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Privacy lessens as technology infiltrates our lives

We're no longer just strangers in a crowd.Imagine any street corner in any town where, let's say, four people -- Alexandria, Larry, Cory and Cameron -- are lost in private thought.Without a single conversation, without even knowing their names, we could learn that Alexandria's angry ...

Few ‘wearables’ balance as fashion and function

LAS VEGAS -- Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and buckling on smartwatches that let them check phone messages.Some brave souls are even donning Google's geeky-looking Glass eyewear.For the technology industry, this is exciting time, but also a risky one. No one ...

New software battle coming to smart TVs

NEW YORK -- More choice -- and confusion -- is coming to the next generation of TVs.At least three new software systems were announced Monday for Internet-connected television sets, which let viewers watch Internet video and interact with friends online on the big screen. The new smart TV ...

Young tech moguls try to change world with pet projects

Google's Sergey Brin puts his money where his meat is, funding the world's first test-tube hamburger in a bid to change the way the world eats. Tesla's Elon Musk pushes space tourism as a down payment on ensuring our intergalactic salvation. And Amazon's Jeff Bezos buys the Washington Post ...

Digital is one costly proposition for drive-ins

In a few hours, cars will roll into the Family Drive-In Theatre and settle into neat lines next to row upon row of waist-high speaker poles. For tonight at least, that is just as it was during the first show in 1956."These speakers and posts are getting harder to deal with because there's only ...