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Apple patents intelligent car seat that 'hugs' drivers to keep them safe  


Apple has patented a shape-shifting car seat that protects drivers by giving them a "hug" and vibrates to warn them of dangers on the road ahead. ✔ Apple has patented a shape-shifting car seat that protects drivers by giving them a hug and vibrates to warn them of dangers on the road ahead ✔ The iPhone maker secured a patent this week for an intelligent seating system, called Haptic Feedback for Dynamic Seating System ✔ It offers a rare glimpse into Apple's closely-guarded self-driving car project, named Project Titan

Chinese Tesla rival NIO plans US float that would value it at $8bn 


Chinese electric car maker NIO expects to land a valuation of more than $8bn (£6. ✔ Chinese electric car maker NIO expects to land a valuation of more than $8bn (£6.2bn) when it lists in New York, shrugging off concerns over slowing growth in the country and weak investor sentiment ✔ It began deliveries of the ES8, a seven-seat sport-utility vehicle, in June

Waymo's stalled progress suggests fully driverless cars still have a long way to go


Not so fast ✔ As we go from engineers making a car move forwards and backwards, left and right to operating in the real world, we have to decide the key criteria for safety and efficiency, Mitgang said ✔ There’s rain, sleet, fog, and other drivers, who have a negative reaction ✔ Driverless cars explained: everything you need to know

Over 90 per cent of part-worn retailers are selling unsafe tyres


INVESTIGATIONS carried out over the last five years have revealed that an absolutely shocking 91 per cent of part-worn retailers have been selling unsafe tyres. Only 13 outlets of 152 spot-checked … ✔ Alamy 2 Tyres with nails and other objects embedded into them were commonplace in the tests Terry Hone, Executive Member for Community Safety, said: We hope that this sends a message to the part-worn tyre market in Hertfordshire that we take these matters very seriously

Teen billionaire heir admits speeding as he was 'excited to reach family estate'


TEEN aristocrat ‘Charlie’ Cadogan has pleaded guilty to speeding when driving from his home in London to his family’s 2,800-acre Scottish estate. The former Harrow School student … ✔ Meanwhile Charlie's grandfather, the Earl of Cadogan, helped build a family fortune worth £6.5billion through property investment ✔ The 81-year-old - who briefly chaired Chelsea FC in 1981-82 - is richer than the Queen ✔ All I can ask is for forgiveness as everyone makes mistakes, especially at a young age

Price of Microsoft Surface laptops slashed to lowest price ever - here's where


Apple's MacBook's are constant performers, but there are also good choices from Dell and ASUS - as well as an exceptional Microsoft Surface deal ✔ A good laptop has to perform a number of different functions ✔ But it also needs to have enough power under the hood for practical applications - otherwise you'd just be using a tablet ✔ The components are a little bit more pedestrian – with an Intel Pentium processor and 4GB of RAM

Yahoo and AOL are reading your private emails for precious advertising data


They scan your inbox so they can better target ads at you while you browse the web ✔ AOL operates in a similar way, according to the investigation ✔ Oath's automated systems may analyse all content (such as Mail and Messenger content including instant messages and SMS messages) to detect, among other things, certain words and phrases, the company added

Bark brings in $9M to help parents track their kids’ online activity


Not to be confused with a dog-walking startup, Bark is a watchdog for kids’ and teens' internet security. Today it announces a $9 million Series A led by Signal Peak Ventures, with participation from Two Sigma Ventures, Symmetrical Ventures, Fuel Capital, Hallett Capital and Atlanta Seed Company. … ✔ The round comes as the Atlanta-based company, which uses artificial intelligence to track kids’ online activity and notifies parents when its algorithm finds concerning content, passes an impressive landmark ✔ They say kids and teens are receptive to the app, though it seems like something that would be less than tolerated by any teenagers I know ✔ Bark has previously brought in roughly $500,000 from Karlin Ventures and Social Starts

Cocksure CEOs are more likely to get sued, scientists find


Overconfident executives are 33 per cent more likely to be sued by shareholders, according to new research led by Stevens School of Business in New Jersey. ✔ For example, these CEOs might over-invest in the short term, or postpone the accounting or reporting of losses and other negative information ✔ 'If following a 'company rule' is obviously ridiculous in a particular situation, such that it would make for a great Dilbert cartoon, then the rule should change.'

National Parks have a black market problem. Here’s how rangers are combating it


Plant bandits, watch out. ✔ Jewel tones I'm eager to see some petrified wood for myself, which means driving 20 miles through the Painted Desert and the Blue Mesa to the Crystal Forest, which all sound like destinations in video games ✔ Life Disrupted: Reporters' dispatches from the field on tech's role in the global refugee crisis

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