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Driverless Cars For $10,000? This Startup Is Challenging Google With A Simple Sensor

Cruise Automation says its RP-1 sensor uses cameras and radar to keep a car in one lane on the highway for hands-free driving.

Wearable Tech Is Plugging Into Health Insurance

More employers are giving out fitness trackers to better monitor their health costs. That could become a thorny issue as biometric sensors become more sophisticated.

Get Ready For Wearable Tech To Plug Into Health Insurance

More employers are giving out fitness trackers to better monitor their health costs. That could become a thorny issue as biometric sensors become more sophisticated.

Amazon Wants To Put A Cash Register In Your Pocket With Fire Phone

One of the most interesting features in the retail giant’s first phone is scanning technology that lets customers buy anything from a TV show to Nutella to art.

Amazon's Phone Will Be All About Content And Control

Expect the control-obsessed retail giant to slash prices, push content and go after a unique set of fringe customers.

Exclusive: Google Wants To Collect Your Health Data With 'Google Fit'

Google will announce the service that processes data from apps and wearable trackers later this month, to rival Apple’s HealthKit and Samsung’s Sami platform.

Meet The Smart Cup That Tracks What You Drink

The Vessyl uses embedded-sensor technology to identify any liquid that’s poured into it, and track the calories a user is imbibing.

SwiftKey Goes Free After Apple Reveals Its Own Predictive Keyboard

The best-selling predictive keyboard on Android is dropping its $3.99 price tag as it gears up to finally get on iPhones too.

Weotta Goes Deep To Challenge Google On Local Searches

The things-to-do app has enhanced its search engine to better understand natural questions about what users want to get up to.

Here Are Two Ways Facebook Could Finally Make Money From Messenger

Poaching the CEO of PayPal is the clearest indication yet that Facebook wants to monetize its Messaging service. Here are a few ways it might do that.