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If Tesla makes a less fancy SUV... can it make it faster?

by Jed Kim
Mar 18, 2019
The new Model Y is — technically — a lot like the Model 3.
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After deadly crashes, added scrutiny for Boeing 737 software

by Jed Kim
Mar 15, 2019
How a failure to train pilots on software led to deadly crashes.
A picture taken on December 9, 2011 in Paris shows the controls of a flight simulator in a reproduction of a Boeing 737 cockpit.
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How much did the rise and stall of Oculus have to do with Facebook?

by Molly Wood
Mar 14, 2019
As the social media giant buys up companies, it may be losing fans along the way.
The Oculus logo is displayed at Facebook's F8 Developer Conference on April 18, 2017 in San Jose, California.
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Oculus was supposed to bring virtual reality to the masses. What happened?

by Molly Wood
Mar 13, 2019
"Having the best technology is not always a winning formula," author Blake Harris says.
Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets at the Westfield London shopping center in 2015.
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A Baltimore teen learns 3D printing through after-school technology workshops

by Molly Wood
Mar 12, 2019
Closing the digital divide, one kid at a time.
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The World Wide Web turns 30. How do we keep the magic alive?

by Molly Wood
Mar 11, 2019
Zeynep Tufekci talks to us about the challenges of global connectivity.
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There's net neutrality legislation in Congress... but don't get too excited

by Molly Wood
Mar 8, 2019
The future of net neutrality may hinge on how internet service is defined.
Rally organizers carry away props following a protest outside the Federal Communication Commission building against the end of net neutrality rules on December 14, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Data brokers are in the business of selling your online information

by Molly Wood
Mar 7, 2019
Hundreds of companies you've probably never heard of are making billions by selling your data.
A live demonstration uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition in dense crowd spatial-temporal technology at the Horizon Robotics exhibit during CES 2019 in Las Vegas.
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U.S. users are leaving Facebook by the millions, Edison Research says

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 6, 2019
But that doesn’t mean people are leaving social media altogether.
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Do renters have the right to reject smart home technology?

by Molly Wood
Mar 5, 2019
Some tenants prefer to keep their apartments dumb.
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