Amazon’s Alexa turned out to be the holiday guest in millions of homes this year, and that means plenty of people getting to grips with everything their new Echo can do. Although she may be most often seen as a joke-telling, fact-searching assistant, Alexa can do plenty more than that. Read on for five things to do in order to … Continue reading
Pico has revealed details on Pico Neo, the company’s own standalone virtual reality headset. According to Pico, Neo is the world’s first standalone VR headset that boasts 6DoF tracking tech for both the headset and controllers. Among other things, the Pico Neo packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile VR Platform, 3GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage with the option … Continue reading
After extensive research a team have revealed their discovery: the very first hybrid bird species ever found in the Amazon rainforest. This bird is known as the golden-crowned manakin, so called for its crown of yellow feathers. This bird was born of two other birds in the manakin clade – that is, group of creatures with a single common ancestor. … Continue reading
Philip Beesley’s Astrocyte aims to show that architecture can be more than just ornamental. Built from acrylic, mylar, sensors, custom glasswork, 3D-printed lights and using AI, chemistry and a responsive soundscape, it not only invokes emotional rea…
It was first rumored earlier this year that Uber was thinking about shutting down its car leasing business in the United States. The company confirmed a couple of months back that it’s shutting down the business in favor of a “less capital-intensive approach.” The car leasing program was costing the company money that it couldn’t afford to lose so it decided to pull the plug. Uber has now gone one step further and sold the business to Fair.com.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Uber has sold its Xchange Leasing business to online car marketplace Fair.com. The report doesn’t mention how much the company is going to pay for Uber’s car leasing division.
The report adds that it’s not going to be a clean break for the division. The terms of the sale apparently give Uber a stake in Fair and give it the right to redirect users through its app to Fair.com. It’s also mentioned that around 150 workers affected by this deal will be offered jobs by Fair.com.
Uber’s cash problems are well documented and the company has been consolidating its business in order to improve the bottom line. It was only a matter of time before the company got rid of this division which was costing it money.
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Bitcoin prices are going up, and Bitcoin value is going up. Bitcoin value went down earlier this month, but at the start of this month it was more valuable than it ever was before. Bitcoin is not a stock – but it is traded in a way that’s similar to how most people think a stock is traded. Bitcoin is … Continue reading
The Tesla pickup truck is still on the roadmap, CEO Elon Musk is insisting, though you probably shouldn’t hold your breath for the all-electric load hauler. While the EV-maker is busy trying to ramp up production of the Model 3, and work its way through some of the hundreds of thousands of reservations for the electric sedan, that hasn’t stopped … Continue reading
Christmas is a magical time of year. Think about it. Some fat guy rides a sleigh led by reindeer – in the sky no less – lands on your roof, slides down your chimney and delivers you presents. For free! I call that magic! But the truth is that it’s not free. It’s a lot of work preparing for this holiday. Just wrapping the gifts and decorating the tree take quite a bit of time and energy. Luckily, Joseph Herscher of Joseph’s Machines has a solution.
Joe is an inventor of useless machines, but this time his machine is pretty handy. You see, Joe has created a solution to easily wrap presents. His invention uses a some notepads, a drill, a bicycle wheel, a roll of tape, and a length of rope. Seriously, that’s it. This will be a real timesaver at Christmas, or any time you need to wrap gifts – or sandwiches. He also demonstrates how a similar rig can help you quickly decorate your tree next year. Just be warned, things can get a little messy.
It takes a little trial and error, but ultimately, he’s able to decorate an entire tree in about 10 seconds.
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