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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...

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...

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 ...

Most startup ideas begin in the mind of an individual, but an idea is not a business. It takes a team, with effective leadership, to build a business. Many aspiring entrepreneurs default to team leadership by domination ...

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...

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...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg makes a groundbreaking investment in an Indian startup, his first in Asia, and through his foundation.

A U.S. space probe was cleared for launch on Thursday to collect and return samples from an asteroid in hopes of learning more about the origins of life on Earth and perhaps elsewhere in the solar system, NASA said on T...

FEATURE: In the latest chapter of the Samsung app store saga, I take fantasy tropes into battle, get inconvenienced by cult members, and do a whole lot of gambling.

When I talk with women leaders about the power of a personal brand, I am struck by how often they use the word "authentic."

As the growing trend of decentralized organizations and platforms changes the global playing field with the wide-spread adoption of blockchain technology, crypto-solutions have begun being devised for a diverse range of ...

So that is three decisions in as many weeks, in which taxpayers lost in their attempt to beat the IRS using the ten year statute. Does that mean that it is a strategy that does not work? It does not mean that. That is be...

Thrustmaster launched a flight throttle that brought back memories for me this week. The Thrust Master Weapon Control System Throttle is aimed at virtual pilots who enjoy flight simulator games. This new throttle control...

A common challenge for contemporary companies is to align functions. And it is especially challenging when trying to integrate the engineering, process-oriented IT function with the more agile, market-oriented marketing/...