, a lifelong self-described Republican, has faith President-elect Donald Trump will protect for future generations of truck drivers and other working-class Americans like him. "He understands the working class man out here, he worked his ass of to get where he is today," Peters, 48, said in a phone interview with International Business Times. "It doesn't matter if it's a driver, factory worker, whoever, [Trump is] going to put more jobs on the table... Truck driving, one of the most common working-class job in Trump's economy, brings good pay and doesn't require a college degree. But like many of the blue-collar jobs the president-elect regularly promised to save during his campaign, its ...

Microsoft is taking another shot at giving users a friendly AI-driven bot conversation partner. On Monday, the company released Zo, a chatbot that users can converse with on Kik, the popular messaging platform. Zo is a follow-up to Tay, the tech giant's first foray into friendly, English-speaking chatbots. It's clear that the company has learned from its first attempt, when the friendly chatbot was turned into a font of white supremacist propaganda by malicious users. In contrast, Zo adamantly refuses to discuss political matters.

You may know Watson as IBM's Jeopardy-winning, cookbook-writing, dress-designing, weather-predicting supercomputer-of-all trades. Starting today, 40 organizations will rely upon the clever computers cognitive power to help spot cybercrime. The Watson for Cybersecurity beta program helps IBM too, because Watson's real-world experience will help it hone its skills and work within specific industries. After all, the threats that keep security experts at Sun Life Financial up at night differ from those that spook the cybersleuths at University of New Brunswick. IBM researchers started training Watson in the fundamentals of cybersecurity last spring so the computer could begin to analysize and prevent threats.