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In the Future We'll All Be TaskRabbits
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Nice Self-Driving Car. But How Much Does It Cost?
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Management
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In many countries, "cash" is freighted with complex social meaning, either as a commodity or as a gift -
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To extend Internet access throughout the world, Google may be working on balloon-based broadband transmitters -
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'Smart Rifle' Could Shake Up Gun Control Debate
Startup TrackingPoint sells a rifle with laser and computer technology that lets a novice hit moving targets 500 yards distant—then post the kill online -
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Google
Inside Google's Secret Lab
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It's Not a UFO! A Strange Solar-Powered Plane Is Crossing the U.S.
At night the Solar Impulse, which gets all its energy from sunlight, looks like something from another planet -
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Farmers Rush to Plant Ahead of Storms, Tweeting All the While
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Like Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford speech, some commencement addresses have the power to linger in the popular consciousness -
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Control Your Own Drone Army
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‘Life-Size’ X-Wing Starfighter, World’s Biggest Lego Model, Lands in New York
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Personal Technology
Square Unveils an IPad Stand With a Twist
Jack Dorsey's payment startup intends to replace retailers' traditional point-of-sale equipment with iPad-based hardware called Square Stand -
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CEOs Say Investing in Innovation Is Not Paying Off
The innovate-or-die rationale isn't working out for most companies, a new study says -
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Bloomberg View: Why 3D Printing Can Make the World a Better Place
The new technology will transform modern industry. It shouldn't be feared -
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Facebook Fatigue Among Teens Should Freak Out Marketers
Teenagers snubbing Facebook could mark a dramatic, and troublesome, marketing shift for youth brands -
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The lack of a dependable water supply is a huge health and economic issue for many countries. Five experts discuss how to solve our water quality… -
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Living in the United States of Food Waste
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How to Farm Fish in the Nevada Desert
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Amazon's Smart Innovation Strategy
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Design
How to Create a Workplace People Never Want to Leave, by Google's Christopher Coleman
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How Data Geeks Could Save the Airlines Millions—and Get You Home Quicker
Big Data analysts from around the world work to more accurately predict flight arrival times
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How Star Wars saved, then almost killed, and is once again supercharging the profits of Lego -
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Eben, Micromax, Texet: Obscure Brands Claim Outsize Share of Tablet Market
Simple tablets manufactured by such "local brands" as Eben, Micromax, and Texet are expected to account of one-fourth of global sales this year -
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Design
How to Create a Workplace People Never Want to Leave, by Google's Christopher Coleman
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Like Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford speech, some commencement addresses have the power to linger in the popular consciousness -
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When Social Media at Work Don't Create Productivity-Killing Distractions
Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and their ilk can help employees collaborate and do customer relations more quickly -
Debate: Six Sigma vs. Innovation
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How to Farm Fish in the Nevada Desert
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Facebook Fatigue Among Teens Should Freak Out Marketers
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Google Turns to Big Data to Unmask Human Traffickers
Google and a trio of groups combating human trafficking are turning to the power of Big Data analytics -
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Es Devlin Reimagines the Live Show for Kanye West
The London-based set designer creates commercial spectacles -
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Digital Innovation Is Booming in Africa
The continent has become a testing ground for breakthrough ideas, innovative tech products, and disruptive startups -
Europe
In a Bid to Save Bees, Europe Bans Some Pesticides
Clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiametoxam would be limited to greenhouse use and late-season crop spraying
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‘Life-Size’ X-Wing Starfighter, World’s Biggest Lego Model, Lands in New York
How Star Wars saved, then almost killed, and is once again supercharging the profits of Lego -
Innovators Aren't the Smartest People, and Other Lessons From Graduation Day
Like Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford speech, some commencement addresses have the power to linger in the popular consciousness -
Innovation
Stanford Study Finds Going Public Hurts Innovation
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'Big Data' Researchers Turn to Google to Beat the Markets
A team of researchers has devised a way to invest in stocks by using the volume of Google searches for 98 finance-related terms -
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Farm Bots and Two-Month-Old Bread: Innovations in Food and Agriculture
A new generation of entrepreneurs hopes to make farming more efficient, food safer, and agriculture more sustainable -
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