Tesla has filed a patent for the process of cleaning a vehicle's glass surfaces using laser beams. The laser cleaning process could clean dirt and other debris blocking the view of a camera used for advanced driver-assistance features. Tesla also says the lasers could be used to clean the surfaces of solar panels.Tesla CEO Elon Musk is notoriously skeptical that automakers need laser scanners (...

The plummeting values of WeWork, Uber and other unicorns prompts soul-searching among investors.Once Silicon Valley’s highest-flying darlings, companies from WeWork to Uber Technologies Inc. UBER 0.37% have collectively lost about $100 billion in value this year, prompting some startup executives to talk up profitability over growth as venture-capital investors grow more cautious about spendin...

Amazon’s Alexa could now prove a little more useful for people who could use a nudge when it’s time to take their pills. The voice assistant will start offering such medication reminders from today.Initially, the feature will be available to customers of Giant Eagle, which has more than 200 pharmacies spread across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia and Indiana. If you have an active...

There’s a good chance that your next car (assuming there is a next car in your future) will feature an always-on 5G connection. Pirelli thinks tires should tap into that wireless link to make our roads safer.The company has developed a new sensor-packed tire that they call the Pirelli Cyber Tire. Catchy, right?Pirelli figures that since your tires are the only part of your vehicle that comes i...

It's much easier to keep clean.Regular readers will know that I am a bit obsessed with toilets, from my $1200 toilet seat to my in-wall Geberit tank to my history of the bathroom. My exasperated wife says fine, if you want the fancy toilet then you can clean it, so I am well aware of the problems of cleaning under the rim of a Toto or other conventional toilets.That's why I was actually quite e...

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With the online behemoth facing stronger competitors and declining consumer sentiment this holiday season, leading retailers may be able to gain some ground.As shoppers start to fill their carts this holiday season, early data suggests healthy sales growth.Despite mixed macroeconomic indicators, consumers keep spending, and Amazon anticipates double-digit global revenue growth in the fourth qua...

US patent application 20190353904 discloses a HMD device that receives 3D push notifications that indicates a first location in the environment for displaying the notification. Subsequent 3D push notifications are displayed on the HMD at other locations relative to the first location in the physical environment. The figure below depicts an environment with 3D push notifications.Patent Applicati...

Keep your relaxation levels high and stress levels low with the Breo iDream5 Heated Head Massager. This helmet massager soothes points around your head that are under the most pressure. Furthermore, this rechargeable head massager can even relieve stress around the base of your head and neck. You can use this head massaging tool whether you have a kink from sleeping or strain from using the com...