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[ad_1] The city’s relationship with these electric scooters have been quite a contentious one. When Bird, LimeBike and Spin debuted in San Francisco a few months ago, many residents complained that users left them lying around carelessly, obstructing pedestrian paths and walkways. Users of these scooters were also using them ...

[ad_1] The city of Santa Monica’s Shared Mobility Device Selection Committee officially awarded Bird, Lime, Lyft and JUMP Bikes, which Uber acquired in April, permits to operate both electric scooters and/or bikes in the city as part of its 16-month pilot program beginning Sept. 17.  The city will allow Bird to manage ...

[ad_1] Stefan Heist, Friedrich Schiller University / Fraunhofer IOF Engineers in Germany have developed a new compact imaging system that’s capable of recording hyperspectral images in five dimensions. This 5D process means capturing data related to multiple wavelengths of light, along with spatial coordinates, as a function of time. The ...

[ad_1] Polaroid Originals is calling these its “creative tools,” and each is designed to turn an analog camera into a digital one. That said, the good thing about the OneStep+ is that you don’t have to use it with a phone if you don’t want to — as long as ...

[ad_1] Sony’s Playstation Vue, the over-the-top TV streaming service that’s now up against a host of new competitors including Hulu and YouTube TV, is expanding its lineup to include more local stations. While the service had already offered some limited access to locals in select markets, this expansion brings 200 ...

[ad_1] Anyone who has been caught in a summer storm knows that it kind of sucks. Evidently, mosquitoes think the same thing, as they apparently choose to seek shelter when they sense an approaching storm, rather than risk hanging out and biting people. Who can blame them, right? Well, maybe ...

[ad_1] The relationship between AI development and xenophobia is a complicated one, to be sure. On one hand, AI’s impacts on xenophobia are themselves a mixed bag in that AI can just as readily be deployed to identify and fight xenophobic elements online as it can be used to amplify ...

[ad_1] Spotinst, the startup that helps companies purchase and manage excess cloud infrastructure capacity, announced a hefty $35 million Series B today led by Highland Capital. Existing investors Leaders Fund, Intel Capital and Vertex Ventures also participated. Today’s round brings the total investment to over $52 million. Cloud infrastructure vendors ...

[ad_1] Regular, everyday tattoos might tell other people about yourself, but they don’t give you any additional information about your surroundings. That’s where a new programmable tattoo breaks the mold. Called LogicInk, it’s a temporary tattoo-style device which gathers information about your UV exposure, and provides you with at-a-glance information concerning ...

[ad_1] Google originally released Mini last year as “selfie stickers” for the Allo chat app. The tech giant seems to be distributing Allo’s features to its other products now that the app is getting phased out — Allo-specific Google Assistant features, for instance, might be heading to Android Messages, based ...