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How tech is finding its way into your beauty bag

By Erika Beras

March 16, 2017

More than 300 companies displayed their products at the Beauty Tech Summit at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Products showcased include a hairbrush with a built-in microphone. — Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images

Turns out algorithms are just at good at assessing your pores as analyzing data.

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Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood take the Marketplace quiz

By Hayley Hershman, Kai Ryssdal, and Molly Wood

February 03, 2017

The hosts of "Make Me Smart" dish on regretful shoe purchases and life philosophies. — Christopher Michel

"Italian leather boots are no joke," and other life lessons.

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Make Me Smart on Facebook Live

By Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood

January 19, 2017

Hang out with Kai and Molly this Monday

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Las Vegas is the tech capital of the world — temporarily

By Lizzie O'Leary, Cerise Castle, and Molly Wood

January 04, 2017

A robotic figure interacts with members of the media during a press event for CES 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. — Alex Wong/Getty Images

For four days, CES offers a look at new technology for the year.

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LeVar Burton on "Smart House" and the rise of AI

By Tony Wagner

November 11, 2016

Ryan Merriman as Ben Cooper and Katey Sagal as virtual assistant Pat in "Smart House," directed by LeVar Burton. — Courtesy: Disney Channel

He's best known for "Star Trek" and "Reading Rainbow," but in the '90s Burton directed an oddly prescient TV movie about how gadgets run our lives.

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Apple watches sold 70 percent less than last year

By Adam Allington

October 26, 2016

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the Apple Watch during an Apple special event at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Samsung's reputation on the line

By Mitchell Hartman

October 06, 2016

Several Samsung Galaxy Note 7's lay on a counter in plastic bags after they were returned to a Best Buy on September 15, 2016 in Orem, Utah. — Photo by George Frey/Getty Images

A new incident involving a Samsung smartphone overheating on an airplane raises questions about the company's global recall of the Galaxy Note 7.

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