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Just weeks after Sports Illustrated partnered with GameOn to make a bot for the final days of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, SI announced the launch of new bots to help NFL fans stay up to date, follow their favorite teams,...

Canadian firm Electra Meccanica Vehicles is the latest to try to market a small, three-wheeled commuter vehicle. Unveiled today, the Electra Meccanica Solo features an all-electric powertrain and seating for one person. ...

GUEST: The "venture recession" of 2016 is in full swing. Combined with the usual summer slowdown, some are already raising the spectre of 2001 or 2008. Recession or not, what is universal is the bewilderment of many entr...

“Brexit means Brexit,” declared Theresa May before the government shut down for the summer. As holding phrases go, this was not bad at all. It gave the impression of purpose and clarity. While time will tell whethe...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is finally sharing the “major improvements” coming to Tesla’s Autopilot feature. In a press call this afternoon, Elon Musk described the changes coming with the 8.0 Autopilot software update, mo...

Fire up the Bat Signal; we now have VR's first official 3D, 360 degree comic book. Oniride today launches the first issue of Magnetique, a new comic series for Gear VR (Oculus Store). This isn't your traditional book sim...

When planning for retirement, most investors try to split their assets between stocks (higher risk, higher return) and federal U.S. government bonds (lower risk, and these days, much lower return).

GUEST: Steam rolled out of the pot, and my kitchen was filled with an intoxicating blend of scents. I'd cooked a turkey ragu before, but as soon as I opened the pot, I knew this would be an entirely different experience....

If every iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus comes with Lightning EarPods and a headphone jack adapter in the box, then we’re all good, right? Well, no. Not quite. Here’s why. If you want to use your regular headphones while ...

Shutterstock Buying a home that needs extensive remodeling can fetch a handsome discount, but it depends a lot on where you're looking to buy. In much of America the discount won't make up for significant renovation co...

GUEST: One is a mobile game app. One is a discount shopping site. For all their differences, Pokémon Go and Groupon may share a similar fate: a rocketlike takeoff that burns through fuel without a plan to keep the compa...

Flickr/Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design As a parent, handling stubbornness pretty much comes with the territory. And as a father of an eight-year-old and four-year-old, I'm earning my parenting stripe...

Germany has a massive advantage in world trade. That's important for the debate over China and Mexico.

Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko Six weeks ago I wrote about a possible coming crisis for the platinum sector. With mineworkers unions in top producer South Africa tabling demands for substantial wage increases from cash-strapped ...

Wells Fargo, the nation's largest bank, scrambled on Friday to contain the fallout from an investigation that found its employees set up 2 million fake accounts that customers didn't ask for to get bonuses. The bank took...

Uber Uber has never shied away from being bold, trying new things, and taking chances when it comes to drumming up new business.  So it's no wonder that Uber has offered plenty of luxury travel options worldwide. From ...

GUEST: Look at the people you work with. There's a good chance at least one of them has a Side Hustle. There's a good chance their out-of-office hours are consumed by some sort of side-project, whether that's writing a b...

The Father of the skyscraper, Louis Sullivan, on Chicago rising from the ashes.

Pediatrician Bob Sears is facing potential revocation of his medical license--but it's not just about vaccines.

California regulators moved a step closer on Friday to the first mandatory U.S. energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors, gadgets that account for 3 percent of home electric bills and 7 percent of commercia...

GUEST: From the compromise of voting machines to the recent hacking of the Democratic National Committee emails, you have surely heard concerns about the possible rigging of this already bizarre US election. Even Secreta...

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