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Google's 'Mobilegeddon' shows tech's focus on forced progressGoogle's latest update to its search algorithm could hurt businesses that aren't tech-savvy. It highlights how Silicon Valley insists on dragging us all into the future.
Imitation game: Chinese firm Xiaomi offers a cheaper AppleXiaomi, the 'Apple of China,' has begun knocking on America鈥檚 door.- IBM teaches Jeopardy! champ Watson to write recipes, discuss artWatson, the famous IBM robot that appeared on Jeopardy! in 2011, can do more than beat its human counterparts at trivia now.
Google partners with Real Change for digital subscription appBeginning Thursday, the Seattle publication Real Change will accept digital payments through street vendors using a smart phone app developed by Google.
Companies scramble as Google prioritizes 'mobile-friendly' websitesBeginning Tuesday, Google will promote "mobile-friendly" sites at the top of search results for individuals who use smart phones or tablets when surfing the Web.
Android Wear 2.0 snips the Bluetooth tether that held back smart watchesGoogle announced an update to the Android Wear smart watch platform that adds gestures, Wi-Fi, and custom emoji.
Bucking cable tradition, Verizon offers custom TV bundlesVerizon announced FiOS Custom TV, which lets customers pick a basic package of 35 channels and two genre-specific packages of additional channels for $55 per month.
Share a cab? Uber's carpool option, uberPOOL, has now served 'millions'Last August, Uber introduced its cab-sharing service uberPOOL, which it claims has been popular and environmentally friendly.
WikiLeaks creates online archive of hacked Sony Pictures documentsWikileaks founder Julian Assange says the database includes more than 170,000 emails and 30,000 other documents from the studio and a subsidiary.
Jawbone Up4 fitness wristband doubles as an AmEx cardJawbone introduced the Up4, a $200 fitness tracker that allows users to pay with their American Express credit card by tapping their wrists on a special terminal. The Up4 also tracks a user's heart rate, steps, and sleep patterns.
How Turkey can turn around its economyOpinion: If Turkey is serious about becoming a global economic power by 2023, it needs to reconsider how the country does business.
Paying taxes is an inescapable reality 鈥� even in spaceHow will we tax a mission to Mars? Law professor Adam Chodorow ponders how the IRS will think about space.
What Google's investments reveal about the company and the future Analysis: Google is an ever-growing force in the world and has made its way into more aspects of our lives than many may realize. The Monitor dug through Google's hundreds of investments and acquisitions to paint a picture of where Google thinks six key industries are headed.
Despite piracy, digital music sales catch up to CDsWhile the music industry still struggles with online piracy, new reports show that the combination of music downloads and streaming subscriptions have brought online purchases on par with physical sales for the first time.
As 'patent wars' heat up, a resistance movement prepares to strike backThe tech giants in Silicon Valley have sparked what the media dubs the 'patent wars,' but the fight to collect revenue from patent infringement is beginning to hurt start-ups. So how will Congress fix this problem?
5 important facts about robocallsThe Federal Communications Commission has been asked to look into the issue of robocalls. In the spirit of avoiding scammers, here is a list of five things you should know about robocalls.
Apple buys LinX, hinting at thinner cameras in future iPhonesApple purchased LinX Imaging, an Israeli company known for making thin cameras that can take excellent pictures even in low lighting. LinX's cameras also capture depth information, meaning that images can be refocused after they're taken.
How a 13-year-old sent a message to her dad in spaceThe car manufacturer Hyundai helped a girl tell her dad, who works on the International Space Station, that she loves him. Just how difficult is it to make something that can be seen from space?
What Apple has in store for the 26th annual WWDCOn Tuesday, Apple announced it would begin selling passes for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, where the company is expected to unveil the latest updates for iOS and OS X.
Why the Google Doodle is honoring the Pony ExpressGoogle celebrates the 155th anniversary of the Pony Express, an important, if not financially successful, innovation in American communication. When was the first mail delivered via the Pony Express?