Abandoned buses become boutique hotel rooms at Chinese resortMashable - Sophie HirshWho says a fleet of scrapped buses can’t be glamorous? More than 30 themed hotel rooms are now open in China’s Tai Tai Mountain Park, starting at about $43 per night. The catch? They’re renovated old The
Why gaze tracking startup Cogisen is eyeing the Internet of ThingsTechCrunch - Natasha LomasHow will you interact with the Internet of Things in your smart home of the future? Perhaps by looking your connected air conditioning unit in the lens from the comfort of your sofa and fanning your face
Uber raises $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, balance sheet now exceeds $11 billionVentureBeat - Jordan NovetApp-enabled cab company Uber today confirmed that it has raised $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which is the investing arm of the Saudi Arabian kingdom. The money came in at Uber’s
Mediachain enivisions a blockchain-based tool for identifying artists’ work across the internetTechCrunch - Jonathan ShieberOn the internet, where “aggregation” is often the highest form of flattery, not everyone appreciates the compliment. Content (in all its forms) is increasingly both the commodity and currency of the digital
Facebook says its new AI is almost as good as humans at understanding contextampproject.org - Jacob Kastrenakes Facebook has developed a new AI called DeepText that it claims can understand what people are writing about with "near-human accuracy." Oh, and it …
Meet the Young Black Entrepreneurs Taking on TinderTIME - Charlotte AlterJustin Gerrard speaks quickly, Brian Gerrard speaks slowly. Justin jumps around the room, Brian glides with caution. If you met them separately, you would never guess they were brothers. But their oil-and-water
Cleanly launches subscription laundry service with Cleanly ReserveTechCrunch - Jordan CrookCleanly, the on-demand laundry service looking to take on FlyCleaners, has today announced a new annual or monthly membership program that discounts service while offering a recurring pick-up and drop-off
This lamp is illuminated by your phone's LEDampproject.org - Ashley Carman Do you really need to buy a lightbulb when your phone has a powerful LED already built in? This is the question an Israeli company hopes to answer …
Play button This palm-sized 'selfie drone' fits in your pocket and has foldable bladesMashable - Raymond WongDrones are the new hotness in the gadget world and no one makes better drones than DJI. But while DJI's Phantom 4 is both super smart and easy to control, it's nowhere near as easy to carry around as Dobby
Australia puts traffic lights in the ground to alert phone addictsEngadget - Jon FingasNew South Wales is worried a car will hit you while you're checking Facebook. The German city of Augsburg has already tried putting traffic lights in the ground to keep cellphone-obsessed pedestrians walking
Wishbone, an app for comparing anything with photos, dives into videoTechCrunch - Matthew LynleyAfter throwing its backing behind a simple app for comparing photos and experiences geared toward a younger audience, Science is now betting that a simple way to compare videos is going to be one of the
Segway’s smart mini-transporter is up for pre-orderTechCrunch - Brian HeaterSegway doesn’t mention hoverboards in today’s official Ninebot by Segway MiniPro availability announcement. Of course, it’s easy to see why the company would be so quick to distance itself from the incredibly
Googling Yourself Is About to Be More UsefulGizmodo - Darren Orf People Google themselves. I do it. You do it, and if you say you don’t you’re a lying liar. Sometimes, just to make sure your internet persona is …
Emotion Tracking Aims To Bring New Meaning To The Wearable Industrypsfk.com - Charlie Stephens A research-design lab has announced wristband that explores intersection of mind and body Wearables are facilitating healthier lives by tracking our …
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