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YouTube
Building a Car or Fixing a House? These YouTubers Can Help.
For DIYers who like to make their own furniture, one of the YouTube superstars of the so-called maker video scene is a 50-year-old master craftsman named Jimmy Diresta.
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Silicon Valley? Try Silicon Worldwide.
The strip of highway from San Francisco to San Jose is not the only center of innovation on Earth.
Advertising
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Made a Siri Movie
The Rock and Apple team up for 'the biggest, coolest, sexiest, funnest movie ever' that ends up being less than four minutes long.
Self-Driving Cars
Are Autonomous Vehicle Tests a Public Hazard?
Unlike other technologies, testing of self-driving cars on public roads could cause safety concerns and have an immediate negative impact on society.
Verizon
Report: Verizon Throttles Netflix and YouTube During Network Tests
Verizon says the speed discrepancies were related to 'network testing over the past few days to optimize the performance of video applications on our network.'
Google
Google Tests VR as a Replacement for Dull Training Videos
A contest between training videos and virtual reality goes to VR.
Amazon
Amazon Spark Is a Pinterest-Like Shopping Social Network
The new feature inside Amazon's iPhone app lets you follow specific categories and people, making it easy to buy things you find.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk Gets Verbal 'Approval' for NY to D.C. Hyperloop
Elon Musk says he received 'verbal govt approval' for The Boring Company to build a Hyperloop that would rocket you from New York to D.C. in 29 minutes.
Technology
Atari Is Beta Testing a Speakerhat
Atari combined speakers, a hat and Bluetooth to create the Speakerhat!
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Amazon Announces Startups Participating in its Alexa Accelerator Program
Plus, a 3D printing startup raises $115 million and a visual search engine closes $8 million in funding.
Internet
U.S. Shuts Down Huge Online Dark Web Market, AlphaBay
The site was used by 'hundreds of thousands' of people to buy and sell illegal goods and services, such as drugs, stolen IDs, malware and other hacking tools.
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Policy Group Argues It's Time to End the Failed War on Drugs
On a typical night in America, 133,000 people are in jail just for drug possession at vast cost to themselves and taxpayers.
Health
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How This Company Found Success By Putting Its Customers' Dignity Ahead of Profits
Hormel Foods saw an opportunity to improve the lives of cancer sufferers and leapt into actions.
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Comedy Legend Judd Apatow on Trusting Your Gut and Taking Risks
From collaboration to facing self-doubt, one of the most singular voices in the world of comedy has a lot to teach entrepreneurs.
