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You can experience what it is like to be in a drunk driving collision.

'Die' in a drunk-driving accident, via a terrifying VR experience

Drinks maker Diageo uses virtual reality to warn consumers about drunk driving.

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Donald Trump speaks in Philadelphia on Sept. 7, 2016.

Trump election likely to drive new tech investment priorities
Think smart cities and industrial applications.

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Twitter's alt-right purge could backfire
Banning accounts curbs free speech and could empower white nationalists, critics say.

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The eero smartphone app can give you information on device connectivity.

Alexa will turn off wi-fi when it's homework time
Amazon's voice comes to the eero Wi-Fi system

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GE Digital's Peter Hardwick wears Microsoft HoloLens, an augmented reality device that GE can use to help workers fix gear by study a hologram representation of the problem ahead of time.

Future of work: Internet-connected overalls
Device and engine maker sees potential in $225 billion industrial Internet of Things economy.

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A Facebook timeout? Some say they need a break
Some members of Facebook Nation are taking time after a contentions election.

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In this Feb. 9, 2016, file photo, a shopper carts his purchased LED TV at a Best Buy in Miami.

Best Buy shares surge on Q3 earnings, revenue
Better-than expected retail sales again helped Best Buy defy Wall Street expectations in the third quarter.

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Amazon offers one day, $20 off sale on Prime
Just in time for the holidays.

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Someone in China could be reading your texts
Some Android smartphones are secretly relaying texts and other information to China.

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Stephen Hawking: We might have 1,000 years left on Earth
The science superstar says the only way humankind can escape mass extinction is to find another planet.