Uber has served 100 million trips in New York City
As Uber strikes million-dollar deals in China, it’s also celebrating a milestone in one of the first places it established itself: New York. The company has announced that it’s now delivered 100 million trips to users in the city, which explains why it’s investing deeply in things like global mapping — to the tune of $500 million. It’s not all happy mergers and expansion: the company is still fighting...
iOS 9 Available as a Free Update for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Users September 16
Big. Bold. Beautiful. All the things you love to do are more expressive, more dynamic, and more fun than ever with iOS 10. See the preview What’s new in iOS 9. iOS 9 brings you refinements at every level — from the apps you see on your Home screen down to the foundation of the system. Siri is smarter than ever, proactive suggestions keep you on track, and multitasking on iPad hits an all-new high with Slide Over, Split View, and...
Theranos intros new ‘fingerprick’ testing tech despite its woes
What they got instead was the announcement of a brand new device different from its old Edison machine. WSJ’s sources said Theranos barely used Edison, because the results it produced weren’t always accurate. But just like Edison, the miniLab was also designed to test for a variety of illnesses, including Zika, using just a drop of blood. Holmes said the machine is even capable of detecting additional strains of the Zika...
Apple and Hermès Unveil the Apple Watch Hermès Collection
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Virgin Galactic gets its spaceship license
Virgin Galactic is one step closer to making us all space tourists: it just received its operator license from the US Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST). To get the paperwork, which allows Virgin Galactic to use its ship for commercial operations. THE FAA looked into the vehicle’s system design, safety features and flight trajectory analysis. Virgin Galactic’s Senior...
