Halo Car, a Las Vegas-based startup that combines teleoperations and car sharing, said it will remove the human safety operator from behind the wheel later this year — the last hurdle before its commercial launch. The milestone would mean Halo Car will use humans to remotely control vehicles through public streets and deliver them to… Continue reading Halo Car’s teleoperated car-sharing service to roll out this year with no one behind the wheel
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Know the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and others
/ In many cases, you can get a lower price on a product you just bought if you can prove a competitor is selling it for less. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones, an OLED, or a backpack just to find out… Continue reading Know the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and others
Is it time for Elon Musk to find a Tim Cook for Tesla?
Elon Musk has his fingers in a lot of pies. He’s CEO of automaker Tesla and rocket company SpaceX. He also founded tunnel construction firm the Boring Company and co-founded Neuralink, a brain implant startup. Now it looks like Musk will spearhead the effort to take Twitter private and potentially roll it into an “everything… Continue reading Is it time for Elon Musk to find a Tim Cook for Tesla?
Lyft’s John Zimmer to talk AVs, growth and profit at Disrupt
When the economy tightens and the cost of driving new initiatives cramps growth and profitability, sometimes you just need to overhaul your strategy. Case in point, when ride-hail giant Lyft sold its self-driving unit to Toyota’s Woven Planet, it cut $100 million of annualized non-GAAP operating expenses on a net basis. Free from the cost… Continue reading Lyft’s John Zimmer to talk AVs, growth and profit at Disrupt
How to upgrade your iPhone in-car charging experience
Quad Lock MAG wireless charging head and case Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET The other day I showed how the first things I do when I get a new daily driver iPhone is stick a screen protector on it and pop it in a case. It’s a great way to keep a new iPhone looking like new. But… Continue reading How to upgrade your iPhone in-car charging experience
Elon Musk is buying Twitter again — what does that mean for Tesla?
/ The electric car company has been well insulated from Musk’s extracurricular activities, but that will be tested by the fickle billionaire’s imminent ownership of a platform like Twitter — if the deal goes through What will happen to Tesla if Elon Musk owns Twitter? Probably near-term stock volatility and long-term foreign influence campaigns.Photo by… Continue reading Elon Musk is buying Twitter again — what does that mean for Tesla?
Russian Scientists Propose Plan to Launch Huge Advertisements Into Orbit Over Cities
Russian researchers are suggesting we could send hordes of satellites into space to display commercials in the night sky over cities by reflecting sunlight in vast formations. It’s a deeply obnoxious vision of the future that’s bound to irritate astronomers — who are already struggling with highly reflective satellite constellations ruining their observations — as… Continue reading Russian Scientists Propose Plan to Launch Huge Advertisements Into Orbit Over Cities
Climate Activist Conducts Interview While Being Carried Away by Police
Talk about commitment to the cause. Take Me Away There’s multitasking, and then there’s what happened on London’s Waterloo Bridge, where a climate activist gave an interview while quite literally being toted away by three burly police officers during a protest. “I’m doing this for my son,” the woman, identified only as “Lora” by the… Continue reading Climate Activist Conducts Interview While Being Carried Away by Police
How A British Teen’s Death Changed Social Media
Instagram also hides search terms—but only if the term or phrase itself is promoting or encouraging self-harm, says Tara Hopkins, head of EMEA public policy at Instagram. “For other search terms related to suicide/self-harm that aren’t inherently violating, we show a message of support before showing any results.” The company declined to share how many… Continue reading How A British Teen’s Death Changed Social Media
The Internet Archive is building a library of amateur radio broadcasts
The Internet Archive is aiming to build up a new library of old content. It’s expanding beyond Flash games and animations, movies, books and (of course) snapshots of websites with the Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications (DLARC). This particular archive, which will be led by tech historian Kay Savetz, will include amateur radio… Continue reading The Internet Archive is building a library of amateur radio broadcasts