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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...

  • Zipcar IPO Is A Smash Hit-Up 60% On First Day

    By Matt Rosoff

    Zipcar shares are up nearly 60% a few hours after the company started selling them. Zipcar priced the IPO at $18 per share, which is higher than the $14 to $16 most were expecting. Now, the stock is...

  • Google Seems Ready To Spend Billions To Beat Facebook

    By Nicholas Carlson, The Business Insider

    New Google CEO Larry Page's first move was to tie every single fulltime Google employee's 2011 bonus to the success or failure of Google's overall social strategy this year.

  • Hold the Phone! AT&T Merger Could Shaft Users

    By Blaire Briody, The Fiscal Times

    With AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile, what are the implications for consumers? Will there be any advantages, or will the U.S. have a “too big to fail” duopoly, with two major carriers inflating...

  • Charge! Electric Cars Fueled by Higher Gas Prices

    By Adam Aston, The Fiscal Times

    U.S. automakers are rolling out fuel-efficient electric vehicles, the result of commitments made the last time oil prices spiked, in 2008.

  • From AI to Twitter, Wall Street Outraces Regulators

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    From artificial intelligence to social networks like Twitter, Wall Street is coming up with new ways to gain an investing edge — and regulators may be left behind yet again.