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Google has started testing its self-driving vehicles on public roads

Google promised us last month that its self-driving vehicles would be hitting public roads this summer, and it looks like "this summer" means now. Yesterday, the company announced that its adorable...

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Facebook and Google won’t launch Internet-satellites after all

Remember a few months ago when it was reported that both Facebook and Google were working on low-earth orbit satellites that would be able to bring affordable Internet access to potentially billions...

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Japan’s poor computing skills could cripple the country in the future

Despite being at the forefront of technological innovation and influencing the consumer electronics world in a way that few other countries can boast, Japan really sucks with computers. More specifically, the...

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Apple’s first head of retail is creating an “Uber for Experts”

Ron Johnson was the first head of retail at Apple and is the man responsible for making Apple Stores the kind of place that you actually want to visit. While...

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E-commerce startups are exploding in China

When a startup achieves a valuation exceeding one billion dollars, it becomes known as a "Unicorn." While the United States has more of these unicorns than it knows what to...

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American Idol will finally be coming to an end after 15 years

Few television shows have enjoyed the level of success that American Idol has, but everything must come to an end eventually, and many people think American Idol's death is long...

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All this startup does is keep track of other startups

Startups are, by nature, privately-held entities that have no legal obligation to share their data publicly, which is why it can be difficult to keep track of them. Potential investors...

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China wants to ranks individuals and organizations by social data

China has many things in abundance, namely people, but there are many things that China and Chinese society are lacking in, such as trust. Chinese people simply don't trust each...

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Google wants to remove the spacebar from laptops

Smartphones may be getting bigger but laptops are getting smaller. Computer manufacturers are constantly trying to shrink their laptops as much as they can, with Apple even altering the keyboard...

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Comcast’s merger with Time Warner Cable is all but dead at this point

Comcast's $42.5 billion plan to acquire Time Warner Cable is all but dead at this point, but that doesn't mean America's Internet is problem-free. The merger of the nation's two largest...

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