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Enlarge ImageThe Airlander 10 is designed to fly for up to five days at a time. Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images The Airlander 10, the world's largest aircraft, took to the skies for the first time over Bedfordshire, England, on Wednesday and completed a lap of Cardington airfield before safely landing, the BBC reports.At 92 metres (300 feet) in length, the helium-filled airship is 19 metres longer than the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet. The Airlander 10 has been nicknamed "The Flying Bum" due to its peachy behind's striking similarity to the human rump.While the airship was originally in produ...

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Delta says flights in the air are not affected by its computer problems. Delta Delta Air Lines is waing passengers of "large-scale" flight cancellations Monday due to computer system issues stemming from a power outage in Atlanta, where the carrier is headquartered. Earlier, Delta tweeted that a computer outage had delayed flights, noting that flights already in the air weren't affected.Delta said in a statement: "A power outage in Atlanta, which began at approximately 2:30 a.m. ET, has impacted Delta computer systems and operations worldwide, resulting in flight delays. Large-scale cancellations are expect...

Enlarge ImageHere's one I caught earlier. Then I took a screenshot, uploaded that to CNET's content management system and set it as this page's promo image, so everyone can see the wicked cool Vaporeon I caught. Screenshot by Luke Westaway/CNET Pokemon Go might still have an iron-tight grip on human social behaviour, but the mobile gaming phenomenon has done very little to line the coffers of Nintendo -- the House of Mario confirmed big quarterly losses, in the same week it reminded investors that it didn't actually, y'know, make the monster-catching game. Elsewhere the Solar Impulse sun-powered plane has co...

There's something about your first glimpse of a Boeing 747 parked at the gate. I'd wager that even the most jaded traveler, hurrying through the airport after an interminable security line, pauses briefly to take it all in.Because for the moment you see it, you know this airplane is like no other. The signature upper hump and the windows of the main deck cabin closing in toward the nose are a spine-tingling sight no other airliner can match. Even the Airbus A380, as quiet and smooth as it is, can't match the 747's curvaceous lines.As you walk up to the gate, you know this airplane is taking you somewhere. You're not cramming yourself into a dinky regional jet to fly across your state. No, it...

Enlarge ImageHillary Clinton takes a selfie with fans. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Hillary Clinton sees technology as the key to a thriving economy and an important tool in reducing social and economic inequality.On Tuesday, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president released her platform on technology policy.It hits five key areas: Ensuring better STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education to promote entrepreneurship; investing in broadband and wireless infrastructure; promoting America as a technology leader; protecting privacy; and using tech to make a smarter and more iovative govement...