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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...

  • 21 Good News Trends for America

    By Steve Yoder, The Fiscal Times

    It’s not all bad out there – here are 21 long-term trends that could improve Americans’ quality of life.

  • Apple's iPhone 5 puts Europe in 4G slow lane

    Apple's iPhone 5 puts Europe in 4G slow lane

    By Paul Sandle and Leila Abboud, Reuters

    LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Apple's iPhone 5, launched to great fanfare in the United States on Wednesday, will not work on superfast mobile broadband networks in much of Europe, potentially confusing...

  • Aggressive iPhone launch plan boosts Apple outlook

    Aggressive iPhone launch plan boosts Apple outlook

    By Aditi Sharma and Sayantani Ghosh, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Sales of the new iPhone 5 could be double those of the previous model in its first week on the market, thanks to Apple Inc's most aggressive smartphone launch plan yet, and up to 33...

  • Apple's iPhone 5 Announcement: 7 Things You Need to Know

    By Theweek.com, TheWeek.com

    On Thursday in San Francisco, CEO Tim Cook and a rotating cast of Apple executives raised the curtains on the latest addition to the i-family, the long-awaited iPhone 5. Does the new iPhone live up...

  • Franchising's Fresh Promise, Despite Financial Risks

    By Deborah L. Cohen, The Fiscal Times

    Hundreds of aspiring entrepreneurs are betting on the latest trends in franchising, which is expected to show modest gains in 2012 as measured in the number of U.S. outlets, after progressive yearly...