Information Technology
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How to shop for a car by emailAug 23, 2015 7:35 am - WASHINGTON - It's a scene many people may see this month: Wandering around the car lot. The endless haggling. The nagging sense when you finally drive away that you were...
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Why your boss wants to track your heart rate at work
Aug 23, 2015 7:34 am - The future of the high-performance workplace is taking shape behind closed doors and kept quiet by nondisclosure agreements. Across Britain, hedge funds, banks, call cen...
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That sinking feeling: As China slows, so does Otis ElevatorAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. - As China's economy has grown and skyscrapers sprouted in cities extending ever westward from the Pacific coast, Otis Elevator Co. went along for the ri...
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Bitcoin is having an identity crisis
Aug 22, 2015 7:41 am - Bitcoin was built on the sort of open-source ethos that has driven generations of geeks. But the same principles it celebrates-a decentralized network of contributors, a...
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Shedding light on homeowners' solar options
Aug 22, 2015 7:40 am - Despite its benefits, switching to solar power can be a daunting prospect for the average homeowner. From the cost of purchasing or leasing your own solar panel system t...
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How you learn to hack a car
Aug 22, 2015 7:39 am - LAS VEGAS -- At first glance, the Las Vegas ballroom looked like the set of an auto show: three cars in the middle of a room filled with a rumbling crowd. But behind the...
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Apple's next big move might be your car's windshield
Aug 22, 2015 7:39 am - Having taken over the devices on our desks and in our pockets, Apple might be moving onto an even bigger screen: the car windshield. The world's most valuable company is...
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Minimum-wage offensive could speed arrival of robot-powered restaurants
Aug 22, 2015 7:38 am - Crowded. That's how Ed Rensi remembers what life was like working at McDonald's back in 1966. There were about double the number of people working in the store - 70 or 8...
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Ashley Madison leak is about way more than infidelity
Aug 22, 2015 7:37 am - Amid reports that hackers apparently had posted online the personal and financial information for up to 40 million members of the infidelities-R-us website Ashley Madiso...
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Facebook could be the future of money, if it learns to ignore the United States
Aug 22, 2015 7:35 am - Facebook has rolled out a product in the United States that allows users to transfer money to each other via Facebook message. Your Facebook Messenger account is linked ...