Self-driving car startup Aurora raised more than $530 million in funding from investors, including Amazon.
Author: Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY
Google’s sister company, Verily, might be making smart shoes that track your weight gain
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Record number of people use GM’s remote start to warm up vehicles as cold weather chills
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Government shutdown: Food banks worry about having enough supplies if stalemate drags on
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Starbucks plans to install needle-disposal boxes in some bathrooms
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