Big, complex things running on tiny things is a common theme this week. Earlier we had a hack that put Counter-Strike on Android Wear, and today some maniac has installed Windows 95 on his Apple Watch. At last it'll do something worthwhile! That is, of course, if you can find the Start button. Read More
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Its story is that of an epic battle. Mankind versus machine in a race for dominance. Only one can win. In practice, thankfully, it's much, much more adorable. A four-wheeled robot that looks remarkably like an RC car crossbred with a shoebox , programmed to give athletes something to race against. A sort of free-roaming robotic rabbit to their inner-greyhound. BeatBot was created for Puma… Read More 
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama announced new steps Friday to help curb gun violence, including by identifying the requirements that "smart guns" would have to meet for law enforcement agencies to buy and use them as well as sharing mental health records with the federal background check system.
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Last night a single tweet on everyone's favorite news platform was heard 'round the world. No, I'm not talking about the tweet that cost an NFL draft prospect $14 million dollars. Or Drake's tweet dropping his new album, Views. I'm talking about Apple marketing boss Phil Schiller taking to Twitter to finally answer the age-old question of how to correctly refer… Read More 
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While both sides continue to blame the other, Sen. Bernard Sanders' campaign on Friday withdrew a lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, ending a monthslong controversy over unauthorized access to voter data files that had driven a wedge between the Vermont senator and party leadership.
The lawsuit stemmed from an ...
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The technology industry has a problem with retaining qualified female employees. According to a study by the Center for Work-Life Policy, 56 percent of women in computing jobs will leave their positions at the "mid-level" point, right when it is most costly to the companies that employ them. This is due to a number of factors that can be alleviated by corporations adopting… Read More 
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The Social Security Administration puts millions of Americans at risk for identity theft by putting their full Social Security Numbers on letters sent in the mail.
The agency's inspector general released an audit this week warning the government that by sending hundreds of millions of letters containing individual's Social Security Numbers it puts them at risk for identity theft.
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BURLINGAME, Calif. — The Latest on protests against Donald Trump during the GOP candidate's California events (all times local):
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Skirmishes are breaking out between protesters turning out at the Burlingame, California, hotel where Donald Trump is speaking at the California GOP convention and Trump supporters.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - China's U.N. ambassador says a North Korea proposal under which Pyongyang would halt its nuclear program if the U.S. and South Korea suspend joint military exercises merits consideration.
"I think anything, anything, any proposal, no matter where the proposal comes from, so long it is conducive ...
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Gillmor Gang – Frank Radice, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, John Taschek and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session today at 1pmPT/4pmET. Gillmor Gang LIVE chatroom during live show recording Gillmor Gang on Facebook HERE Other Gillmor Gang Studios shows: G3 : Complete catalog of show archives on Ustream G3 : on Facebook HERE The Enterprise Show : Archives on Ustream Read More 
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Russ Feingold, the former Democratic senator from Wisconsin who is running to regain his old seat, has now taken close to $400,000 in bundled lobbyist contributions despite previously spending 18 years in Washington, D.C., railing against such interests.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Embattled Gov. Robert Bentley is maintaining he has done nothing wrong, a day after Alabama lawmakers revived an impeachment effort against him.
At a press conference on Friday in his office, Bentley said he's done nothing "illegal or unethical."
Bentley initially tried to sidestep impeachment questions. ...
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Chalk one up in Fitbit's column. An International Trade Commission judge ruled in Fitbit's favor on a series of patent disputes brought forth by Jawbone. This ruling seems to make it less likely that Fitbit would face an import ban of its wearable fitness trackers. In this case ITC Judge Dee Lord invalidated the last of Jawbone's patents the two companies are fighting over.… Read More 
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COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Raucous protesters and supporters of Donald Trump took to the streets in California leading to some 20 arrests as the Republican presidential contender brought his campaign to conservative Orange County after sweeping the Northeast GOP primaries.
Dozens of protesters were mostly peaceful Thursday as Trump ...
Hundreds of millions of kids around the world lack access to, among other things, basic education — much less organized school systems with adequate teaching resources. XPRIZE is hoping that tech can help where humanitarian efforts have yet to make a dent — and putting $15 million on the line to that end, with the help of Google and the United Nations. Read More 
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You can never go wrong by adding a cute animal to an adult-oriented feature.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - California's Republican Party convention will be an early test for Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich in a state whose June election could hold the decisive delegates in the fight for the party's presidential nomination.
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BOSTON (AP) - A dozen giant bronze animal heads representing the signs of the Chinese zodiac in downtown Boston are stopping people in their tracks and sparking conversations.
And that's exactly what they are intended to do.
The project by contemporary Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei (eye ...
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns, a former cattle auctioneer whose folksy demeanor and political acumen earned him three terms and the bitter disdain of his opponents, died Thursday. He was 81.
Burns died of natural causes at his home in Billings, Montana Republican Party Executive Director ...