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Lyft, the second-largest ride-sharing service in the US behind Uber, might be looking for investors. Or, maybe, a sale.The company has hired investment bank Qatalyst Partners, according to a report from the Wall Street Joual. Qatalyst has been involved in sales of other tech companies, including LinkedIn's recent monster deal with Microsoft. CNET has reached out to both Lyft and Qatalyst for comment.Another reason for enlisting Qatalyst could be to raise additional partners, including car makers. General Motors has already invested $500 million, or about 10 percent of Lyft's $5.5 billion value, in a push for driverless cars. GM could be one of the potential customers for a Lyft deal. China's...

[embedded content] Ever feel bothered by the same old boring selfie poses because your hand is permanently attached to your camera? Well this Australian-made Roam-e Flying Selfie drone camera should help you get a bit more creative, if you can stomach the fact that it looks like a flying carrot.Retailing at $399 (around £300) online and AU$499 in Australia , the Roam-e Flying Selfie features a 1080p camera and uses facial recognition technology to follow its owner around and is capable of avoiding objects. The drone has a 20 minute battery life and takes about 2 hours to fully charge. You can also do live streaming and the Roam-e is capable of taking 360-degree pictures, which means you can ...

RoadshowNewsAuto TechAll about the benjamins: Study ranks Toyota ahead of Tesla on self-drivingEnlarge ImageLux Research rated the top 12 automakers on their self-driving car efforts....

RoadshowNewsThe 4moms self-installing car seat adds serious smarts to baby's ride Car seats are the latest product getting the high-tech smart treatment.Enlarge Image Jacob Krol/CNET...

Vrse CEO Chris Milk said the phrase "virtual reality" may be obsolete in a decade. TED Vrse, a company that makes virtual-reality films and is known for helping create The New York Times' VR projects, is changing its name to Within, and it aounced a $12.56 million round of funding."When you're in VR, you're experiencing something that you are within," Drew Leer, the company's chief operating officer, said in an interview. "We didn't want our name to be something that alludes to technology or a catchphrase [but to] be more about what our mission is." In a blog post, CEO Chris Milk said people reading the name Vrse often didn't know how to say it, and people who knew how to pronounce the name ...

Enlarge Image HBO/Helen Sloan We're at the tail end of 2016's "Game of Thrones" season, which is sad news for fans. But HBO has something the show's legions can get excited about: Season 6's season finale will clock in at a whopping 69 minutes.That makes the episode, the length of which was...

Future smartypants. CNET Google is putting building blocks in place to make your smartphone apps a whole lot brainier.The search giant brought an early version of TensorFlow, its "neural network" software platform, to Apple's iPhones and iPads. The platform should enable more sophisticated apps from Google and other developers using TensorFlow, which was already available on Google's Android mobile software.Also on this podcast, we delve into players transitioning to digital video-game purchases and people holding onto their iPhones for longer before replacing them.The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by CNET Executive Editor Roger C...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryBosch's latest concept takes self parking to a whole new levelEnlarge ImageThe car is capable of going off its predetermined path, but only by a small...

[embedded content] There are a lot of fictional worlds I would love to visit. Star Trek? Yes! Suydale? I'll bring Mr. Pointy! "Labryinth?" I've got a good sense of direction. "The Shining?" No way. The classic Stanley Kubrick horror flick full of ghosts and madness is not my idea of a good vacation spot, but that hasn't stopped me from stepping inside its world through an immersive video. YouTube user Claire Sophie brings us a bizarre 360-degree look at "The Shining" that pans through a distorted vision of the Overlook hotel and its grounds, including the famous maze. Here's the method for making this unusual visual experiment: "Using photogrammetry, 3D elements are extracted and extruded fr...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageA shot from one of the videos posted by the man who died. Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET The trouble with there being so many selfies in the world is that people now want them to be ever more daring.In China, such an escapade has reportedly led to the death of both a selfie-take...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.I am beautiful, but I'll be more beautiful after this selfie. The Richest/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET People take selfies because, well, that's what everyone does. In many cases, the best of those selfies exist to be posted to Facebook or some other fine social form of communication. The goal is to score points with your fellow humans, or even with friends. But might those who take a lot of selfies lure themselves into believing they're a little more attractive than they really are? Researchers at the University of Toronto thought they'd test this out. Thinking of yourself more highly...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryUber's first self-driving car pulls out onto the streets of Pittsburgh Uber If you're looking forward to the day when an Uber whisks you across town without anyone behind the wheel, then good news: the ride-sharing company has shown off its first autonomous vehicle.The car -- a Ford Fusion Hybrid -- has been shown taking to the streets of Pittsburgh. It's equipped with sensors, radars, laser scaers and high-resolution cameras, and is designed to gather mapping data as well as test its self-driving capabilities, Uber writes on its blog."When it's in self-driving mode, a trained driver will b...

Disney Research took part in creating a robot that can handle delicate tasks, like picking up eggs, threading needles and even playing the xylophone. Someday, robots like this could be used by doctors to operate on long-distance patients. We're also simultaneously fascinated and horrified by a selfie contraption made to promote the second season of Lifetime's "Unreal." The selfie stick includes two high-speed fans for that perfect windblown look, and bright lights to help you look your best. But if you want one, there's a big catch... Selfie stick has fans and beauty lights onboard (Tomorrow Daily Podcast 366) Your browser does not support the audio element. Of course, you can find us everyw...

RoadshowCar IndustryAutonomous-trucking startup Otto comes out with retrofit-ready self-driving techEnlarge ImageLook, ma, no hands...or legs, or head, or body. Otto...

RoadshowAuto TechMajor automakers test self-driving cars with NXP BlueBox computerNXP released this graphic of how BlueBox integrates with a car's sensors to enable self-driving features. NXP While automakers carefully test the technical, public and regulatory waters for future self-driving cars, technology suppliers are already engaged in heated competition. At this year's CES, Nvidia aounced a new generation of its Drive PX self-driving car computer, and today, chipmaker NXP aounces BlueBox, a computing platform that lets automakers test and develop self-driving cars.NXP says its new BlueBox computer, currently being tested by four major automakers, will make self-driv...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageCaught in the act. David Bires/Facebook screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET He wasn't exactly caught red-handed.It was worse than that. He was publicly shamed.Yet he reacted in a way that not everyone exposed to the world -- or at least to part of Central Florida -- would have reacted....

Google is testing self-driving cars in Phoenix. Google Google promises its self-driving cars will liberate us from the tedium of driving. But before that idyllic day arrives, some poor souls will have to spend a lot of time sitting in self-driving cars gathering data so Google can iron out the bugs.Fortunately, they'll get paid -- $20 an hour, according to the Arizona Republic. A Google job ad for drivers in Phoenix, the fourth and newest area where Google is testing self-driving cars, says the company wants people who'll drive for 30 to 40 hours a week.It won't be relaxed, though. Employees must be able to type 40 words per minute and will have to "operate comfortably in a fast-paced enviro...

RoadshowSedansOwner claims Tesla crashed itself into a trailer without human assistanceEnlarge ImageOwners can initiate the Summon process with just a couple clicks on a smartphone. Tesla video screenshot by Andrew Krok/CNET...

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.Enlarge ImageThe fallen statue. Futebol/Noticias/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Nothing is sacred.Everything is just a backdrop for a selfie.The world, sadly, is full of backdrops that really don't appreciate being backdrops for someon...