Location technology company What3words has two new footholds in the automotive industry as China’s WM Motors and India’s Tata Motors announced they’ll use its three-word locations to help drivers navigate. That’s an expansion beyond German automaker Daimler, a What3words investor that’s using the company’s technology in some Mercedes Benz vehicles. London-based What3words announced the partnerships …

Amazon quietly changed its search algorithm last year to favor products that earn the company a higher profit, instead of those that’re most relevant or best selling, people who worked on the project told The Wall Street Journal.  Any change to Amazon’s secret search system can have a major impact on the products and brands involved, as most purchases are …

Rumors of an orange Pixel 4 were confirmed Tuesday when Google took out a massive billboard ad in Times Square to promote the phone’s Oct. 15 release. Captured by a Reddit user, the photo is the latest in an ongoing stream of leaks about the new phone’s hardware. But it’s still unclear whether the color will be available for both …

Apple’s making another big investment in Corning to supercharge iPhone glass development.  The tech giant on Tuesday said it’s giving Corning $250 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund, adding to the $200 million it invested two years ago. The money is meant to help with Corning’s development of glass for the iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad, including “state-of-the-art glass processes, …

HTC did something radical when it designed its newest VR headset for consumers: It listened to its customers. The result is a brand-new headset called the Vive Cosmos. It’s basically better in every way than the original Vive that preceded it. The Cosmos is aimed at existing HTC Vive owners and VR enthusiasts who want better comfort, improved visuals and …

When you take screenshots on the daily, it’s easy for them to become buried under the other pictures you’ve taken and harder for you to find the image you’re looking for. Now, a new feature in Google Photos will let you search for pictures with text in them so you can quickly find what you’re looking for. You can even …

Facebook has partnered with Ray-Ban and Oakley sunglasses maker Luxottica to develop augmented reality glasses, according to a report. The companies are looking to launch a set of AR glasses, code-named Orion, for consumers sometime between 2023 and 2025, CNBC said on Tuesday. Facebook’s AR glasses have been in the works for some time. In 2017, the company’s chief technology …

Uber’s self-driving car operations are growing. The company said Tuesday that the newest city where it’ll be testing its autonomous vehicles is Dallas. This is Uber’s first major expansion in its self-driving car division since a fatal crash in Arizona in March 2018. Best known for its ride-hailing service, Uber has been testing self-driving cars since 2016. In Dallas, Uber’s …

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