Toyota, Japanese auto supplier Denso, and the Softbank Vision Fund are investing $1 billion in Uber’s self-driving car unit.
Original source: https://www.wired.com/story/uber-recruits-some-rich-friends-drive-autonomous-cars
Toyota, Japanese auto supplier Denso, and the Softbank Vision Fund are investing $1 billion in Uber’s self-driving car unit.
Original source: https://www.wired.com/story/uber-recruits-some-rich-friends-drive-autonomous-cars
To help attract a generation that grew up playing video games, the construction industry has turned to simulators that replicate jobs done by heavy equipment.
Original source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/business/a-new-recruitment-tool-for-construction-the-joystick.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
We talk with right-to-repair advocate Nathan Proctor. Also: Samsung’s Galaxy Fold woes, and a preview of the next Sony PlayStation.
Original source: https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-403
The Silicon Valley food-drink of choice is now a ‘complete nutrition platform.’ The beverage plot thickens.
Original source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/style/soylent-squared-food-bars.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less.
Original source: https://www.wired.com/story/ken-jennings-jeopardy-james-holzhauer-420-weed-cannabis
If your phone is feeling a little laggy, here are some tips to clear out old apps and other things that may be slowing it down.
Original source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/smarter-living/wirecutter/declutter-speed-up-phone.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The rater has become the rated.
Original source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/style/star-ratings-amazon-uber-seamless.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
A slavery-themed ad for Ancestry.com exposes the awkward relationship between America’s darkest history and the current boom in family-tree building.
Original source: https://www.wired.com/story/a-genealogy-sites-racist-ad-tumbles-into-a-cultural-minefield
Automated policing of content will never be perfect, and that leaves us facing a big question about what we want the web to be like.
Original source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/technology/youtube-paris-misinformation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Congressional Democrats have punted on the question of impeaching Donald Trump. The Mueller report makes that calculus much harder.
Original source: https://www.wired.com/story/mueller-report-trump-impeachment-congress