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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...

  • The Parrot AR is the most popular drone on the consumer market. With a built-in camera capable of capturing 720HD video and Wi-Fi capabilities, it can soar through the sky for roughly 18 to 20 minutes. (source: <a href="http://www.complex.com/tech/2013/03

    Drones Are the Hot New Field for Degrees and Jobs

    By Marcy Thompson, CNBC

    In a field a few miles from Florida's Daytona Beach, some college students are flying drones. The scene is nothing out of the ordinary except these students are not doing it because it's their hobby...

  • Three Traits Give ‘SuperAgers’ a 30-Year Edge

    By Futurity Org, Futurity

    Researchers are trying to figure out why the brains of some older adults look 30 years younger than their peers. While these so-called cognitively elite “SuperAgers” may be 80 or more years old, they...

  • Anthem Data Breach Means Fraud Alerts for 80 Million

    By Kelli B. Grant, CNBC

    Repercussions from some data breaches are easily remedied, but victims of insurance company Anthem's breach will have to remain vigilant against fraud for the rest of their lives. The insurance...

  • FCC Head Wheeler’s About-Face on Net Neutrality

    By Rob Garver

    Just last year, Federal Communications Commission Tom Wheeler was seen by network neutrality activists as the villain in the battle between Internet Service Providers and supporters of a free and...

  • John Oliver Just Won the Net Neutrality Battle

    By Andrew Lumby

    Finally, something official on net neutrality. After months of calls, comments, e-mails, frenzied debates and crushing John Oliver segments , the frothy-mouthed advocates on both sides of the Net...