Postmates is continuing to expand its on-demand delivery service at a rapid rate, with the company announcing this week a move into 1,000 more cities across the U.S.That means it now has a presence in more than 3,500 cities throughout the country, a si…
If you live near a Kohl’s store, then returning an Amazon package is about to get a little easier.Starting in July, all 1,150 Kohl’s locations across 48 states will begin accepting returns for free, expanding a program that launched in 2017 with 82 sto…
Remember Vine? Of course you do. The video-looping app caused a quite a stir in its short life, but its closure by owner Twitter in 2017 left many of its fans hoping for a replacement.Since then, Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann has periodically suggested t…
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A drone has helped botanists in Hawaii to find a flower that they thought was extinct.
Hibiscadelphus woodii, to give it its official name, was recently rediscovered growing on a vertical cliff face in a remote part of Kalalau Val…
Despite repeated warnings from online security experts advising against the use of easy-to-crack passwords, it seems some many folks still can’t be bothered to think up a more complex string of characters to protect their accounts.A recent study by the…
If you’re in a city with a Lyft-owned bikeshare program then you can use its two-wheelers for free on April 22 as part of the company’s Earth Day celebrations.The app-based services include CitiBike in New York City (NY), Divvy in Chicago (IL), Capital…
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Puma teased its self-lacing “Fi” sports shoe at the start of 2019, with a launch date targeted for spring 2020.
Between now and then, it’s working on tweaking the final design of the $330 footwear, and you can get involved.
The sp…
[embedded content]Robots are coming to take our jobs, that’s pretty much certain, but precisely which jobs they’ll grab continues to be the topic of much debate.
Human news anchors, for example, must be feeling growing confusion about whether or not th…
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Adidas is doubling down on efforts to reduce waste in its shoe-making business with the development of what it claims is the first-ever performance footwear “that’s made to be remade.” In regular speak, it’s 100% recyclable.
The L…
The U.S. government last month called on NASA to send astronauts to the moon by 2024 in what would be the first landing by space travelers since 1972.
That’s big news whichever way you look at it, but those following events have been wondering what N…
