Information Technology
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Steal this idea: 'Bring-your-parents-to-work' day
Oct 02, 2016 7:18 am - Looking for a fun event to have at your company this year? How about offering your employees a chance to bring their parents to work. That's what Amazon.com recently did...
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Silicon Valley nerds organize fundraising for Clinton
Oct 02, 2016 7:17 am - A group of self-described nerds from Silicon Valley has banded together for one goal: Elect Hillary Clinton. Nerdz4Hillary, a fundraising campaign spearheaded by venture...
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Is Uber the next big thing that goes kaput? Steven Hill thinks so.
Oct 02, 2016 7:16 am - Steven Hill thinks Uber has shaken up the taxi industry - or Big Taxi, as Hill calls it - in a way that's been beneficial to many consumers. And that's about the nicest ...
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Many tech companies letting employees skip work on Election Day
Oct 02, 2016 7:15 am - The 2014 electoral cycle marked a new low for U.S. voter turnout: Not since World War II had fewer Americans gone to the polls, as a percentage of the population. Now, n...
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What Yahoo knew when could cause it trouble
Oct 01, 2016 7:21 am - Yahoo said it learned of its recent huge breach, which affected more than 500 million user accounts, in August. Yet on Sept. 9 - after it started its investigation - the...
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Elon Musk's plan to deliver humans to Mars
Oct 01, 2016 7:20 am - GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket is grounded, after blowing up for a second time. The maiden flight of its more powerful Falcon Heavy has been delayed a...
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App reviews: Melody Jams, Allo
Oct 01, 2016 7:19 am - Melody Jams In Melody Jams, kids can assemble a band of musical monsters. Each monster plays a different instrument, and a player can mix and match to create many c...
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In his own words: Elon Musk on Mars, deadlines and 'Battlestar Galactica'
Oct 01, 2016 7:18 am - GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the goal of colonizing Mars. And for months he'd been saying he would finally provide details of his plans at...
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Essay: Why would anyone want a one-way ticket to Mars?
Oct 01, 2016 7:18 am - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made a splash at the International Astronautical Conference in Mexico with his plans for an Interplanetary Transport System, along with a disturbing...
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App Review: KidMix, a social network for kids created by parents
Oct 01, 2016 7:17 am - Ah, parenthood. It's an umbrella term for so many jobs: scheduler, social secretary, chauffeur. ... But in the digital age, can some of those tasks be outsourced to an a...