Why Intel Couldn’t Trademark Numbers Anymore
Intel’s processor business was massive, but a lengthy legal battle with a former business partner exposed a major flaw in its CPU designs — a trademark flaw.

May 20, 2017 at 03:36PM
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What It Means To ‘Google’ Something Just Changed Forever
Google doesn’t want to just answer questions anymore. It wants to guess the question before you ask it.

May 20, 2017 at 12:13PM
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An Oral History Of The #Hashtag
Whether you first knew # as a number sign, the pound symbol, or a tic-tac-toe board, its incarnation as the hashtag has changed language for millions.

May 20, 2017 at 09:44AM
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Google’s latest platform play is artificial intelligence, and it’s already winning
For Google, this doesn’t just mean using AI to improve its own products. (Although it’s certainly doing that). The company wants individuals and small companies around the world to also get on board.

May 19, 2017 at 04:16PM
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San Francisco is considering legislation that would ban sidewalk delivery robots
Meanwhile, other states are passing laws broadly permitting the robots statewide.

May 19, 2017 at 03:27AM
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The Complete Guide to Dumping Google
Whatever your reasons for splitting up with Google, here’s how to make sure it’s a clean and uncomplicated break.

May 19, 2017 at 02:27AM
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Scientists 3-D Print Mouse Ovaries That Actually Make Babies
Researchers used “tissue as ink” to squirt out ovaries that successfully grew mouse pups.

May 18, 2017 at 02:37PM
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The Mad King of Juice: Inside the Dysfunctional Origins of Juicero
Juicero began in secret, intending to keep its business free from prying eyes, either because it feared corporate espionage, mockery, or both. Was it the future of convenient health food, or an overfunded subscription service for bags of chopped up plants?

May 18, 2017 at 02:03PM
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Tesla factory workers reveal pain, injury and stress: ‘Everything feels like the future but us’
Some of the human workers who share Tesla’s “factory of the future” with their robotic counterparts complain of grueling pressure – which they attribute to Musk’s aggressive production goals – and sometimes life-changing injuries

May 18, 2017 at 10:09AM
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The state of the car computer: Forget horsepower, we want megahertz!
Linux, Android and Blackberry’s QNX are racing for control of the dashboard display.

May 18, 2017 at 08:57AM
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