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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...

  • Yahoo Is for Sale after CEO Gets the Boot

    By Henry Blodget, The Business Insider

    After years of trying, it’s clear that Yahoo can’t find its groove. The Yahoo board has made a final decision—to sell the company.

  • Mobile Shopping: More Perusing, Less Buying

    By ELLEN GIBSON

    As the number of people who use iPhones and other smartphones grows, companies selling everything from hardware to high fashion are touting all the new applications, but so far, more consumers are...

  • A 26-year-old Raises $100 Million, Takes on Microsoft

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    Aaron Levie, the 26-year-old CEO of Box.net, is on track to have more than $100 million in funding, valuing the online service for sharing documents at $500 million as he prepares to challenge...

  • Apple's Standing Could Fall without Jobs, Techies Say

    By MARCUS WOHLSEN

    In a place where the lightning speed of success is matched perhaps only by the careening pace of failure, some engineers wonder whether Steve Jobs' departure could ultimately lead to a reversal of...

  • How Apple Changed the World: 7 Winners and 1 Lemon

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said there are no second acts in American lives. Steve Jobs proved him wrong. As the cofounder of Apple, Jobs was responsible for some of the most iconic products of the...