Information Technology
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A $640 Uber ride for a 30-mile trip to the airport
Jan 30, 2016 6:13 am - Bonnie Lieb said she expected to pay more than usual for an Uber ride from her Sterling, Virginia, home to Reagan National Airport Monday morning. With her car still cov...
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New drone racing league wants to be next NASCAR
Jan 30, 2016 6:12 am - Competitive video gaming is a professional sport that generates more than $700 million a year, so why not drone racing? That's the bet Nick Horbaczewski is making by sta...
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This is the biggest threat to Apple's business around the world
Jan 30, 2016 6:02 am - When is selling an iPhone not the same as selling an iPhone? Easy: when you're selling it in a country whose currency is declining in value. So how many is that? Well, i...
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Self-driving cars would need a driver under California rules
Jan 30, 2016 5:45 am - Google envisions a world where a blind man can get in his car alone and tell it to take him to the grocery store. California regulators say self-driving automobiles aren...
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Would driverless cars work in a blizzard?
Jan 30, 2016 5:45 am - As cities along the East Coast finally finish digging their way out of last weekend's historic snowstorm, drivers braving the streets have to contend with icy conditions...
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People keep going to this home looking for their lost phones - and nobody knows why
Jan 30, 2016 5:43 am - For months now, angry strangers have been showing up at Christina Lee and Michael Saba's front door with a curious demand: "Give me back my stolen phone!" Sometimes, fam...
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Why so few identity theft victims turn to the government for help
Jan 30, 2016 5:09 am - More and more Americans are complaining about fraudsters hijacking their identities, according to new data released by the Federal Trade Commission Thursday. The agency ...
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Cable-industry disruptor is back with new Internet service
Jan 30, 2016 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Cable's pricey Internet packages may get some competition from the founder of Aereo, whose first attempt to shake up the cable industry was quashed by the Sup...
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Double chins, bad lighting and lots of cats
Jan 29, 2016 10:00 pm - This is how you look while swiping through Tinder
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Using an iPhone or a Mac? Watch out for this site
Jan 29, 2016 10:00 pm - Beware of pranksters on Twitter if you're an Apple user. Some people are trying to trick their friends into visiting crashsafari.com, a site that does, well, pretty much...