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Gateway gambling

Gateway gambling

Technology | Nevada launches the country’s first legal betting website

Twittering our way to national literary rehabilitation

Twittering our way to national literary rehabilitation

Technology |  I know, I know, the verb is “tweeting.” But I just got on board this month, so cut me a break. It was April 28, 2013, that I even acquired my first cell…

Unit 61398 near Shanghai

Chinese military grows on land, sea, and internet

China |  In a report detailing Chinese military might, the Pentagon has for the first time publicly accused the Chinese government and military of conducting…

Senate approves online sales tax

Senate approves online sales tax

Congress |  WASHINGTON—A bill that would tax all online purchases sailed through the U.S. Senate this week with broad bipartisan support. The Marketplace Fairness Act…

BIT BY BIT: Homemade bitcoin tokens created by a collector in Utah.
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Funny money

Technology |  Bitcoins are a new fad for online currency, but their value may be as illusory as they are

Kylie Bisutti

Proverbs 31, Victoria's Secret, and viral marketing

Technology |  When Alex Eklund updated his Facebook status on Nov. 30, 2011, he had no idea it would make him a social media star. Eklund was studying in the Baylor…

Closed mikes
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Closed mikes

Technology |  Upcoming wireless signal sale has churches and others worried about losing sound

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walks past a sign in the company's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters.

Facebook fights crime, one status update at a time

Technology |  Social media site monitors users' profiles to predict criminal activity, and gives the data to police

The Fisker Karma

Midday Roundup: Another green initiative bleeds taxpayers dry

Newsworthy |  Money wasted. Another one of President Barack Obama’s “green” initiatives is dripping red. Fisker Automotive Inc., which received $193 million in…

PERSISTENT CHALLENGE: A tower on the U.S. side of the border fence in Nogales, Ariz., contains cameras and other sensors to detect fence crossing.
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Buggy border

Technology |  Border Patrol sensors are bedeviled by aging hardware and false alarms

Do you own technology, or does it own you?

Do you own technology, or does it own you?

Technology |  “Wow!” the instructor exulted to her 8-year-old trainee. The student’s big brown eyes flashed with excitement. She was 4 feet 3 inches tall, her gymnast…

Stop, frisk, and scroll
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Stop, frisk, and scroll

Technology |  Police in some jurisdictions have the right to search a suspect’s cellphone during an arrest

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