Let's build infrastructure, but we better make it smart

Jan 5, 2017
In the age of self-driving cars and connected everything, roads and bridges must keep up.
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How hackers are using AI to fight fake news

Jan 3, 2017
Marketplace's Lizzie O'Leary talks to Wired Senior Staff Writer Cade Metz about how technologists are combining artificial intelligence with human fact checkers to take down fake news.
A screenshot of Facebook's process for flagging a fake news post.
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It's tricky: Run-DMC sues Amazon, Walmart and Jet for trademark infringement

Dec 30, 2016
The lawsuit alleges the retailers are using the brand's name and logo without permission.
Recording artists Darryl "DMC" McDaniels (L) and Joseph 'Run' Simmons of Run-D.M.C. perform onstage during DirecTV Super Saturday Night co-hosted by Mark Cuban's AXS TV at Pier 70 on Feb. 6 in San Francisco.
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Sears gets a financial bump as it closes stores and sells its iconic brands

Dec 29, 2016
Its largest shareholder arranges a line of credit to keep the struggling chain going.
Banners hang from Sears' flagship store in the Loop on Jan. 22, 2014 in Chicago, Ill.
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How familiar are you with the concept of sustainable investing?

Dec 28, 2016
A G20 taskforce calls for companies to be clearer about the financial risks they face from things like, say, a warmer planet.

Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent to resign next year

Dec 9, 2016
He steps down in the face of declining soda sales, but will remain in the company as chairman.
 Chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company Muhtar Kent speaks on stage during a summit in New York last year.
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Do you consider pizza a commodity?

Dec 8, 2016
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said pizza, unlike coffee, is a commodity. You guys weighed in.
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What it means to be a futurist

Dec 5, 2016
A new book by futurist Amy Webb explores how we can predict change when it comes to the fast-paced world of technology.
Amy Webb, author of "The Signals Are Talking: Why Today’s Fringe is Tomorrow’s Mainstream"
Mary Gardella Photography

Six surprising measures on the ballot today

Nov 8, 2016
Yes, marijuana legalization is a big issue for lots of states, but what about other measures that affect the economy?
Voters cast their ballots.
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