The Surgeon Will Skype You Now
Thanks to the power of the Internet and robotics, surgeons can easily perform complex surgeries from anywhere. So why aren’t more of them happening?

February 10, 2016 at 02:43PM
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Paul McCartney Is Making Musical Valentine-Themed Emojis For Skype
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has teamed up with Skype to create music for a series of Valentine-themed animated “mojis” for Skype’s messaging app. What a world we live in.

February 10, 2016 at 01:52PM
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What Is 5G? | Motherboard
The promise of 5G is powerful internet speeds around ten times faster than what’s possible now with no lag, providing a new wireless infrastructure for our future smart homes, wearables, driverless cars, and virtual reality. Everyone is super excited about it. But 5G doesn’t actually exist — yet.

February 10, 2016 at 12:34PM
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E-Cigarettes and Vape Pens Keep Exploding
Gruesome cases of e-cigs and vape pens exploding are beginning to pile up.

February 10, 2016 at 10:29AM
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NHTSA rules that AI can be sole driver of Google’s self-driving cars
In a surprising ruling, NHTSA approves Google’s proposal for a self-driving car — opening the possibility of future cars without steering wheels or pedals.

February 10, 2016 at 08:32AM
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Why Yahoo Couldn’t Adapt to the Smartphone Era
Marissa Mayer knew Yahoo had a mobile problem when she became the company’s the president and CEO, so why couldn’t she fix it?

February 10, 2016 at 08:32AM
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Obama Wants $19 Billion To Better Protect Government Data
As cyberattacks against US government agencies grow more sophisticated, the White House says a massive security effort is needed.

February 10, 2016 at 06:03AM
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Valentines Day Flowers Delivered Faster by These Startups
It’s another war of the roses, and this time the spoils are going to consumers.

February 10, 2016 at 04:03AM
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‘Internet of Things’ an Absolute Goldmine for Big Brother, Admits Top US Spy
DNI James Clappers acknowledges that intelligence services might use web-connected home devices for identification, surveillance, monitoring, location tracking, and targeting for recruitment.

February 9, 2016 at 08:46PM
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Andy Rubin Unleashed Android on the World. Now Watch Him Do the Same With AI
“I don’t believe in Skynet. In general, that technology is used for good.”

February 9, 2016 at 03:18PM
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