Uber Safe Ride Fraud Uber imposed a $1-per-ride called “Safe Rides Fee” in 2014, but turns out that it was all for profit. At the time, Uber was facing major expenses with insurance and background …
4K Video Could Save the Titanic
1. 4K Video Could Save the Titanic It had been 14 years since divers visited the wreck of the Titanic. A Titanic historian told CBS News that the level of deterioration is shocking and that the cap…
Robot Food Delivery Hits Campuses
1. Robot Food Delivery Hits Campuses Starship Technologies has launched their own delivery service for food and groceries at two US universities using self-driving robots. Now, they want to expand…
Amazon’s 30 cents
1. Amazon’s 30 cents Gas for 30 cents? Just kidding! The cheap gas promotion was part of “Maisel Day, an Amazon marketing campaign attempting to highlight the Prime Video series The Marvelous Mrs. …
Amazon’s Twitter Reps: Fact or Fiction?
1. Amazon’s Twitter Reps: Fact or Fiction? The public-relations apparatus responsible for managing Amazon’s relationship with our democracy has continued to undertake information operations designe…
Alexa Goes to College
1. Alexa Goes to College Just west of downtown St. Louis, a stone’s throw from the Gateway Arch, sits St. Louis University. Founded in 1818, this private, Catholic university is steeped in t…
School Introduces Gaming Curriculum
1. School Introduces Gaming Curriculum Gaming may have a reputation for being a time-waster, but a school in the UK is thought to be the first one to introduce a gaming curriculum to its school. Fo…
Sip & Slurp
1. Sip & Slurp Mukbang, the South Korean phenomenon in which vloggers stream themselves eating large quantities of food, has now made its way to the W Hotel in Washington, DC. The W is introduc…
Lockable Juul
1. Lockable Juul UK trials have begun of an e-cigarette that can be locked to prevent anyone but its owner puffing on it. The Juul C1 e-cigarette pairs with an Android smartphone “to limit who can…
Facebook + WhatsApp + Instagram
1. Facebook+ WhatsApp + Instagram When was the last time you saw Facebook in good news? Well, that’s today! Facebook Inc. is attaching its name to Instagram and WhatsApp in a rebranding attempt. Th…