The concept of virtual reality (VR) has been around for several decades. Largely ignored by mainstream computing until about four years ago, VR technology has leapt to computing's center stage — largely kick-started by the investment from Facebook — and is now poised to make an industry transforming impact. Read More
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Beacon marketing company inMarket is unveiling a new technology that it calls Quantum Receptivity, which it says can help marketers figure out when they should show an ad to a shopper and have the biggest impact. "It's really about cherry picking marketing times — not just things like days of week, but based on each individual's unique… Read More 
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A new military aid package for Israel will be on the agenda Monday when President Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, their first meeting since the U.S. signing of the Iran nuclear deal sank relations to their lowest point in Mr. Obama's presidency.
While the two leaders aren't ...
Cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles had dropped into the gash in the earth, which appeared to be about 15 feet deep.
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"… you have to be kidding me. What is that? This is awful."
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - As people remembered longtime radio host and Indianapolis icon Amos C. Brown, singer Stevie Wonder dedicated his concert to activist.
Brown's sister, Oveda Brown, says her brother died Friday at his family's home in Chicago at age 64. Before beginning his first song Saturday, Wonder dedicated his ...
"… victims lying on the ground and fully conscious, but suffering from wounds to their extremities."
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We — humanity, that is — created 4.4 zettabytes of data last year. This is expected to rise to 44 zettabytes by 2020. And no, I didn't make up the word "zettabytes." For scale, it is estimated that 42 zettabytes could store all human speech ever spoken. One zettabyte is around 250 billion DVDs — almost enough fit the whole Friends series. Read More 
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Trying to wade through the noise and hype that surrounds VR can be overwhelming, but there are clear real-world uses that make the future of the technology exciting. Lucid flew through that noise for me. The thing that's going to bring the "future" to the "now" is a killer app that consumers can understand and more importantly afford. That's where Lucid… Read More 
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernard Sanders on Sunday said that nomination rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's "evolution" on issues such as gay marriage, marijuana and the Keystone XL oil pipeline raise questions about her leadership.
"The issue is, who is prepared under difficult circumstances, when it's not necessarily popular, to make decisions ...
"It caused confusion."
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Internet founders believe the best role for government is competitive and direct funding for non-government agencies to solve social problems, whether it's these parent-run public charter schools, loans to immigrant entrepreneurs for an alternative energy startup, or scientific research at a public university. Read More 
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Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Sunday dismissed unflattering comparisons of himself to President Obama as an inexperienced, junior senator who is not ready to be the leader of the free world.
"I would remind people that Barack Obama didn't fail because he was a senator. He now has seven ...
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BOSTON (AP) - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is planning to sign an ordinance banning replica handguns in public spaces throughout the city.
Walsh says the ordinance is aimed at increasing public safety by allowing police to confiscate replica firearms and requiring the owner to retrieve them at local police stations.
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"NBC is going for the ratings, and so are we."
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"Will an apology be coming. I doubt it."
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You might be about to see companies like Facebook, Google and many others whose business models depend on using their customers' data, scramble in the wake of a case currently in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Thomas Robins, a Virginia man, is alleging Spokeo, Inc., a people-search website, had inaccurate (albeit more flattering) information listed about him on their site. Read More 
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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Sunday said he would not want someone such as Donald Trump to be commander in chief.
Mr. Carson said Mr. Trump, the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination, acted rashly last week when he immediately gave credence to news reports that Mr. Carson had ...
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"The U.S. Constitution prohibits this type of hostility to religion."
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WASHINGTON (AP) - In a room full of homeless men and women, all of the people gathered have many needs: A square meal. A decent night of sleep. Clean socks. A home.
A Twitter account might not seem high on the list.
But on a recent day, Kushaan Shah stood ...
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"A seemingly innocent Palestinian woman attempting to enter the town."
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The long arm of the law wants ever more eyes, if you'll pardon the gruesome metaphor. The UK government recently unveiled an attempt to legalize "draconian state surveillance powers." US voices keep calling for a mythical "secure golden key" for government access to encrypted messages. Canadian police describe encryption plus legal decisions favoring online privacy… Read More 
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