For Self-Driving Car Tech, Companies Won't Go Zero To 100 Too Fast
We take a ride with Micah Muzio of Kelley Blue Book to learn about the gradual evolution of autonomous driving.
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Is Netflix Chill? Kenyan Authorities Threaten To Ban The Streaming Site
Two weeks ago, Kenyans finally got access to Netflix. But we still don't know if they'll binge happily every after.
Business Travelers Often Skip The Rental Car, Use Uber Instead
They increasingly are relying on ride-hailing services, more than car rentals or taxis, according to new data. Analysts say the car rental firms need to catch up, with more convenient features.
Can A $9 Computer Spark A New Wave Of Tinkering And Innovation?
It fits in your hand, can connect to Wi-Fi and has Bluetooth. The $9 CHIP promises to be a teaching tool that's also fun to play with. It's just one of several low-cost computers hitting the market.
Ready For Prime Time: A Number With 20 Million-Plus Digits
The largest-ever prime number has been discovered at the University of Central Missouri. It breaks the previous record by almost 5 million digits.
Batteries With A Less Fiery Future
Overheated lithium-ion batteries have been a problem for airplanes, cars and even "hoverboards." A chemical engineer at Stanford University thinks she has a solution to the problem.
When The People In Charge Of U.S. Cybersecurity Get Hacked
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says his home email and phone accounts have been hacked. CIA Director John Brennan's private accounts were targeted in October. What lessons can be learned?
Twitter Goes Down Early Tuesday
The company hasn't provided details about what went wrong; some features such as search and direct messaging were still presenting problems Tuesday morning.
In The Battle Between Lyft And Uber, The Focus Is On Drivers
The image of each company plays into their relationships not only with passengers but drivers as well. And competition is so great that Uber sent covert operatives into Lyft cars, to recruit drivers.
'Fake Missed Connections' A Genre Of Its Own
Brett Fletcher Lauer was lost after his divorce and began posting fake "missed connections" on Craigslist. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to him about his book "Fake Missed Connections."