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What's behind bitcoin's dramatic rise?

Dec 11, 2017
And is the bubble going to be dangerous when it pops?
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Will the U.S. invent the next generation of batteries?

Dec 8, 2017
A potential lack of government funding could help other countries pull ahead.
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Lithium-ion batteries are about as good as they can get

Dec 7, 2017
But it's just a matter of time before the problem is solved, a UC Berkeley engineer says.
To make lithium-ion batteries better, you have to invent new materials, says Kristin Persson of UC Berkeley.
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Entering the Facebook ecosystem at age 6

Dec 6, 2017
Will you let your children use the new Messenger Kids platform?
A look at Facebook's new chat app for kids.
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Will only the rich cheat death?

Dec 5, 2017
Tech's wealthiest men are investing money in life-extension technology.
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Your phone tracks your location. The phone company knows ... who else should?

Nov 29, 2017
A Supreme Court case could determine your digital privacy. Sen. Ron Wyden wants his bill to pass first.
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Imagining the everyday economy of the moon

Nov 28, 2017
Andy Weir, author of "The Martian" and now "Artemis," on what colonizing space might look like.
A plane flies past the moon at sunset on March 3, 2015, in London.
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For public good, not for profit.

The reason not to yell at Siri and Alexa

Nov 24, 2017
Should parents treat AI devices politely around their kids?
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How cranberries get from the bog to your Thanksgiving table

Nov 23, 2017
Tech is helping the industry produce better fruit.
Cranberry bogs must be intentionally flooded to easily collect the fruit.
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Tech in retail, from the good to the gimmicky

Nov 21, 2017
Retailers are using technology to attract more customers into their stores.
Shoppers walk among the Christmas lights in a mall.
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