Uber is cutting prices to spur demand in a slow winter

Not surprisingly, demand for ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft tends to drop in January. You don’t have all those holiday parties to visit, and you’re usually back to the daily grind at class or work. Uber knows this all too well, and this year it’s determined to do something about it — the company […]

Facebook is reportedly making a Messenger app for Mac

Desktop messaging apps haven’t gotten much attention lately. Sure, you continue to see mainstays like Skype, but the big chat services still tend tosteer you toward websites. That might be changing shortly, however. ATechCrunch tipster has provided both an image and details of what looks like a native, pre-release Facebook Messenger app for the Mac. […]

Tesla hopes cars will drive themselves cross-country by 2018

Tesla only just introduced the ability to summon your car from its parking spot, but it already has much, much larger ambitions. Company chief Elon Musk is predicting that the Model S’ just-introduced Summon feature will work anywhere within two years, or around 2018. As he puts it, you could ask your electric vehicle in […]