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How Amazon triggered a robot arms race

Kim Bhasin and Patrick Clark Bloomberg
Jul 04, 2016 7:20 am - An Amazon warehouse is a flurry of activity. Workers jog around a man-made cavern plopping items into yellow and black crates. Towering hydraulic arms lift heavy boxes t...
How to protect your personal data when using public WiFi

Judy Mandell Washington Post
Jul 04, 2016 7:15 am - The first time Jesse Harrison was hacked was around the time she logged on to a coffee shop's open WiFi network to pay a bill. She entered her credit card information an...
The future of your cell service depends on this auction

Brian Fung Washington Post
Jul 04, 2016 7:12 am - WASHINGTON - The federal government wants to transfer as much as 100 megahertz worth of airwaves from the broadcast TV industry to carriers like Verizon and T-Mobile, in...
Apps to make your travel a breeze

Hayley Tsukayama Washington Post
Jul 04, 2016 7:11 am - Ah, the heart of summer. It's time to hit the open road or simply go outside and enjoy the dog days in your own backyard. We've collected some apps that can help keep yo...
New device could help bikers catch cars that drive too close to them

Karen Turner Washington Post
Jul 04, 2016 7:08 am - Drivers who ride a little too close to cyclists on the road could soon be caught red-handed. A new technology adopted by law enforcement in Ottawa could help enforce leg...
Does this cybercrime law actually keep us from fighting discrimination?

Hayley Tsukayama Washington Post
Jul 04, 2016 7:08 am - The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a key computer crime law, arguing that it violates the Constitution and specifically prevents researchers from identify...
Tesla could help redefine the gas station as we know it

Brian Fung Washington Post
Jul 04, 2016 7:08 am - One of the biggest problems for electric cars is encouraging adoption among drivers who may be skeptical about refueling. What if you run out of battery and there isn't ...
Silicon Valley adopts a D.C. model: the chief of staff

Elizabeth Dwoskin Washington Post
Jul 04, 2016 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — One evening in March, a group of tech industry elite sat around a table in the private dining room of a Michelin-star restaurant in San Francisco, listen...
Buddhist monk uses age-old wisdom to create driverless taxis

Anna Kitanaka and Yuki Hagiwara Bloomberg News
Jul 03, 2016 7:23 am - Hisashi Taniguchi took a sabbatical from developing software for driverless taxis and drones to pilgrimage to a Buddhist temple in western Japan. He shaved his head, don...
This robot follows you around and blasts you with air conditioning

Darryl Fears Washington Post
Jul 02, 2016 7:22 am - Reinhard Radermacher has a vision: A person walks into a room hot and sweaty after exercising, and somewhere in the dark, tucked in a corner, a small robot notices and l...

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