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Self-driving cars are making their way to racetracks

There really is no better place to show off the latest car technology than the racetrack, and there are few technologies as deserving of a demonstration as self-driving cars. That's why it...

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Mozilla has given up on Firefox OS-powered smartphones

The idea behind Firefox OS was to create a mobile operating system that would focus on being affordable, lightweight, and web standards-compliant. It was an admirable and ambitious idea, but not one...

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How would mandatory drone registrations affect Americans?

Commercial drones have been a major problem for federal regulators for a while now, especially since they can't seem to find an acceptable, yet effective way to go about regulating...

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Nest Weave could be the protocol that powers your smarthome

Google-owned Nest unveiled its new protocol for Internet of Things devices earlier today, which goes by the name of Weave, which is a lot like Google's own Internet of Things protocol in that......

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Facebook just took its first step towards support virtual reality videos

True virtual reality videos are still pretty rare, mainly due to the fact that no major virtual reality headset has actually been released yet, but 360-degree videos have been getting pretty popular this...

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Is online education finally going to become a viable option for students?

Online education has always been one of those things that has the potential to be revolutionary but has never been able to meet that potential for a number of reasons. However, Hillary Clinton...

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Silicon Valley is finally turning its attention to disabled people

Somewhere around 20% of people in the United States suffer from some kind of disability, and while the severity of these disabilities varies greatly, the fact remains that many of...

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Why not just abandon passwords entirely?

It has been proven time and time again that passwords aren't the best security measure, which is why Medium has decided to do away with them entirely in favor of...

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That briefly-popular anti-Facebook social network now has an app

Some of you may remember Ello, the social network that popped up last year and managed to get quite a bit of attention before falling back into obscurity. Many people...

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More than a fourth of Americans support restricting human drivers

We all know how dangerous driving is, but I was still surprised when I saw how many people would support putting restrictions on human drivers once self-driving technology becomes more...

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Pinterest is finally transforming into an e-commerce platform

Pinterest has all the makings of an excellent e-commerce platform, just without the e-commerce. The service is already a popular place for retailers to show off their products, and users can...

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Chromecast is getting a big update and perhaps a successor

For a couple of years now, Google's Chromecast has been an excellent and affordable ways to turn a dumb television into a smart one, but Google thinks its about time...

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