More From Steve Dent
Tesla
Tesla Roadster Prototype Up for Auction Starting at $1 Million
It's the 32nd prototype out of 33 made, has just 18,000 miles and was never originally sold to the public.
Microsoft Partners With a Legal Weed Startup
By teaming with startup "Kind" on plant tracking apps, it's breaking a corporate no-no.
Kickstarter
Coolest Cooler Asks Backers for More Money
After pricing the product too low, backers are being asked to pay another $97 for expedited shipping.
Theranos
Report: Theranos Lab Didn't Live Up to Its Own Accuracy Standards
Data confirms that the company knew its finger pin-prick tests were often wrong when it used them in October, 2014.
Amazon
Amazon's First Live Show Is QVC for the YouTube Generation
The hosts and their guests will offer fashion and makeup advice, while viewers will be able to buy the corresponding products from a carousel under the video player.
Technology
Flexible Smartphones May Be Coming Sooner Than You Think
The ReFlex, a prototype flexible smartphone from Queens University, allows you to flip through pages of an ebook by bending the screen.
Microsoft
Microsoft's Wacky AI App Matches You With a Dog Breed
The app is excellent at identifying actual dogs.
Technology
IRS Expects Minimal Delays to Tax Refunds After Server Crash
The glitch has blocked providers from sending the returns to government since yesterday
Friendship
How Many of Your Facebook Friends Are Your Real Friends? Not Many.
New research shows that, out of your hundreds of Facebook friends, there are only a handful you can count on.
Technology Innovation
MIT Researchers Built a Chip That Could Bring Night Vision to Cars, Phones
New graphene-based sensors could one day be integrated into car windshields and other everyday products.
Apple
Apple Is Quietly Creating a New Indoor Mapping System
The app, called Indoor Survey, uses radio frequency measurements to let the user find their position in a building.
Windows 10
Microsoft Says Windows 10 Doesn't Violate User Privacy
The company has been criticized for collecting data on customers.
BlackBerry
BlackBerry's 'Priv' Android Phone Will Launch This Year
There's a lot riding on this product.
Robots
How This Man Beat the System and Won 1,000 Twitter Contests
Computer engineer Hunter Scott claims to have won four contests a day for nine months.
Security
This $30 Device Can Break Into Almost Any Keyless Door in Your Car or Home
Samy Kamkar's 'Rolljam' device can steal codes from keyless items. Sweet dreams, readers.