Self-driving minibus to hit the streets in Las Vegas

By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun: http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/jun/16/self-driving-minibus-to-hit-streets-in-las-vegas/.  Later this year, Arizona-based Local Motors expects to deploy an autonomous minibus in Las Vegas through a partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, state officials announced today. Local Motors, a startup known for manufacturing 3D-printed vehicles, plans to demonstrate the safety and reliability of the new […]

KLA Laboratories opening new Las Vegas office

By ROCIO HERNANDEZLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL KLA Laboratories opening new Las Vegas office By ROCIO HERNANDEZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL KLA Laboratories, an information technology firm based in Michigan, is expanding west by establishing a new office in Las Vegas. KLA Laboratories offers services such as video and sound system installation, event production and internet technology solutions. […]

The Roots of Dirt: How Mountain Bikes Went From Clunkers to Global Phenomenon

About 40-odd years ago, a bunch of young California misfits changed the world with new technology. Oh, you’ve heard this before? Well, it wasn’t a computer. It was bikes. Mountain bikes, to be exact. Now, it’s true that people have been riding on rough roads and dusty paths from the earliest days of cycling. But […]

Pharrell Is Brought To Tears Listening To Student’s Music During Masterclass

Published on Mar 21, 2016 Just so cool to see a new artist in the making. Pharrell Williams hosts a masterclass for music students at The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts as part of his 50TH ANNIVERSARY Artist-In-Residency. Joined by Dean Allyson Dean and Professors Bob Power […]

Tortoise Gets Hand-Painted 3D Printed Shell After Surviving Forest Fire

Published on Mar 21, 2016 With the help of veterinarians, 3D designers, and a local artist, Freddy the tortoise was able to receive a hand-painted, 3D-printed hull after losing most of her shell in a devastating forest fire. Freddy was found after the fire left him with burned forelegs and a damaged hull. Freddy had […]

Lyft tests letting users schedule rides up to 24 hours ahead of time

Lyft tests letting users schedule rides up to 24 hours ahead of time Image: Josh Edelson/AP Images By Seth Fiegerman2016-05-23 18:15:05 UTC Everything old is new again. Lyft, one of the leading ride-hailing services in the U.S., announced Monday that it is testing a new option to let customers pre-order rides up to 24 hours […]

Transportation is the new broadband – Vegas to LA: 20 Minutes

Imagine if you could travel from Las Vegas to Los Angeles in 20 minutes. That’s the dream of a hyperloop, an idea conceived by Elon Musk. Today, in downtown Las Vegas at a press and investor event, Hyperloop Technologies shared some exciting updates which included the change of its brand to Hyperloop One, new strategic […]

Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News

Edit Invite manually Promote DismissUndismiss Hide Share to Kinja Go to permalink Illustration: Jim Cooke Facebook workers routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers from the social network’s influential “trending” news section, according to a former journalist who worked on the project. This individual says that workers prevented stories about the right-wing CPAC […]

Gwen Stefani, George Clooney, and Julia Roberts Sing “Hollaback Girl” in the Latest Carpool Karaoke

On Wednesday night, Gwen Stefani became the latest guest to jump into James Corden‘s passenger seat in a new Carpool Karaoke segment on The Late Late Show. Between jokes about the singer’s apparent agelessness and the real meaning behind the eggplant emoji, the two managed to squeeze in a couple of Stefani’s No Doubt and […]