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MacBook Pro users: You鈥檙e not crazy, test show battery life is inconsistent

December 26, 2016 at 12:28 a.m.

Consumer Reports, the product and review publication, said Thursday that its lab testing of three MacBook Pro models showed lackluster battery life and for the first time, it cannot recommend...

Uber to riders: No sex, and leave your guns at home

December 12, 2016 at 1:47 a.m.

The inside of an Uber vehicle, that 鈥漷hird place鈥� that so many of us often find ourselves these days, should also be a safe place, a clean place, a happy...

Microsoft closes on $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn

December 9, 2016 at 11:38 a.m.

Microsoft抖阴ap $26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn is officially a done deal.

Elon Musk in an episode of "South Park."

Elon Musk uses 鈥楽outh Park鈥� to fire back at trolls

November 25, 2016 at 10:16 p.m.

Is Elon Musk being trolled by the oil and gas industry? Or rivals in the rocket-making world?

This January 14, 2014 file photo shows the Tesla P85+ all electric car and its charging station displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Tesla phasing out free supercharging

November 7, 2016 at 5:41 p.m.

Tesla said Monday it would phase in fees for using its fast-charging network. Teslas ordered after Jan. 1 will receive a 400-kilowatt-hour credit 鈥� good for roughly 1,000 miles 鈥�...

In this photo illustration the social networking site Facebook is displayed on a laptop screen on March 25, 2009 in London, England.

Facebook, Apple rank high on messaging privacy while Snapchat scores low

October 21, 2016 at 12:42 p.m.

Facebook and Apple fare best in a new Amnesty International report ranking 11 tech companies that offer messaging services. Snapchat and Microsoft (Skype) are near the bottom.

Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey during an NCAA college football game against UCLA Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Christian McCaffrey questionable when Stanford heads to Notre Dame

October 11, 2016 at 12:45 p.m.

Tailback Christian McCaffrey is questionable for Stanford鈥檚 game at Notre Dame on Saturday, coach David Shaw said.

Actors Jeffrey Wright, Sir Anthony Hopkins, executive producer/writer Lisa Joy, executive producer/writer/director Jonathan Nolan, actors Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, Thandie Newton and Ed Harris speak onstage during the 'Westworld' panel discussion at the HBO portion of the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Tour.

Will HBO’s “Westworld” become the new “Game of Thrones”?

September 29, 2016 at 9:20 a.m.

Imagine logging onto Expedia.com and finding a vacation destination that promised you absolute freedom, with no limits.聽That抖阴ap the alluring pitch attached to the futuristic theme park featured in聽鈥淲estworld,鈥� an epic,...

49 years of Super Bowl rings

July 7, 2016 at 10:42 a.m.

The Denver Broncos are set to receive their Super Bowl 50 rings on Sunday. Here's a look back at the previous 49 rings.

Dr. Soujanya Sudanagunta demonstrates how the scanner works on office manager Adrienne Quemuel at Oasis Dental Office in Dublin, Calif., on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Quemuel received an in-office milled crown a couple months ago. With new software and computer aided design systems and equipment, dental offices are able to digitally scan a tooth, design a crown, mill the crown, and install the crown all within one office visit. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)

Digital dentistry eases discomfort, burden of getting a crown

June 5, 2016 at 11:01 p.m.

A system that uses computer-aided design, digital imaging, databases and in-office tooth-milling machines can reduce the number of patient visits, as well as cut the total amount of time to...

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