Abdul Sattar Edhi’s life mission was to help others. The humanitarian and philanthropist spent his years delivering medicine and supplies to people in Pakistan and to survivors of disasters, like Hurricane Katrina, around the world. He was known as the “Angel of Mercy.” Google honored him on Monday with a Google Doodle, which depicts him …

On a nondescript street in downtown San Francisco, an unremarkable parking garage with dusty walls and painted-over windows seems like an abandoned warehouse. Inside, however, it’s a very different scene. Row upon row of shiny self-driving cars await their moment. At first glance, they look like regular dark-gray Volvo SUVs and white Ford sedans. But they’re decked out with rectangular …

Uber is trying to save passengers time. How? By completely overhauling its app, putting a focus on speed and efficiency. “It’s not just a normal update,” Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said during a press briefing Tuesday at the company’s swanky San Francisco headquarters. “This is a radical redesign and rebuild of the app from scratch.” Uber’s premise is simple: It …

LeEco thinks of itself as the single source for all things tech. In its home country of China, LeEco is just that, delivering movies it produces on phones and televisions it makes, and hosting e-commerce and streaming sports sites on its own cloud service. “If you were to take Apple, Amazon, Paramount Pictures, Tesla, Uber and Netflix and combine all …

One New Jersey city has thought of a unique solution to the overcrowded parking lots at its commuter train station: Uber rides. Summit has partnered with the ride-hailing company to give residents free and subsidized rides to and from the station. “When parking space at the train station ran out, Summit’s leaders wanted to solve the problem and help give …

When investor William Jordan’s teenage daughter asked last February if she could drive for a ride-hailing service like Uber or Lyft, he said no way. It didn’t seem safe for her to chauffeur around male strangers. Jordan later researched other ride-hailing apps in the Los Angeles area that might be more secure for women, but he came up empty. So …

People wanting to get their hands on Apple’s latest iPhone only need to wait until next week. The tech giant unveiled its iPhone 7 and 7 Plus on Wednesday, saying the devices will be available online and in stores on September 16. Preorders begin September 9. This is supposed to be a year of big changes for the iPhone, but …

Apple’s unveiling of the iPhone 7 didn’t happen at its big event Wednesday in San Francisco. Instead, it happened on Twitter. The tech giant tweeted a photo of a black smartphone along with the words, “New cameras. Water resistant. Stereo speakers. Longer battery life. This is 7.” The tweet was then promptly taken down and Apple’s entire Twitter account was …

Google announces its newly designed Chromecast video-streaming device. James Martin/CNET Google unveiled its redesigned Chromecast video-streaming device on Tuesday with new bells and whistles. In addition to a revamped look, the device has a “Fast Play” feature, enhanced Wi-Fi and easier content discovery. This brings the Chromecast deeper into Google’s family of smart-home devices. The Mountain View, California, company showed …

Apple unveils the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus at an event in San Francisco. James Martin/CNET There is more than one way to pay for an iPhone, and Apple has finally caught up to that realization. In announcing the prices for its newly unveiled iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus on Wednesday, Apple added a second slide to its usual …