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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...

  • Is This Domain Name Worth $1 Million?

    By Alyson Shontell

    TeaPart.com is owned by a Canadian rock band. The band members are beginning to think the domain name is more trouble than it's worth. Instead of fans, they have politically-charged site visitors...

  • Netflix, Qwikster: Two Sites, Two Queues

    By HAYLEY TSUKAYAMA, The Washington Post

    Netflix is splitting into two companies — one for streaming and one for DVD rentals — in a few weeks. And while the services and prices won’t change, the company’s move could have a side effect that’...

  • Cyber Crime Pays: A $114 Billion Industry

    By Alfonso Serrano, The Fiscal Times

    The cybersecurity business is booming in response to cyber criminals who are growing increasingly sophisticated in their attacks on businesses and government.

  • Wall Street: Former Apple Exec Could Save JC Penney

    By Gus Lubin and KIM BHASIN, Business Insider

    Can Ron Johnson transform JC Penney into the next Apple? A note out this morning from Goldman Sachs asks this questions and answers maybe. The bank expects a strong performance by Johnson, a former...

  • The Social Media Explosion: By the Numbers

    By Alfonso Serrano, The Fiscal Times

    Numbers out last week offer a rare glimpse into the booming of social media giants Facebook and Twitter