Uber is partnering with the car-sharing service Maven (which is owned and operated by General Motors) to let Uber drivers rent GM vehicles on a weekly basis. The business will cost drivers $179 plus taxes and fees, and driver will not incur any extra fees for using the car for personal use. Read more…
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You Soon Won’t Need to Own a Car to Be an Uber Driver
In September of 1984, at least 751 people got violently sick in Dalles, Oregon. At first, no one in the town could figure out why. Those sickened had all eaten at ten different restaurants in the area, but local health officials couldn’t find a common food that may have caused their illness. A year later, they finally figured it out: A local cult was trying to swing an election in its favor. The event remains the single largest bioterrorism attack on US soil. Read more…
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The Largest Bioterrorism Attack in US History Was An Attempt to Swing An Election
Here’s a simple experiment you can try at home that produces a unique substance called sodium acetate from baking soda and vinegar. It’s also often referred to as “hot ice” because at room temperature it forms crystals just like ice does—but without the need for a freezer. Read more…
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How to Make Hot Ice That Magically Freezes at Room Temperature
Shut it down, NASA wins. They made your pumpkin carving game look like child’s play. You should just give up right now. Put the knife away, set that pumpkin aside and use your time in a more productive manner—like looking at these beautiful pumpkins. Read more…
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NASA Absolutely Killed the Halloween Pumpkin Carving Competition
A wearable patch used to treat peanut allergies has shown tremendous promise in a recently concluded clinical trial, performing particularly well among young children. Read more…
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A Skin Patch to Treat Peanut Allergies Just Passed a Crucial Test
Microsoft blew our minds last year when it announced the Surface Book—and its crazy detachable display. This year, the company’s refreshing the product, and claims it has stuffed two times as much processing power and 30 percent more battery life in the exact same design. Read more…
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Microsoft Juices Its Surface Book With More Power and 16-Hour Battery Life
An anonymous reader writes: In the arms race to build self-driving vehicles, Uber-owned Otto just reached a landmark milestone by completing the first-ever commercial cargo run for a self-driving truck. On October 20, the self-driving truck left Fort Collins, Colorado at 1 a.m. and drove itself 120 miles on I-25 to Colorado Springs. The driver, who has to be there to help the truck get on and off the interstate exit ramps, moved to the backseat alongside a crowd of transportation officials to watch the historic ride. 2, 000 cases of Budweiser beer filled the trailer. “We’re just thrilled. We do think this is the future of transportation, ” James Sembrot, senior director of logistics strategy at Anheuser-Busch, told Business Insider. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Uber’s Self-Driving Truck Went on a 120-Mile Beer Run To Make History
No, this is not a Syfy Channel Original Movie. I checked. Read more…
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Ice-T Is a 1920s Vampire Bootlegger in Bloodrunners, Which Is Exactly as Amazing as It Sounds
Last year, renewable energy accounted for more than half of all new forms of power generation produced worldwide. It’s an unprecedented milestone for our civilization—one that points to a bright future for solar and wind power. Read more…
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Renewables Now Exceed All Other Forms of New Power Generation
AT&T—the same people trying to buy Time Warner—announced Tuesday that it will be launching an online-only TV service dubbed DirecTV Now . It’s cheaper than cable, too. Read more…
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AT&T Wants to Sell You a Hundred Streaming Channels for $35 a Month