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Let’s Go For A Ride In Traffic With Audi’s Self-Driving Car [Video]

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We were escorted out of the Cosmopolitan Hotel garage in Las Vegas by two Nevada state troopers, who followed our Audi A6 Avant all the way to Interstate 15. Traffic was moving pretty well, which is...
    






VC Tim Draper On Bitcoin, Going Public And Hong Kong’s Startup Community

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If you have even the most minimal exposure to the venture capital industry then Tim Draper is a man who needs no introduction. He’s the “Draper” in the storied VC firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He’s...
    






TV-on-Internet service Aereo gets $34M in funding

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TV-on-Internet service Aereo gets $34 million in outside funding as legal battle continues NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, a Barry Diller-backed startup that provides broadcast television...
    






Taxing Bitcoin: IRS Review Will Have Big Implications For Investors In Virtual Currency

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By now most everyone has heard of Bitcoin. But exactly what is it? And how should it be taxed? Bitcoin is usually described as virtual currency. That’s useful shorthand, but is it really money? And...
    






Technology? Some justices want to keep distance

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Supreme Court justices wary of bold action by judges weighing new technology, privacy issues WASHINGTON (AP) — At the Supreme Court, technology can be regarded as a necessary evil, and...
    






French company demos driverless shuttle at CES

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French company Induct demos driverless shuttle Navia at CES gadget show LAS VEGAS (AP) — French company Induct on Monday showed off the first driverless vehicle to be commercially...
    






New York Marijuana Laws Relaxed

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Over 20 states have partially allowed the use of marijuana. Previously it was an offence that could cost you a fine and time in prison. But the times have changed. Marijuana is not only meant for...
    






Could The iPhone 6 And iWatch Be Made Out Of The New Curved Gorilla Glass?

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Corning has announced “Manufacturing Readiness for 3D-Shaped Gorilla Glass” in advance of CES next week in Las Vegas. Immediately, speculation has turned to how Apple might make use of this new...
    






Facebook sued for allegedly monitoring private messages

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Facebook is now at the center of a new controversy that accuses the social network of monitoring the private messages of its users. For what? Among many others, the plaintiffs Matthew Campbell and...