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Google Maps Gets Wheelchair-Accessible Transit Routes
Navigating public transportation in a wheelchair is about to get a little easier for users of Google Maps. Google Maps now offers wheelchair-accessible public transportation routes for several major cities. At launch, that includes London, New York, Tokyo, Mexico...
Segway’s Loomo Is a ‘Robot Sidekick’ You Can Ride
Ever feel lonely and too lazy to walk? Segway has a new product that may be able to help. Meet Loomo, an artificial intelligence-powered rideable robot, which Segway just launched on Indiegogo with an estimated delivery date of May 2018. Early backers can snag Loomo...
Stanford Students to Apple: the iPhone Is Too Addictive
A group of Stanford University student protestors are urging Apple to do more to curb iPhone addiction. As the school's student-run newspaper The Stanford Daily reports, the group—Stanford Students Against Addictive Devices—held a protest at the Palo Alto, Calif....
Medicaid Recipients Can Now Get a Discount on Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is getting a lot more affordable for Medicaid recipients. Amazon on Wednesday announced that those with a valid Medicaid card can now can now sign up for Prime — the service that offers two-day shipping on Amazon.com orders plus a number of other perks —...
California Joins ‘Right to Repair’ Fight With New Bill
California is the latest state to join the "right to repair" fight. Assembly member Susan Talamantes Eggman, D-Stockton, on Wednesday announced plans to introduce the California Right to Repair Act, which would require electronics manufacturers like Apple to produce...
Waymo to Pilot Autonomous Big Rigs in Atlanta
Drivers in Atlanta will soon share the highways with autonomous trucks. Waymo's bright blue autonomous trucks will hit the highways of Atlanta starting next week, shuttling cargo bound for Google's data centers. During the pilot, a trained human driver will sit behind...
T-Mobile’s LAA Creates Screaming Fast Speeds in NYC
T-Mobile is now boosting LTE download speeds to over 500Mbps by using Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) in New York City, according to Milan Milanovic, Technical Evangelist for Ookla. This is the first time we've actually been able to see and test commercial LAA in the...
Report: Snap Working on New Smart Specs
Word has it Snap is working on a new pair of connected sunglasses. Cheddar on Friday reported that Snap aims to "launch a second version of its Spectacles glasses this year followed by a more ambitious third version equipped with two cameras in 2019." Spectacles 2.0...
Can Net Neutrality Survive 5G?
BARCELONA—A one-size-fits-all approach to net neutrality won't work in a 5G world, Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm said at an MWC press conference. "Not all traffic is created equal," he said. "In the 5G future, mission-critical apps such as remote surgery will have to take...