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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...

  • Analysis: RIM's new woes seen speeding loss of BlackBerry users

    Analysis: RIM's new woes seen speeding loss of BlackBerry users

    By Nicola Leske and Jim Finkle, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker, may only hasten moves by major customers to offer their...

  • Facebook’s IPO Fiasco: 5 Less Than Obvious Losers

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Let’s be blunt – the Facebook (FB) IPO wasn’t just egg on the face of the company, its underwriters and the Nasdaq Stock Market ; it was an omelet of record-breaking proportions. But while Morgan...

  • Nuke Plants' $8.3 Billion Loan: Who Will Pay?

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    The first new nuclear plant constructed in the U.S. in more than 30 years is nearing an agreement to land a generous s$8.3 billion loan guarantee from the Department of Energy, which will be repaid...

  • The Hidden Pitfalls in Your Portfolio

    By Linda Stern, Reuters

    Amid all the gloom and doom about forced retirement, skyrocketing healthcare costs and nest egg-cracking financial markets, there's another threat facing baby boomers: future tax liabilities. The...

  • Is Your Staff Sleeping with Their Smartphones?

    By Maureen Mackey, The Fiscal Times

    In an effort to stay connected to work – and maybe to keep your job – do you or your staff sleep with your smartphones? If you do, you’re in good company: More than a quarter of the managers and...