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Wave-cutting SV Alpha sport yacht tops 90 miles per hour

Newcomer SV Yachts launched the SV Alpha ocean racer with a top speed of more than 90 mph with the most powerful engine configuration.
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Evoke's Urban S electric bike for city use is being built by iPhone-maker Foxconn

Foxconn has a new business partner. The manufacturer best known for building Apple's iPhone will build the Evoke Urban S electric motorcycle.
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This biker spent 10 years building his dream bike from eBay-sourced parts

Rather than buy a custom bike, Canadian Brian Janes built his own chopper designed for distance riding completely from eBay parts.
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What’s the big attraction behind the Speed Queen washer cult?

Sometimes fancier isn't better. Washing machines from Wisconsin-based Speed Queen keep running for decades.
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Uber defends greyballing, which authorities allege is used to deceive law enforcement

After being accused of targeting local regulators, Uber announces plan to review past use of Greyball software and prohibit future targeting.
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Aston Martin raises performance exotics up a notch with new AMR brand

Stopping just short of race cars, Aston Martin introduces its new AMR brand of sharp performance limited edition models.
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Want a Bugatti Chiron supercar? Dream bigger and get the matching yacht

Two 100-year old design giants, Bugatti Automobiles and Palmer Johnson Yachts designed a limited edition yacht based on the Bugatti Chiron.
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Facebook's 'disputed news' tag may help weed out fake news, here's how to use it

Social media giant Facebook started rolling out a "Disputed" tag for questionable news reports. User-flagged posts are checked first.
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New York State joins feds and other states that want to pay you to go electric

New York will join the majority of U.S. that already offer financial incentives to buy or lease electric vehicles.
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GM’s Maven monthly rental program another step toward mobility as a service

Starting in Los Angeles and San Francisco, General Motors is expanding the Maven hourly rental program to include monthly rentals.
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What goes up comes down hard — especially when it's a General Lee look-alike stunt car

Capturing the spirit of the General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard, stunt driver Raymond Kohn catches a lot of air when he launches his car.
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Tesla driver error caught on dashcam; autopilot needed help but didn’t get it

A Tesla driver using autopilot didn't take control in time in a highway lane shift. He blamed autopilot, but a dashcam tells another story.
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FCC chairman tells MWC crowd that net neutrality blocks tech development

New FCC Chair Ajit Pai blames net neutrality and zero-rating investigations for the tech rollout slowdown, favors 'light-touch regulations.
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Limited edition motorcycles halfway between imagination and reality

Bandit9's limited edition motorcycles are relatively affordable vehicle art pieces that stick to primary design elements.
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If you've got a 469-foot long yacht, be sure you pay for it in full

For what amounts to about four percent of the total cost, or $16.3 million, Russian Billionaire's superyacht is seized in Gibraltar.
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Study shows music has the same effect on your brain as sex and drugs

By blocking the brain's ability to feel pleasure from opioids, researchers at McGill University proved music works like drugs on the brain.
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Millions of cars vulnerable to entry with hacked Android connected car apps

Researchers at Kaspersky Labs found most Android connected car apps tested vulnerable to hacking. Apps often defenseless against hacking.
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If they want it, they’ll take it: Tech isn’t winning its fight against car thieves

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Workplace wearable tech pants track safety and health for tradespeople

Snickers Workwear is testing smart wearables with electronics built into clothing to track safety and health conditions on the job.
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Amazon’s Alexa can be your extra hands in the kitchen with ChefSteps’ Joule

Amazon's Alexa has skills for ChefSteps' Joule sous vide appliance. Adding voice control is like an extra set of hands.
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Today's car shoppers do internet research, use VR to drive online buying tomorrow

Most car shoppers turn to the internet for information, ratings, and reviews, but V/R and A/R can add excitement to online car buying.
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Change the rules so we can test more self-driving cars, automakers tell feds

Auto manufacturers need to test self-driving cars in much greater numbers than currently allowed by NHTSA rules to advance the technology.
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Google Fiber, AT&T Fiber turn Kentucky city into gigabit battleground

Back in the gigabit internet game with a wireless and fiber optic cable hybrid, Google Fiber is taking on AT&T Fiber in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Facebook and Netflix binges sucking up your life? Xooloo to the rescue

Xooloo's apps for kids, teens, and parents has even broader application for anyone who wants to curb their digital time expenditure.
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There are now over 100K people employed by the U.S. wind energy industry

The Department of Energy reported a milestone in alternate energy jobs with more than 100,000 Americans now employed by the wind industry.
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U.S. solar power industry added over 51,000 jobs last year, and it’s still growing

Installation is labor-intensive in the solar industry, which has lead to a huge jobs increase in the U.S. compared to coal.
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Tesla sets record: Model S is fastest street-legal car from zero to 60

A fully loaded Tesla Model S P100D in Ludicrous+ mode is the new world record-holder for fastest street-legal acceleration.
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Exotic Perana Z-one Zagato limited production sports car for sale on eBay

Only ten Perana Z-one Zagato concepts were ever made. Custom bodywork surrounds a Corvette structure and a 440-hp Camaro LS3 motor.

Bill Nye forecasts next 50 years, says we’re at a technological crossroad

Asked by an engineering student what he thinks the future holds for technology, Bill Nye the Science Guy asserts that we're at a crossroads.
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Blockchain, of bitcoin fame, may be solution for safe electronic health records

Blockchain, the bitcoin exchange technology, is the most promising solution for secure and efficient electronic health records.
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DARPA prize-winning bot Mayhem deploys to seek flaws, shut out botnets

After winning $2 million in a DARPA bot contest that required defensive and offensive skills, Mayhem is being adapted for commercial use.
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Uber offers $1 per driver to resolve labor questions, drivers’ attorney agrees

After class-action status was rejected for drivers' claims against Uber, the drivers' attorney will accept a $7.75 million settlement offer.
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Audi exec to dealers: Get on board with electric vehicles or be left behind

In no uncertain terms, the top U.S. Audi executive told auto dealers at NADA convention that the car business is going electric.
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Lives depend on how fast drivers resume control of semi-autonomous vehicles

Car manufacturers developing conditionally automated cars need to account for more than just average driver alert response times.