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- California's new rules for self-driving cars disappoints Google
The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Wednesday unveiled precedent-setting draft regulations for driverless cars. Google expressed 'grave disappointment' with the new rules.
- How efforts to combine arts with STEM education could improve tech diversity
Nettrice Gaskins, who directs the STEAM Lab at Boston's only art-focused high school, told attendees at an event at Harvard Law School that mixing art with technology could provide an opportunity for students of color that isn't always discussed.
- Facebook's real name policy: What cyberbullying activists and drag queens share in common
Facebook revised its 'real name' policy to be more inclusive of the LGBT community, while also protecting Internet users from a proliferation of cyberbullies.
- SpaceX selects 124 teams to compete to build supersonic Hyperloop pods
The Hyperloop, Elon Musk's proposed supersonic transportation system, is slowly becoming real. Judges from Musk's other companies, SpaceX and Tesla, will evaluate Hyperloop pod designs at Texas A&M University in January.
- Chinese smartphone maker claims new phone lasts ten days between charges
The Oukitel K10000 smartphone can last for days in between charges thanks to a massive 10,000 mAh battery. Why is it that advances in battery life come from bigger batteries, rather than from more efficient energy storage?
- Own a drone? Get ready to register it with the FAA.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced that starting later this month, hobbyists will have to register their drones in a national database. There have been more than 700 close calls this year between drones and manned aircraft.
- Open AI: Effort to democratize artificial intelligence research?
Tesla chief Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley executives announced a $1 billion investment in Open AI, a non-profit company intended as a research lab, not a commercial venture.
- Are hoverboards fire hazards?
Hoverboards, those self-balancing boards on two wheels that don’t, in fact, hover, are the subject of a federal investigation, have been pulled from two major online retailers, and banned from wheeling onto major airlines in the US.
- First LookExpecting a drone this holiday season? The FAA wants to know about it.
The FAA has instituted a new policy that drone owners must register before flying outside. The move follows a report that shows hundreds of close encounters between drones and manned aircraft.
- First LookThrough yoga, BKS Iyengar bridged cultures a world apart
BKS Iyengar helped bridge the gap between mainstream Western culture and a 3,000-year-old Indian tradition.
- Adidas 3-D prints a sneaker from recycled ocean plastic
The company unveiled its new sneaker concept in partnership with environmental group Parley for the Oceans this week in Paris, as some smaller companies are exploring how to reduce the environmental impact of 3-D printing.