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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...

  • AT&T weaker business outlook dampens wireless strength

    AT&T weaker business outlook dampens wireless strength

    By Sinead Carew, Reuters

    (Reuters) - AT&T Inc pulled back its outlook for business services this year, sending its shares down 3 percent despite its better than expected quarterly profit as it reduced costs from customer...

  • After the Massacre: Guns Win; Theaters Lose

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    While the rest of the economy struggled to add jobs and grow, employment within the firearms and ammunition industry exploded by 30.6 percent between 2008 and 2011, while its federal tax payments...

  • Exclusive: Apple, Samsung chiefs disagree on patent values: source

    Exclusive: Apple, Samsung chiefs disagree on patent values: source

    By Dan Levine and Poornima Gupta, Reuters

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and top Samsung Electronic Co Ltd executives disagreed last week on the value of each other's patents at a settlement conference ahead of...

  • Sleepless in America: A $32.4 Billion Business

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    Judging by the numbers, Americans aren’t getting enough shut eye and haven't been for a long time. The sleep industry could reach $32.4 billion this year in the U.S.; that's an 8.8 percent year-over-...

  • Americans Retiring Abroad: What's Driving Them?

    By Knowledge Wharton, Knowledge@Wharton

    In the aftermath of the global financial meltdown that ravaged 401(k) accounts and decimated home values, a growing number of Americans are stretching their retirement savings by spending their...