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Ernest Moniz is wrapping up his first year as Energy Secretary with some intriguing news for autonomous car enthusiasts—he announced that he will likely be making $16 billion worth of Department of Energy available to companies pursuing driverless vehicle technology. Moniz was in Detroit meeting wit
We’ve often seen it in science fiction: an exoskeleton worn over the body that turns an average human into a super human, sort of like Iron Man. An exoskeleton not only protects the body, but also lets a person carry heavier loads and get assists in things like walking, running, and other muscular m
As a part of an effort to bring Amazon’s Fire TV into as many living rooms as possible, the company is offering some of its customers a 30-day free trial of the Internet connected set-top box. Amazon is hand-picking participants by sending them an invite-only promotion email. If you’ve r
The Butterfleye is no ordinary surveillance camera, but it also doubles up as a home monitoring camera. In other words, the Butterfleye offers a whole lot more than vanilla security lookouts, as it also does its bit to record whatever goes on in your life. Taking a road that would be familiar with D
On the heels of a massive cyberattack that affected its 145 million users, eBay is reportedly facing a formal investigation with the government over its security practices. As first reported by CNET, eBay will have to answer questions from the government about what type of security the company had i
Some people are excited by the prospect of driverless cars, which allow passengers to kick back and enjoy the ride without a care in the world. But others worry that the technology could lead to diminished responsibility on the roads. n a bid to strike a balance and speed up the development of the t
Hewlett-Packard reported increased profits Thursday as its PC business turned in a strong quarter, but the company will slash thousands more jobs to reduce costs. HP has already cut 34,000 jobs as part of a plan to boost profits announced two years ago. It will now cut an additional 11,000 to 16,000
Though we’re pretty sure that time travelers don’t exist, people were working on hypertext — used by web browsers to retrieve connected information – long before computers. It even predates the ideas of a certain Vannevar Bush, the man generally acknowledged as having laid th
HarperCollins continues its support for subscription e-book services in a deal with Epic!, a children’s subscription service, adding 1,000 backlist kids’ e-book titles to the company’s library. Epic! offers access to a library of more than 4,000 kids’ e-books for $9.99 a month. HarperCol
Got pockets big enough for a Samsung phablet? You might want to stitch an extension into them: Samsung is said to be working on its own virtual reality headset to be paired up with its mobile devices, according to Engadget. Whereas the Oculus Rift focuses on PC gaming, and Sony’s Project Morph
There are some parts of the world where free public WiFi isn’t as accessible compared to other countries. Japan is one of these countries, mainly because its residents have long relied on mobile broadband for access, which is why there isn’t much need for free public WiFi. But what about tourists wh
Over the past few months and years, we have been hearing rumors that Valve could be working on Half-Life 3. After all, why wouldn’t they? The previous two Half-Life games have proven to be huge hits, and have managed to spawn mods that have become their own games, like Counter-Strike, for example. S
