2#TechNews- Uber Flying Taxi, Electric Cars, Apple AR, Galaxy S9, Mi Air Purifier
1) Uber NASA Flying Taxi Uber signs contract with NASA to develop flying taxi software. Ambitious plans for electric drone-like flying cabs take step forward as Uber announces plans to test flights in LA in 2020. Uber said its flying taxi service would be purely electric and that a journey that would take 80 minutes by car in rush-hour traffic could be reduced to as little as four minutes. Uber intends to have some form of its air service operations for the 2028 LA Olympics, but experts remain sceptical as to whether autonomous flying taxis will ever become a reality. 2) Twitter 280 Twitter has extended its tweet limit from 140 to 280 characters. So, one can now use hashtag #280 characters to express their feelings. 3) S9 Production Starting Soon The Samsung Galaxy S9 could debut as early as January with sales starting in February. The usually reliable leakster @IceUniverse posted on Weibo that Samsung w...