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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...

  • How Small Business Could Get Slammed by the Fiscal Cliff

    By Jennifer Johnson, The Fiscal Times

    The looming fiscal cliff has many small business owners feeling anxious. Here are 6 ways the cliff could affect small businesses.

  • Too Old to Practice Medicine?

    By Sandra G Boodman, Kaiser Health News

    Unlike commercial airline pilots, who by law must undergo regular health screenings starting at age 40 and must retire at 65, or FBI agents, whose mandatory retirement age is 57, there are no such...

  • CEOs Call for Compromise on the Cliff

    By Reuters

    A group of high-profile corporate leaders urged President Obama and congressional leaders on Tuesday to reach a "principled compromise" on U.S. fiscal policy that includes higher tax revenues and...

  • Michigan Lawmakers Approve Right-to-Work Law

    By Reuters

    Michigan lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation that would bar unions from demanding dues from workers, making Michigan the 24th "right-to-work" state. Thousands of union members gathered at the...

  • Over the Moon! Most Expensive Christmas Present Ever

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    The Golden Spike Company, a startup that aims to “transform human space exploration” and to “monetize the exploration of the Moon,” last week announced it’s going to organize manned commercial...