Motion Pillow analyzes your snoring patterns and then inflates the pillow in an attempt to correct the positions that causes snoring. Read more…
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A new iPad with a triple rear camera and 3D support could arrive as early as March. Read more…
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The extreme ember attack lit numerous spot fires, quickly overrunning the crew and forcing some to evacuate less than a minute after the wind changed. Read more…
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The resulting video looks almost like a honeycomb come alive. Read more…
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TL;DR: Buy a budget-friendly Slumber 1 by Zinus mattress for as little as $79 on sale at Walmart. You can get an extra firm 8-inch Zinus mattress in any size for less than $200, or you can buy a 12-inch firm king-size mattress for just $203.72.
If you made a resolution to sleep better this year, an old mattress won’t do you any favors. The best first step to live healthier is better sleep, and a new mattress-in-a-box helps you in an flash without the hassle of driving to a mattress store. If you want the right mattress to help with back pain that doesn’t hurt your budget, this sale on Zinus mattresses from Walmart is a dream come true. Read more…
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All eyes were on the Model Y after Tesla’s latest earnings call. The compact electric SUV based on the “budget-friendly” Model 3 sedan is apparently arriving sooner than expected.
During the Wednesday call, Tesla went over production plans for its newest vehicle and they were surprisingly ahead of schedule. No, we’re not talking about the Cybertruck, as that’s still a ways off before production, although Tesla CEO Elon Musk did rattle off some high praise for the sci-fi-inspired electric pickup. He was recently spotted in the Los Angeles area showing off the truck to former late night host Jay Leno. Read more…
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Facebook’s privacy violations are adding up.
The Mark Zuckerberg-helmed behemoth has agreed to a $550 million settlement following a class-action lawsuit alleging the company violated an Illinois privacy law. So reports the New York Times, which notes that Facebook copped to the settlement in today’s earnings call; a call that also happened to include the announcement of $21 billion in fourth quarter revenue.
In other words, the $550 settlement is chump change to the same company that successfully brushed a $5 billion FTC settlement off its shoulder. But that doesn’t mean today’s news of the settlement doesn’t matter. Far from it. Read more…
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A new video shows the unfathomable speed at which the Australian bushfires are spreading, completely overwhelming a firefighting crew in less than three minutes. It’s a stark example of why, for so many people, running from the flames is much easier said than done.
Filmed around 7 p.m. on Jan. 4, the clip shows the Dunmore Rural Fire Brigade set up to protect property in Tomerong, approximately 90 miles south of Sydney and home to over 1000 people. However, 62mph winds hit the area 10 minutes earlier than expected, blowing thousands of embers their way.
The extreme ember attack lit numerous spot fires, quickly overrunning the crew and forcing some to evacuate less than a minute after the wind changed — and less than a minute before the fire took over the road completely. Read more…
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Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the company that invented the like button, says his goal isn’t to be liked — he just wants to be “understood.”
During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call, Zuckerberg suggested that he intends to change his tone in order to address the company’s increasingly vocal critics. The CEO said that, in the past, Facebook has prioritized not “offending” people rather than “communicating our principles.”
“One critique of our approach for much of the last decade was that because we wanted to be liked, we didn’t always communicate our views as clearly because we worried about offending people,” he said during the earnings call. “This led to positive but shallow sentiment towards us and towards the company. My goal for this next decade isn’t to be liked, but to be understood.” Read more…
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It’s not just people who get to experience self-driving minivans in the Phoenix area.
On Wednesday, Google spin-off company Waymo announced a partnership with UPS, the package delivery service. Soon, Waymo’s self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans will be moving packages around instead of humans. The autonomous driving company is more than a one-trick pony, expanding beyond its robo-taxi service in the Phoenix area called Waymo One.
It’s only in the Phoenix area to start, but Waymo vehicles will pick up items from UPS Store locations in Phoenix and bring them to a UPS facility in Tempe, just outside the city. Read more…
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