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Self driving taxis are being tested out in Singapore, the taxis have been developer by a company called nuTonomy who plans to have a full fleet of these taxis by 2018. The company will test out six of these self driving taxis at first and they will only be used in a 2.5 square mile radius during … [Read more...] about Self Driving Taxis Being Tested By nuTonomy In Singapore

High school student Berto Garcia has used the power of Arduino to develop a new system that can be used by soldiers and possibly football players to help reduce whiplash and concussion whilst on the battlefield or playing field. Check out the video below to learn more about the inspiration design … [Read more...] about Arduino Wearable Created To Reduce Whiplash And Concussion On The Battlefield And Beyond (video)

Back in June, Tesla and Elon Musk announced that they would be buying Solar City in a deal worth $2.6 billion. Tesla announced that they would pay $2.6 billion in stock to take over Solar City, and now the deal has been approved by the antitrust regulators in the US. The Federal Trade Commission … [Read more...] about FTC Approves Tesla’s Take Over Of Solar City

If you are in the market for a new solid state drive (SSD) to add an extra layer of performance to your older computer system you may be interested to know that ADATA has this week announced the launch of a new SSD in the form of the Ultimate SU800 3D NAND SSD. The Ultimate SU800 has been designed … [Read more...] about ADATA Ultimate SU800 3D NAND SSD Range Announced

When Facebook bought WhatsApp two years ago for $19 billion, the two companies announced that there were no plans to share data between each other, that it about to change. WhatsApp has now revealed that it will share data with Facebook, specifically it will share your phone number with Facebook … [Read more...] about WhatsApp Will Share User Data With Facebook

One major issue which has not been resolved within virtual reality worlds at the current time, is the ability to physically touch digital objects in a way that is more intuitive to real-life. Dexta Robotics is looking to change this and has designed a wearable virtual reality exoskeleton glove that … [Read more...] about Dexta Touch VR Exoskeleton Gloves Demonstrated (video)

In an interview with TechCrunch Skylights VR is soon hoping to offer virtual reality in-flight entertainment, and says it could be a differentiating point between airlines attracting those that would like to engage in little VR entertainment from other airlines that don’t offer the VR  service. The … [Read more...] about Skylights VR Aims To Offer Virtual Reality InFlight Entertainment

Amazon has announced the Kindle Reading Fund and the company intends to donate some if its Kindle readers to schools, libraries, hospital and non profit organizations. I’m constantly amazed by the missionaries I work with on the Kindle team – they have the singular goal of making it easier for … [Read more...] about Amazon Will Donate Kindle Readers To Schools And More

Sources close to the development and rollout of the new Google Daydream VR Platform say that Google is investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in virtual reality films and programmes to provide exclusive content for the launch of its new Daydream service. Sources close to the action have … [Read more...] about Google Daydream VR Platform Possibly Launching Soon?

Instapaper has announced that it is being acquired by Pinterest and that the app will continue as an independent application. The app was created by Marco Arment and sold to Betaworks three years ago. The team who have been working on the app will continue to work on it and will also work on … [Read more...] about Pinterest Is Buying Instapaper, Will Continue As Independent App

We previously heard a number of rumors about Amazon's new music streaming service, which is looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music. This new streaming service is rumored to cost $10 a month like other offerings on the market, although it looks like Amazon also had another cheaper option in the … [Read more...] about Amazon Plans To Launch An Echo Only Music Streaming Service For $5 A Month