Information Technology
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Aerial dog fences can't be counted on to curb wayward drones
Sep 06, 2015 7:37 am - They've buzzed the White House, come too close to planes, attempted to airlift drugs over prison walls and interfered with firefighters in California. In fact, drones ha...
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Can a company innovate without working its employees to death?
Sep 06, 2015 7:33 am - In the summer of 1994, Jaap Haartsen started worked on what would become a ubiquitous and essential technology - Bluetooth. The 31-year-old Dutch engineer was living in ...
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How Costco, warehouse clubs have transformed retail more than Amazon
Sep 05, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ From the arrival of e-books and digital music in the 1990s to the recent explosion of online subscription services such as Stitch Fix or Birchbox, it's easy...
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How smart homes can help you with your health, security
Sep 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Steve Lee knows when his mother gets up in the morning, walks into the living room, opens the front door to get the paper and takes her medications in the kitchen. Nothi...
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TheScore bets on NFL debut of fantasy app for stock rebound
Sep 05, 2015 7:41 am - TORONTO - TheScore Inc. is betting a new fantasy app the Canadian sports news provider will unveil during the National Football League season will rejuvenate a stock tha...
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Group: Tech companies "worst offenders" when it comes to tax loopholes
Sep 05, 2015 7:40 am - A new advocacy group led by Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz is trying to grab an unlikely recruit to support its charge to reform corporate taxes and get multina...
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Does a 'deeper' Dark Web exist?
Sep 05, 2015 7:37 am - Late last week, a rumor both disturbing and riveting began circling forums like 4chan and Reddit. A mysterious group claimed to have captured several Islamic State fight...
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Can we guess who you are based on your Facebook likes?
Sep 05, 2015 7:35 am - A vaguely disconcerting app from researchers at the University of Cambridge can guess how old you are, how smart you are and who you like to sleep with. It's not magic, ...
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Why real hoverboards can't get off the ground
Sep 05, 2015 7:34 am - This is a story about hoverboards, but let's just get something straight. The name is a lie. Hoverboards, at least the ones you've been reading about since rapper Wiz Kh...
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Tired of Tinder? Here's Damn Love, an app that's all about breakups
Sep 05, 2015 7:33 am - Tired of swiping left and right looking for that perfect match? I recently downloaded an anti-dating app, Damn Love, created by E. Jean Carroll, who's spent decades as a...