General Motor’s Chevy Bolts spotted cruising around mounted with autonomous technology. Just a couple of months ago General Motors acquired Cruise Automation for more than $1 billion and already it has started implementing the technology in its cars. SpiedBilde’s spy photographers have already spotted a handful of Chevy Bolts cruising around in San Francisco with…
Users should ensure that follow-up consultations fees are covered by their respective medical insurances. In efforts to combat the critical shortage of mental health professionals in the United States, Walgreens announced its partnership with Mental health America last week wherein it will offer screening through its website. The service will evaluate mental illnesses including PTSD,…
The move is beneficial for Uber drivers since it provides them to speak in a single voice. It could also lead to a union. Despite the fact that Uber does not treat its workers as its employees, Uber drivers are slowly organizing themselves to form unions. Getting Uber to play along with these unions has…
Those who are looking to record their favourite TV series, should definitely check this out. Last year, when SiliconDust announced its DIY DVR project, recording your favourite TV series, essentially amounted to either building a power horse of a PC or hooking one up to a dedicated network storage facility. Having had the time to work…
Computer vision is a key technological component that needs to be mastered for Amazon’s to transform shipping as we currently experience it. Although Amazon’s plan of delivering good and produce through drones sound amazingly futuristic, it still needs to figure out concepts that are taken for granted with traditional courier methods such as how to…
POSYDON, the GPS equivalent for underwater vessels, is set for sea trials by 2018. It is being developed by the Draper group. Although the Global Positioning System (GPS) is incredibly useful for us landlubbers and surface going ships, however since it can’t penetrate the seawater, it’s pretty much useless for submarines or UUVs. In order…
Due to a glitch in NYPD’s training, it collected $1.7 million in parking tickets from citizens who were in fact following the law. The NYPD has now corrected this systemic flaw. Open data policies are not just merely a convenience, they can be a very useful tool to detect systemic structural issues in governance. Case…
Nikola Motors offers 2,000HP hybrid truck for $1,500, final retail price $375,000. Nikola Motor Company, a new entrant to the electric vehicle industry, is unabashedly riding in the wake of Tesla Motors. Although the source of inspiration of the company’s name may be one – Nicolas Tesla, both companies have taken different routes in the…
Dominic Chappell was forced out of a previous business venture after taking around €400,000 (£315,000) from the company for his personal use. Chappell’s consortium owned BHS before it collapsed last month. The money was transferred from a start-up company in Spain called Olivia Petroleum, which Chappell fronted and used to bolster his City credentials when…
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