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Lyft unveils a new self-driving car and acquires an AR startup

10/23/2018, 5:06:31 PM
The ride-hailing company bought UK-based augmented reality startup Blue Vision Labs for a reported $72 million ✔ In a Medium post, Luc Vincent, the company’s lead engineer, said the company’s technology is cutting-edge because it can crowdsource highly detailed 3D maps of entire cities using a smartphone or other camera mounted on the dashboard of a car ✔ The company, which is aiming to go public in early 2019 with a reported value of $15.1 billion, also plans to double the size of its self-driving team within the next 18 months, according to Vincent


Uber rival Lyft buys London start-up to boost driverless car plans

10/23/2018, 5:29:41 PM
Lyft, the US taxi-hailing service that competes with Uber, has bought a London-based technology start-up as it pushes ahead with its driverless car plans. ✔ One possibility, shown in demo videos released by the company, is that a passenger searching for their taxi could look at the road through their phone, and the augmented reality technology would label the correct car ✔ It introduced its first fleet of electric scooters last month, and bought bike-sharing network Motivate earlier this year


GM brings its peer-to-peer car-sharing service to 10 US cities

10/23/2018, 6:56:40 PM
The service will be fully launched in 10 US cities by the end of 2018. ✔ By the end of the year, the service will be fully launched in Ann Arbor, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Jersey City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, DC ✔ The company says its Maven platform has collectively driven 338 million miles and totalled 186,000 reservations


Abarth Shows One-Of-a-Kind Fiat 500 With Scorpion Skin Paint | Digital Trends

10/23/2018, 7:58:49 PM
Fiat's Abarth division has teamed up with a Dutch artist to create a one-of-a-kind 500 painted with pieces of scorpion skin. Rest assured that no scorpions were harmed to create this hot hatch; a scorpion molts 16 times in its life. Abarth will auction the car in October 2018 and donate the proceeds to charity. ✔ It’s a tribute to the brand’s illustrious racing heritage ✔ The brand will auction off the 500 in October 2018 and donate the proceeds from the sale to the KWF Cancer Society, a nonprofit organization committed to fighting the disease Abarth’s founder died of


GM is letting more people rent their cars for money

10/23/2018, 6:00:13 PM
Maven’s peer-to-peer car sharing service will expand to 10 cities in the next few months ✔ Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge General Motors is expanding its peer-to-peer car-sharing service to 10 cities by the end of this year, the company announced today ✔ Owners can set their own rates for hourly or daily rentals, which affects potential earnings


Charging an EV in 15 Minutes Sounds Crazy, but It's Getting Closer | Digital Trends

10/23/2018, 7:43:26 PM
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory want you to be able to wirelessly charge your electric vehicle in just 15 minutes. It sounds impossible, but they've just passed a major milestone on the journey to that goal. This is what they've developed. ✔ By our count, that takes it to around one-third of the way toward its eventual goal ✔ This breakthrough significantly advances the technology needed to encourage greater adoption of electric vehicles by increasing their range and the ease of recharging, and in turn supports an energy-efficient mobility system for the nation’s economic success, Moe Khaleel, associate laboratory director for Energy and Environmental Sciences at ORNL, said in a statement ✔ If in a few years from now you’re able to charge your vehicle while speeding along the highway, you could well have Oak Ridge National Laboratory to thank for it!


The Best Deal on PlayStation 4 and PS4 Pro

10/23/2018, 5:22:03 PM
New, used, and refurbs. ✔ If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale ✔ See it at Walmart Refurbished PS4 Deals A great way to save on PlayStation 4 is through refurbished deals ✔ They usually come with a warranty and have been tested thoroughly before being put back into the supply chain


Billionaire Ray Dalio: Don't take on debt until you've asked yourself this question

10/23/2018, 4:13:18 PM
Dalio breaks down his own strategy for taking on debt.  ✔ Debt for consumption, or for anything that doesn't produce more income than it costs, is bad debt, Dalio says ✔ Subscribe to CNBC Make It on YouTube! Watch CNBC's full interview with Ray Dalio on lessons from the financial crisis    1:02 PM ET Tue, 11 Sept 2018 | 23:57


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10/23/2018, 5:11:25 PM
3 Free Months of Audible and 3 Free Audiobooks, 33% off Detroit: Become Human, Lowest Price Ever on 34" Alienware 1440p GSYNC 120Hz IPS Gaming Monitor, 55% off Beats UrBeats3 Headphones, and More. ✔ The RTX 2070 is slightly faster than the GTX 1080 video card ✔ Cyber Monday: What to Buy Each Day Black Friday vs Cyber Monday Survey Holiday Shopping and Spending Data BestBlackFriday Stores Closed On Thanksgiving Day 2018 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Video Game Predictions for 2018 PS4 Pro, Xbox One X, Nintendo Switch


Hundreds Worldwide Report Amazon Alexa Outage | Digital Trends

10/23/2018, 7:24:23 PM
Hundreds of users worldwide reported Amazon Alexa failures on Twitter and elsewhere in an outage with no apparent common characteristics. Users reported misfunctions ranging from bad server connections and login failures to the inability to execute specific skills. The outage spread as others regained service. ✔ — Kerry Hoath (@khoath) October 23, 2018 As of 11:12 a.m. PT, there was no mention of Alexa issues on either Amazon’s Customer Service Twitter account, @AmazonHelp, or on the Amazon Alexa developer blog ✔ We will loop back to update this story as new developments occur or when we learn about the cause of the worldwide Alex issues


The Best Humidifiers for Your Home or Office Space | Digital Trends

10/23/2018, 5:54:12 PM
Indoor air can be pretty finicky. Either it's too humid or too dry, too cold or too hot -- particularly in the winter. Dry air in the home or office can cause many health issues. Fortunately, these humidifiers can up your air quality and help you breathe better. We've rounded up the best humidifiers on the market. ✔ Either it’s too humid or too dry, too cold or too hot ✔ This causes an array of problems, ranging from irritated sinuses to nosebleeds to cracked lips ✔ However, seeing as the unit might be prominently displayed in your home or office, design is certainly something to consider


Alexa, be afraid

10/23/2018, 4:00:54 PM
Commentary: Think Alexa is the voice assistant to beat? Think again. ✔ I heard the question from at least five different Amazon executives last month in Seattle, when the online megaretailer introduced us to about a dozen new Alexa gadgets ✔ We think we're on the cusp of the next major disruption in computing, said Amazon's former smart home director Charlie Kindel, speaking at the CEDIA trade show in 2016


Roguelikes: how Spelunky, Dark Souls and Isaac made death matter again

10/23/2018, 5:13:40 PM
Exploring the genre that institutionalized perma-death ✔ When games emerged in the early eighties, they opted for a certain count of lives ✔ Mario plunged into bottomless pits, Sonic brushed against one too many spikes and we’d wait for a jingle to finish before being reborn on screen for another attempt ✔ Our choices began to hold weight – do you send your ace pilot into the fight knowing if they die, your progress will take a step back as you train someone new


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