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Crowdfunded Classrooms: Teachers Increasingly Solicit Online
Paper? Pencils? Laptops? Robots? Teachers are increasingly relying on crowdfunding efforts to stock their classrooms with both the mundane and sometimes big-ticket items.
5 Reasons Amazon Is Experimenting With Physical Stores
Is the online giant of retail also looking to conquer physical stores?
Apple Growing Cash Stash Spurs Talk of Huge Acquisition
As Apple’s stash of cash grows, so does the possibility that the world’s most valuable company will use some of the money for a huge acquisition that would expand its empire beyond iPhones and other gadgets.
Google Warns of Phishing Scam That Impersonates Google Docs
Google is warning users to beware of a phishing scam spread by a fraudulent invitation to share a Google Doc.
The Fate Of The Furious... And The Apple Car
The Furious Franchise gets into even Higher Gear
Airbnb, San Francisco Reach Deal on Rental Registrations
San Francisco and Airbnb reached a deal this week that aims to prevent the short-term rental website from listing housing units that are not following city rules that limit the duration of stays and the number of nights units can be rented.
Turkish Court Formally Blocks Access to Wikipedia
In a move that social media users called censorship, a Turkish court blocked access to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, enforcing an earlier restriction by Turkey’s telecommunications watchdog.
Judge Orders Clinton To Answer Questions on Email Use
A federal judge on Friday (19) ordered Hillary Clinton to answer questions in writing from a conservative legal advocacy group about her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.
Ohio Turnpike May Soon See Self-Driving Testing
Ohio’s toll road, a heavily traveled connector between the East Coast and Chicago, is moving closer to allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles.
Delphi, Mobileye Join Forces On Autonomous Car Platform
Auto parts and electronics company Delphi Automotive is joining with Israeli software maker Mobileye to develop the building blocks for a fully autonomous car in about two years.
WI-FI? Why Not? Homeless Are Avid Users OF NYC'S Free Kiosks
An ambitious effort to replace obsolete New York City pay phones with Wi-Fi kiosks that offer free web surfing and phone calls has been a hit with panhandlers and the homeless, the least wired people in the city.
Diesels Take Back Seat, Electrics Up Front At Paris Car Show
Carmakers are finding the Paris auto show , held in a city whose mayor wants to ban diesels to reduce pollution, to be a fine place to show off new zero-emission electric vehicles.
Snapchat Debuts Recording Spectacles Changes Company Name
Social media app Snapchat is introducing video-recording glasses called Spectacles and is changing its company name to incorporate the new product.
Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers Shifting Totext Messaging
Airline pilots and air traffic controllers are on schedule to switch to text communications at most of the nation’s busiest airports by the end of the year, a milestone that holds the potential to reduce delays, prevent errors and save billions of dollars in fuel cost, says the Federal Aviation Administration.
Blackberry, Once A Phone Innovator, To Stop Making Its Own
BlackBerry plans to stop making its signature smartphones internally, signaling a strategic shift for a company that built its reputation on innovative smartphone technology.
Remembering An Icon: Prince's Discography Now Available To Stream On Apple Music
It's Official: Prince Returns to Online Streaming Services.
Up, Up And Away: Passenger-Carrying Drone To Fly In Dubai
Up, up and away: Dubai hopes to have a passenger-carrying drone regularly buzzing through the skyline of this futuristic city-state in July.
From Protests To ‘Pussy Hats,' Trump Resistance Brews Online
The revolution may not be televised - but it apparently will be tweeted. And Facebooked. And Instagrammed.
After Election Rupture, CEOs Seek Unity for Staff, Customers
Apple CEO Tim Cook is telling his employees to “keep moving forward.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is saying “progress does not move in a straight line.” T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere tweeted “let’s see what an out of the box, nontypical, non-politician can do for America!”
Lyft Lifts Off With New Look, Light-up Beacons
Ride-hailing service Lyft, the underdog rival to Uber, is getting rid of its iconic pink moustache logo and replacing it with something more useful - beacons.
In World of Internet-Enabled Things, US Says Security Needed
The Obama administration urged companies on Tuesday to make millions of devices safe from hacking, underscoring the risks posed by an increasingly bewildering array of internet connected products permeating daily life, covering everything from fitness trackers to computers in automobiles.
Google Also Gets Fooled by Fake Election News
Google’s search engine highlighted an inaccurate story claiming that President-elect Donald Trump won the popular vote in last week’s election, the latest example of bogus information spread by the internet’s gatekeepers.
From Drones To Phones, New Tech Is Making Gardening Easier
New technology is easing the way we garden, store equipment, monitor watering and reshape landscapes. And some of those tasks can be done remotely, using phones or tablets.
Kansas Testing Drones For Designing Roads
Kansas transportation officials are beginning a pilot project to determine how drones could be used in future road design work.
Apple And Valve: A Dream Gaming Collaboration
Apple And Valve: A Dream Gaming Collaboration
From Drones To Phones, New Tech Is Making Gardening Easier
From Drones To Phones, New Tech Is Making Gardening Easier
Former Yahoo CEO Says No Company Or Agency Immune From Hacks
Former Yahoo CEO Says No Company Or Agency Immune From Hacks
Drone Developers Show New Technology At Ybor City ‘Rodeo'
Drone Developers Show New Technology At Ybor City ‘Rodeo’
Supreme Court Rejects Samsung Appeal In Apple Patents Case
Supreme Court Rejects Samsung Appeal In Apple Patents Case
Yahoo Salvages Verizon Deal With $350 Million Discount
Yahoo is taking a $350 million hit on its previously announced $4.8 billion sale to Verizon in a concession for security lapses that exposed personal information stored in more than 1 billion Yahoo user accounts.