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Tech's 'frightful 5' Will Dominate Digital Life For Foreseeable Future
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Tech's 'frightful 5' Will Dominate Digital Life For Foreseeable Future

There's a little parlor game that people in Silicon Valley like to play. Let's call it, Who's Losing?

Meet the 20 Tech Insiders Defining the 2016 Campaign
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Meet the 20 Tech Insiders Defining the 2016 Campaign

Look—We have no idea how this election will turn out.

Ibm's Latest Patent Trove Looks to Make Computers More Humanlike
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Ibm's Latest Patent Trove Looks to Make Computers More Humanlike

No matter how much we love our devices, they have more than a few shortcomings.

GM Asks Friendly Hackers to Report Its Cars' Security Flaws
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GM Asks Friendly Hackers to Report Its Cars' Security Flaws

As automotive cybersecurity has become an increasingly heated concern, security researchers and auto giants have been locked in an uneasy standoff.

Automakers, Not Silicon Valley, Lead in Driverless Car Patents: Study
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Automakers, Not Silicon Valley, Lead in Driverless Car Patents: Study

Automakers, not technology companies, are in the driver's seat in developing self-driving, "autonomous" cars, and Japan's Toyota Motor Corp is best positioned to...

How a Nation of Tech Copycats Transformed Into a Hub for Innovation
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How a Nation of Tech Copycats Transformed Into a Hub for Innovation

The young programmer had an idea, and everyone thought it was nuts.

Here's Why the ­niversity of California Is Getting Into the Venture Capital Business
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Here's Why the ­niversity of California Is Getting Into the Venture Capital Business

In September of last year, the University of California Board of Regents approved the creation of an independent venture fund that would launch with $250 million...

The Death of American Research and Development
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The Death of American Research and Development

When rumors began to fly about a merger between chemical giants Dow Chemical  and DuPont , it was obvious the deal was not your ordinary fee-driven scheme dreamed...

It Pays to Be a Privacy Officer
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It Pays to Be a Privacy Officer

Who's your company's CPO? That's chief privacy officer.

Spinoff 2016 Highlights Space Technologies Used in Daily Life on Earth
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Spinoff 2016 Highlights Space Technologies Used in Daily Life on Earth

NASA technology is all around us, turning trash into oil, saving women from a deadly complication of childbirth, and putting the bubbles in beer.

Inside the 2016 Black Market for Donor Emails
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Inside the 2016 Black Market for Donor Emails

Scott Walker has begun selling access to his email list to pay off his leftover presidential debt, renting out the email addresses of hundreds of thousands of supporters...

Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded By Silicon Valley Investors
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Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded By Silicon Valley Investors

A group of prominent Silicon Valley investors and technology companies said on Friday that they would establish an artificial-intelligence research center to develop...

Silicon Valley Is in a War Over Artificial Intelligence and Facebook Just Made Its Boldest Move Yet
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Silicon Valley Is in a War Over Artificial Intelligence and Facebook Just Made Its Boldest Move Yet

In the war over deep learning that's currently taking place in Silicon Valley, Facebook just dropped a bomb.

Low Wages Not Education to Blame for Skills Gap
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Low Wages Not Education to Blame for Skills Gap

Low wages rather than inadequate training are to blame for the STEM skills gap, according to research from the University of Warwick.

Why Yahoo Faded: The Internet Changed, But It Didn't
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Why Yahoo Faded: The Internet Changed, But It Didn't

Yahoo and I go way back.

Terrorists Mock Bids to End ­se of Social Media
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Terrorists Mock Bids to End ­se of Social Media

In the hours after 14 people were killed in San Bernardino, Calif., a familiar voice celebrated the attacks on Twitter: "California, we have already arrived with...

Drones Are A Big Job Opportunity; But For New Engineers, Not So Much
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Drones Are A Big Job Opportunity; But For New Engineers, Not So Much

The unmanned aerial vehicles market is huge and getting bigger — fast. But the growth doesn't seem to be helping engineering students and recent graduates who are...

China Wants to Replace Millions of Workers with Robots
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China Wants to Replace Millions of Workers with Robots

China is laying the groundwork for a robot revolution by planning to automate the work currently done by millions of low-paid workers.

In a Global Market For Hacking Talent, Argentines Stand Out
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In a Global Market For Hacking Talent, Argentines Stand Out

Want to learn how to break into the computerized heart of a medical device or an electronic voting machine? Maybe a smartphone or even a car?

Apple Is Getting More Bang For Its R&d Buck
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Apple Is Getting More Bang For Its R&d Buck

Silicon Valley is aglow from so-called moonshots.
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