Trump announces plan to establish new "Space Force"
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President Trump is calling for a new branch of the armed services that would focus on space. But before it becomes a reality, Congress would have to approve it. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
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How police are using high tech to fight crime
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Technology has been transforming every aspect of society, including revolutionary new capabilities for police departments from tattoo-recognition technology to the growing use of drones. The June edition of Wired magazine explores this topic. Wired editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson joins ?CBS This Morning: Saturday? to discuss the kind of devices officers are using and why they are prompting concerns about racial profiling and privacy.
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Elon Musk, Rahm Emanuel address skeptics of high-speed Chicago train
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Elon Musk has the green light to build a high-speed underground transportation route to Chicago's O'Hare Airport. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO said Thursday his Boring Company had won the bid to build a system using electric vehicles to carry passengers through tunnels and predicted it would be ready within three years. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called it the fast lane to the city's future. Dean Reynolds reports.
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Antarctica's ice melting at an alarming rate
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A new study in the journal Nature finds that 3 trillion tons of ice have been lost in just a quarter century. At that pace, sea levels could rise by half a foot by the end of the century.
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What does the AT&T-Time Warner merger mean for consumers?
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A judge on Tuesday approved AT&T's $85 billion purchase of Time Warner with no conditions. It's a deal that has been opposed by the Trump administration, but what does the decision mean for consumers? CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger explains.
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Remote operator technology coming to aid self-driving cars
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Before long we won't need someone behind the wheel, but autonomous vehicles still face road obstacles that could require a helping hand. Kris Van Cleave reports on the Silicon Valley startup Phantom Auto and its plan to come to the rescue when self-driving cars don't know what to do.
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Inside the race to build hybrid electric airplanes
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We've all gotten used to the idea of electric cars, but now companies are trying to build viable electric airplanes. Last month, the company Zunum Aero took a big leap forward, when the charter flight firm JetSuite said it was purchasing up to 100 of Zunum's still-to-be completed aircraft by 2022. With other major backers, Zunum Aero is considered best positioned to make it faster, cheaper, and greener to fly. Dana Jacobson reports.
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