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Tesla has rolled out a software update for its "Autopilot," a semi-self-driving technology. Called "Navigate on Autopilot," it enables a Tesla vehicle that's equipped with the requisite set of sensors, cameras, and radars — and that's had "Enhanced Autopilot" activated for $5,000 — to drive the car through a greater range of situations than before…

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Downtown San Francisco's tall towers are becoming notorious for mysterious cracks in its buildings. Sometime in the last several weeks, the owner of the Salesforce Tower in the South of Market district discovered two cracked windows in the building — one on the 12th floor and the other on the 14th. The newly constructed skyscraper…

One of Facebook's AI projects involves getting a robotic arm to use "curiosity" to learn better. James Martin/CNET Inside a small lab at Facebook's Menlo Park, California, headquarters, a black-and-red robotic arm moves back and forth but struggles to land its gripper in a spot researchers want it to hit. First, the arm moves too…

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Like most shopping holidays at Amazon, Cyber Monday is intense. There are thousands of deals spanning virtually every shopping category, and new discounts drop and expire every minute.…

For cannabis startups, particularly ones that deal with THC directly, raising money from mainstream investors can be a challenge. While cannabis legalization is increasingly sweeping the US, THC is still considered an illegal drug by the federal government. That means that most mainstream venture funds are reluctant to invest in companies that directly sell or…

Probiotics have applications for many aspects of health, but must be carefully studied before being applied to a specific condition.Eleanor Wang | @wangeleanor13 If you walk through a grocery store, you'll see probiotic kombucha, probiotic yogurt, even probiotic chocolate across various isles. These "probiotic" foods advertise numerous benefits for your health. You might even pick up that probiotic…

Going solar to save some money could be a good decision for a lot of people. Installing solar yourself to save a bit more probably isn't a great idea. Most people will need to find an installer to help them design a system, acquire the right permits and get permission to connect to the grid.Even…

A virtual private network, or VPN, protects you by encrypting your online communications -- helping to keep your sensitive information away from prying eyes. But privacy isn't the only reason to use a VPN.One of the most popular reasons for using a VPN is to get access to movies and TV shows on streaming services…

Twice a year for the last 26 years, TOP500 publishes a list of the 500 most powerful commercial supercomputers. This most recent list includes a historical first: satellite imagery and data company Descartes Labs rated on the list at #136 — making it the only one of its ilk to run completely on the cloud.…