Information Technology
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How self-driving cars might finally get on the roadJul 11, 2015 7:40 am - DETROIT - Two competing visions could determine how you first experience a driverless car. Traditional automakers like Mercedes and Toyota already make vehicles equipped...
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Ex-Hill staffer aims to boost tech pipeline to Capitol Hill
Jul 11, 2015 7:39 am - WASHINGTON - Travis Moore thinks Congress has a tech talent problem. Moore spent six years on Capitol Hill as a legislative and operations director in the office of form...
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You have 600 Facebook friends. How many will show up at your birthday party?
Jul 11, 2015 7:37 am - At a time when Facebook friend lists run several hundred - if not several thousand - names long, it can be easy to feel as if we live in a world with enormous emotional ...
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Bumble, the dating app where women make the first move
Jul 11, 2015 7:36 am - A few hours into my first conversation with a man on Bumble - a dating app where, after there's a match, it's up to the woman to say hello - I popped the question: "So t...
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Can tweets really help India's women?
Jul 11, 2015 7:36 am - Few world leaders know how to work a room quite like Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He has quickly become the face of India-its top brand ambassador, its chief mar...
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App reviews: Star Chart, Duet
Jul 11, 2015 7:35 am - On summer nights, there's nothing quite like gazing at the sky and taking in the stars. But what exactly is up there? With this app, you can point your phone at the sky ...
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Did you buy a fitness tracker and abandon it? You're not aloneJul 11, 2015 7:32 am - NEW YORK - Deepak Jayasimha's fitness tracker is now with his father-in-law in India, where it sits unused. Annabel Kelly foisted hers off on the kids. Virginia Atkinson...
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You can see more of what you want on Facebook now
Jul 11, 2015 7:31 am - NEW YORK - Facebook wants you to see more of what you want to see. New tools will help you weed through the clutter of boring, unwanted information, often from long-forg...
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Why we're so scared of GMOs
Jul 11, 2015 7:00 am - When Chipotle announced earlier this year that it would no longer serve food made with genetically modified organisms due to safety concerns, customers rejoiced. But the...
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What will happen to the Internet if Reddit shuts down?
Jul 11, 2015 7:00 am - If Reddit went offline tomorrow, you would see immediate ripples across the Internet. First, and perhaps least importantly, traffic to porn sites would plummet. Later, m...