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Amazon could be working on augmented reality glasses, too
October 18, 2015 TECH (MSM)

Amazon could be working on augmented reality glasses, too

Facebook has the Oculus Rift, Microsoft has the HoloLens, and Google still has Google Glass (just about) – most of the big names in technology are working on an augmented or virtual reality headset of some kind, and it looks like Amazon wants in on the action too. A filing just published by the US Patent and Trademark Office shows Jeff Bezos and his team are at least thinking about

September housing data eyed after August disappointed
October 18, 2015 MONEY (MSM)

September housing data eyed after August disappointed

Home buyers returned from summer vacations to lower mortgage rates and increasing rents, and may have moved back into the market after staying away in August. The NAHB (National Association of Homebuilders) housing market index measuring seller sentiment is due out Monday, to be followed during the week by data that includes building permits and housing starts, mortgages, and home prices and sales. Strength in June and July housing data

French police search VW offices in emissions probe
October 18, 2015 MONEY (MSM)

French police search VW offices in emissions probe

French police have carried out searches at Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) offices in France, the Paris Prosecutor’s office said on Sunday, as part of an investigation following revelations the carmaker rigged vehicle diesel emissions tests. Police searched on Friday Volkswagen’s main French office in Villers-Cotterets northeast of Paris and another VW office at Roissy near Paris’ main airport, seizing computer material, an official at the Prosecutor’s office said.