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Amazon may have as many as 80 million Prime subscribers

Amazon's investors were skeptical when the company first introduced Amazon Prime, but the premium membership has since risen to become one of the driving forces behind the company's revenue growth....

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Scientists have created a robot that can have babies

Okay, so scientists haven't ACTUALLY created a robot that can have babies, but something somewhat similar was achieved during a recent experiment. In an effort to demonstrate how robots can evolve...

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Hawking and Musk are claiming that a global AI arms race is inevitable

Few people have been as vocal about the potential threat that artificial intelligence poses to humanity as Elon Musk, and he clearly has no intention of stopping his warnings. The...

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Meerkat now allows users to stream from their GoPro

It's definitely not a partnership that I ever expected, but the more I think about it the more genius it seems. Meerkat has announced that users can now use the...

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Facebook is investing $500 million to open a data center in Fort Worth

As Facebook's userbase continues to grow, the company needs to expands it infrastructure in order to keep up. That's why the company has announced that it's investing $500 million in a new...

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Silicon Valley’s big gender discrimination lawsuit isn’t over yet

Just because a San Francisco jury voted in favor of Kleiner Perkins doesn't mean Ellen Pao is done with her gender discrimination lawsuit. Despite the fact that Kleiner Perkins offered to...

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China’s smartphone market is shrinking for the first time in years

While smartphone markets in places like India and Indonesia continue to explode, the Chinese smartphone market is reaching a level of maturity closer to that of Japan or the United...

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Uber is another potential buyer for Nokia’s HERE mapping service

Whether its transporting goods or people, Uber is all about taking things from point A to point B, and the company's drivers use Google Maps to ensure they never get...

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Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia are considering a merger

Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia confirmed earlier this week that they're in advanced talks about a potential merger between the two companies. Considering how Alcatel-Lucent is a world leader in fixed networks and Nokia...

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Samsung says it’s “delighted” that Apple is releasing a smartwatch

How does Samsung feel about the Apple Watch? According to one of the company's top executives, Samsung is "delighted" that Apple has entered the smartwatch market. However, it wasn't phrased...

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HBO says its partnership with Apple was a no-brainer

While we've been expecting HBO's standalone streaming service for quite some time, we were surprised to hear that the service would arrive as an Apple exclusive for a limited time....

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Hungary is imposing the world’s first “internet tax”

There’s a quote which says, “Nothing is certain except for death and taxes.” For the most part this is true as people around the world are being taxed by their...

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