Autistic children can “see” emotions with Google Glass app

Stanford University researchers are testing software that is meant to help autistic children with social cues. The Google Glass software reads the emotions on people’s faces, then tells the user what those emotions are. Early research is yielding positive results.  This article originally appeared at: http://mashable.com/2016/06/23/google-glass-autistic-research/#VlGlPLDkI5q5

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 […]

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 […]

The first brain-controlled drone race just took place in Florida

old jedi mind trick The first brain-controlled drone race just took place in Florida In the future, if you want to go somewhere or have your robot do something, you might only have to think about it. The University of Florida held a race April 22 which it called the first drone race controlled by […]

Get Free Unlimited VPN on the New Opera Desktop Browser

The desktop browser Opera has been around for a long time, but it has lost ground to the likes of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Opera is doing a lot to lure users back, and its latest feature is a doozy. Opera now comes with unlimited, free VPN for life! A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, basically […]

Bringing Your Drive to Life with Automatic and GoPro

Bringing Your Drive to Life with Automatic and GoPro Sharing your adventures has never been easier. With Automatic, you can show off your latest drive or even create a hyperlapse of a memorable trip with Dashboard Labs. But nothing tells a story better than video, and that’s why we’ve cooked up a new experiment with […]

Ford pays $200,000 to check out a Tesla Model X

DETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO — Ford Motor Co. paid $199,950 — $55,000 more than the sticker price — to buy one of the first SUVs made by Tesla Motors Inc., according to vehicle registration documents obtained by Bloomberg. The white Model X is a Founders Series with a vehicle identification number indicating it was the 64th one […]

How a simple SIM card makes farmers more efficient—and possibly saves lives

How a simple SIM card makes farmers more efficient—and possibly saves lives India’s GreenSIM initiative exposes rural farmers to tech and essential real-time info.  by  Julianne Tveten  Farmers harvest peanuts in the village of Addakal, India. ICRISAT A handful of years ago, Chandrakala Kongala, a farmer in the rural village of Kommireddipalli in the southern […]

Report: The FAA is Way Overstating the Risk Drones Pose to Airliners

The FAA is Way Overstating the Risk Drones Pose to Airliners   In December, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a strict set of guidelines for small drones operating in U.S. airspace including a requirement that hobbyists register their drones with the government.  Any drone weighing more than 250 grams—or roughly half a pound—must be piloted […]