General Motors and Lyft Inc. within a year will begin testing a fleet of self-driving Chevrolet Bolt electric taxis on public roads.

An end to laundry? There is the promise of self-cleaning fabric. Scientists in Australia have discovered a way to rid clothes of stubborn stains by exposing them to sunshine, potentially replacing doing the laundry.

If you’ve always maintained a strong payment history with your cellphone and cable bills and want a little credit for it, you may be in luck.

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