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Driverless cars have a hard time in snow, too

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jan 9, 2018
They're sort of like teenage drivers who grew up in Southern California.
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Bringing artificial intelligence to the factory floor

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Dec 21, 2017
Artificial intelligence pioneer Andrew Ng wants to make manufacturing smarter with his newest company.
Chinese workers assemble electronic components at the Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn's factory in Shenzhen, in the southern Guangzhou province.
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The FDA wants more medical devices in your pocket

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Dec 20, 2017
The agency is being led by a venture capitalist who is taking some cues from the tech industry.
The FDA is working with companies like Fitbit to streamline the approval process for health and medical software.
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What will the holidays look like in 2030?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Kristin Schwab
Dec 19, 2017
Will late holographic family members join us around the dinner table?
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How venture capital works

Calling for a new way to fund startups

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Dec 19, 2017
Chamath Palihapitiya believes venture capitalists need to play with their own money.
Chamath Palihapitiya speaks onstage at the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 at The Manhattan Center on April 29, 2013 in New York City.
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The Source Code: Chamath Palihapitiya

by Stephanie Hughes and Molly Wood
Dec 19, 2017
Social Capital founder and CEO Chamath Palihapitiya on why he wants to change how tech companies go public.
The founder and CEO of Social Capital, Chamath Palihapitiya, speaks onstage at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit back in Oct. 2016 in San Francisco, California.
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How will technology change war?

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Dec 18, 2017
Some tech in development includes autonomous lethal weapons, laser guns and drugs that make soldiers forget.
Visitors look at a prototype of a high-tech combat suit for the Russian army during an exhibition entitled "Russia Focused on the Future" at the Manege Hall in downtown Moscow on Nov. 6.
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What tech can — and can't — do to prevent and put out wildfires

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Dec 14, 2017
A Berkeley lab is using drones and LiDAR to map fire fuel and understand how it burns.
Firefighters battle the Thomas blaze in California in 2017.
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Ajit Pai's new internet

by Molly Wood , Kristin Schwab and Stephanie Hughes
Dec 13, 2017
The FCC is expected to vote to eliminate net neutrality. We talked to the chairman about what the internet might look like if that happens.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai arrives for his confirmation hearing for a second term as chair of the commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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Could municipal broadband provide another way online if net neutrality rules go away?

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Dec 12, 2017
What would city-provided internet look like? And how much would it cost?
Protesters gather on Boylston Street in front of a Verizon store during a Net neutrality rally on Dec. 7 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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