Google launches website to address safety concerns about self-driving cars

These self-driving cars will appear on Mountain View streets this summer.Google has launched a new website focused on educating people about its self-driving cars, and to ease customer concerns about their safety. The company's self-driving car program is at a critical juncture. Its prototype wheel-less cars will hit Mountain View, California,...These self-driving cars will appear on Mountain View streets this summer.Google has launched a new website focused on educating people about its self-driving cars, and to ease customer concerns about their safety. The company's self-driving car program is at a critical juncture. Its prototype wheel-less cars will hit Mountain View, California, streets this summer.Google seems to understand that in order to gain widespread adoption, it must address safety concerns surrounding self-driving cars. So, the new website aims to make people feel more comfortable with the idea of a driverless car on the street, and enables them to provide Google with f
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Boeing received a patent for drones that can recharge in midair

Image: Corbis, Stocktrek PhotosDrones, like any other aircraft, are limited in range and thus need to land to refuel or recharge, but this could change.Boeing received a patent this week for an autonomous drone which can recharge while it's in the air, meaning it could theoretically fly forever without needing to land. The drone would have a...Image: Corbis, Stocktrek PhotosDrones, like any other aircraft, are limited in range and thus need to land to refuel or recharge, but this could change.Boeing received a patent this week for an autonomous drone which can recharge while it's in the air, meaning it could theoretically fly forever without needing to land. The drone would have a retractable tether cable, which would connect to a power source on the ground, automatically disconnecting when it is fully charged.The power source could also be installed in the ocean, or attached to a moving vehicle, giving this tech great flexibility. Boeing hasn't given any indication as to whether or n
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ISIS social media post leads to U.S. airstrike in 22 hours, Air Force says

The Islamic State frequently uses social media to spread its message and garner support, but their posting can have deadly consequences.As reported by Defense Tech, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) was able to determine the location of an ISIS headquarters building and destroy it in an air strike within 22 hours. In a speech Monday, Gen. Hawk Carlisle,...The Islamic State frequently uses social media to spread its message and garner support, but their posting can have deadly consequences.As reported by Defense Tech, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) was able to determine the location of an ISIS headquarters building and destroy it in an air strike within 22 hours. In a speech Monday, Gen. Hawk Carlisle, head of Air Combat Command at Langley Field in Virginia, said airmen based at Hulrburt Field in Florida, with the help of the 361st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, found Islamic State members who were bragging about their capabilities on an Internet forum and used their posts to
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Drones have a new job in China: Catching cheating students

Drones will be used to catch cheaters during China's National College Entrance Exam (a.k.a. "Gaokao") — a test that's been called the world's hardest exam.Authorities in Luoyang, a city in the Chinese province of Henan will put newly developed anti-cheating drones to work during the two-day long exam, which is taken by up to 10 million Chinese...Drones will be used to catch cheaters during China's National College Entrance Exam (a.k.a. "Gaokao") — a test that's been called the world's hardest exam.Authorities in Luoyang, a city in the Chinese province of Henan will put newly developed anti-cheating drones to work during the two-day long exam, which is taken by up to 10 million Chinese students across the country, according to Edu People (Chinese).In many parts of Asia, there's extreme pressure for students to perform well on entrance exams. Pass and you will be on your way to university. Fail and you'll have to settle for an inferior school, get a job instead of getting a colleg
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'Back to the Future Part II' inside-out jeans now available IRL

It's 2015 and we don't have hoverboards or flying, time-traveling DeLoreans, so we'll have to settle for a pair of inside-out jeans.A new Kickstarter campaign is developing specially designed jeans to be worn inside-out just in time for Oct. 21, 2015 — the date Marty McFly travels to in Back to the Future Part II — which is unofficially called "Bac...It's 2015 and we don't have hoverboards or flying, time-traveling DeLoreans, so we'll have to settle for a pair of inside-out jeans.A new Kickstarter campaign is developing specially designed jeans to be worn inside-out just in time for Oct. 21, 2015 — the date Marty McFly travels to in Back to the Future Part II — which is unofficially called "Back To The Future Day."Called "Outties," they aren't like wearing a normal pair of jeans inside-out; these have pockets, belt loops and a fly that are all accessible from the outside. Creator Ross O'Mullane aims to raise €9,000 (around $10,000), and has received about half that amount at
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