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  • FILE PHOTO -The rear of a Lexus SUV equipped with Google self-driving sensors is seen during a media preview of Google's prototype autonomous vehicles in Mountain View, California September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo

    Self-Drivings Cars May Change Where You Want to Live

    By Deborah Findling, CNBC

    Menlo Ventures managing director Venky Ganesan says that urban spaces will change dramatically once self-driving cars become widespread. "The average house is roughly 3,000 sq ft and it's been going...

  • Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin poses for a portrait wearing Google Glass glasses before the Diane von Furstenberg Spring/Summer 2013 collection show during New York Fashion Week in this September 9, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/Files

    Remember Google Glass? It's Not a Flop After All

    By Christina Farr, CNBC

    Google Glass isn't dead. In fact, it's a growing business. That's according to developers who license the smart glasses technology from Google Glass' enterprise-focused " Glass at Work " program...

  • Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk talks at the Automotive World News Congress at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

    Tesla Is Now Worth More Than Ford as It Shares Surge Higher

    By Robert Ferris, CNBC

    Tesla shares hit an all-time high on Monday, after the electric carmaker announced strong first-quarter delivery numbers Sunday that outpaced analysts' expectations. Tesla shares surged as high as $...

  • File photo of Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk standing on the podium as he attends a forum on startups in Hong Kong

    Why China Is a Big Part of Tesla’s Future

    By Evelyn Cheng

    Elon Musk's Tesla is a growing player in China, where the global fight to develop electric, self-driving cars is raging hot. Hong-Kong traded Tencent, a company best known for its WeChat messaging...

  • FILE PHOTO: A Tesla charging station is seen in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. on September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

    The New Tesla Model 3 Could be the Safest Car Ever

    By Robert Ferris, CNBC

    Tesla's Model 3 sedan could end up being significantly safer than the average car currently on the road, according to Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas. And customer preferences suggest that level of...

  • ER Costs Explode: Between $127 and $151 Billion

    By Futurity Org, Futurity-Org

    The cost of emergency care in the U.S. may be more than two times higher than previously published estimates, a new study suggests. “The ER has become increasingly important as a place where people...

  • SoftBank digs in on Sprint bid, rules out sweeteners

    SoftBank digs in on Sprint bid, rules out sweeteners

    By Mari Saito, Reuters

    TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp President Masayoshi Son came out swinging on Tuesday against a counteroffer for Sprint Nextel Corp, saying rival bidder Dish Network Corp was ill-prepared to run the...

  • Intel CEO backs SoftBank's bid for Sprint over Dish's offer

    Intel CEO backs SoftBank's bid for Sprint over Dish's offer

    By Reuters

    (Reuters) - Intel Corp Chief Executive Paul Otellini said in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission that he supports SoftBank's bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, rather than Dish Network's...

  • Gun Background Checks: Will ‘No’ Votes Pay the Price?

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    The Senate returned home this week for recess, after having defied public opinion and batted down universal background checks for gun buyers earlier this month. So, will voters respond by rejecting...

  • CODE BLUE for the Pentagon’s $1.5 Trillion F-35

    By Jacqueline Leo

    Air Force Lt. General Christopher Bogdan told the Senate Armed Services Committee’s panel on tactical air and land forces that he is worried about the next installment of F-35 software. “I see more...