Steven Overly The Washington Post
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Behind the Scenes of the Disney-Sony Fight for Spider-Man
You've probably heard about the skirmish that has played out this week between Disney and Sony over Spider-Man.
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Marvel And Sony's Battle For Spider-Man Wasn't Just About Money
Whether you follow each creeping development of every comic-book property in Hollywood, or just generally think "Avengers" was kind of cool, you probably heard about the skirmish that has played out this week between Disney and Sony over Spider-Man.
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How Bohemian Rhapsody Pulled Off A Golden Globes Shocker
What made Golden Globes voters choose Bohemian Rhapsody over frontrunner A Star Is Born for its top prize?
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What Happens To Children Who Survive School Shootings In America?
Over the past two decades, a handful of massacres that have come to define school shootings in this country are almost always remembered for the students and educators slain. Death tolls are repeated so often that the numbers and places become permanently linked.
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John Oliver Grills Dustin Hoffman Over Sexual Harassment Allegation
"This is something we're going to have to talk about because . . . it's hanging in the air," John Oliver said to Dustin Hoffman at the discussion
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Plight Of Indian And Other Workers In Qatar Preparing For 2022 World Cup
FIFA's decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, small in size and vast in wealth, will go down in history as one of soccer's most tainted acts. Since that controversial vote seven years ago, corruption allegations have given way to scrutiny over Qatar's harsh treatment of migrant workers constructing the opulent stadiums.
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In the Future, Virtual Assistants Will Not Only Take Orders: They'll Also Have Ideas of Their Own.
Assistants could proactively recommend ways in which humans could be living better lives, from getting more exercise to watching informational videos.
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Why Amazon's Use of Self-Driving Technology Would Be a Game Changer
Amazon has assigned a dozen employees to determine how it can use the technology as part of its business, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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Uber Suspends Testing Of Self-Driving Cars After Crash
Uber has taken its fleet of self-driving vehicles off the roads while it investigates a Friday night crash that left one of its SUVs sitting on its side.
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What Uber Drivers Think About CEO Travis Kalanick Yelling At One Of Their Own
A slew of fascinating passengers have ridden in the back seat of Mike Twist's car since he started driving for Uber last summer. Others have been less pleasant, the Boston resident said, such as the passenger who threw a bottle at him.
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The Simple Question About Self-Driving Cars We Still Can't Answer
Self-driving vehicles must respond and adapt to the idiosyncrasies and mistakes of humans behind the wheel.
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Silicon Valley CEOs Try to Navigate Stormy Political Waters
Business leaders across America have been navigating a new world of trade-offs since Donald Trump became president last month.
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Google Spinoff Waymo Has Built Its Own Self-Driving Sensors
Google initially built its self-driving software on a prototype car outfitted with sensors, cameras, and other hardware from outside suppliers.
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Uber Just Stopped Its Self-Driving Car Service In San Francisco. Here's What You Need To Know.
A week-long clash between California regulators and Uber over the company's self-driving cars culminated Wednesday with officials revoking the vehicles' registrations after the state deemed them to be operating illegally. That move put a halt to Uber's testing of autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, at least until the company agrees to obtain perm...
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Donald Trump's Secretary Of State Pick Rex Tillerson Forged Ties With Putin Over Decades
The surprise choice of Rex Tillerson shows the leadership style of a president-elect who has never worked in government.
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Behind the Scenes of the Disney-Sony Fight for Spider-Man
You've probably heard about the skirmish that has played out this week between Disney and Sony over Spider-Man.
-
Marvel And Sony's Battle For Spider-Man Wasn't Just About Money
Whether you follow each creeping development of every comic-book property in Hollywood, or just generally think "Avengers" was kind of cool, you probably heard about the skirmish that has played out this week between Disney and Sony over Spider-Man.
-
How Bohemian Rhapsody Pulled Off A Golden Globes Shocker
What made Golden Globes voters choose Bohemian Rhapsody over frontrunner A Star Is Born for its top prize?
-
What Happens To Children Who Survive School Shootings In America?
Over the past two decades, a handful of massacres that have come to define school shootings in this country are almost always remembered for the students and educators slain. Death tolls are repeated so often that the numbers and places become permanently linked.
-
John Oliver Grills Dustin Hoffman Over Sexual Harassment Allegation
"This is something we're going to have to talk about because . . . it's hanging in the air," John Oliver said to Dustin Hoffman at the discussion
-
Plight Of Indian And Other Workers In Qatar Preparing For 2022 World Cup
FIFA's decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, small in size and vast in wealth, will go down in history as one of soccer's most tainted acts. Since that controversial vote seven years ago, corruption allegations have given way to scrutiny over Qatar's harsh treatment of migrant workers constructing the opulent stadiums.
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In the Future, Virtual Assistants Will Not Only Take Orders: They'll Also Have Ideas of Their Own.
Assistants could proactively recommend ways in which humans could be living better lives, from getting more exercise to watching informational videos.
-
Why Amazon's Use of Self-Driving Technology Would Be a Game Changer
Amazon has assigned a dozen employees to determine how it can use the technology as part of its business, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
-
Uber Suspends Testing Of Self-Driving Cars After Crash
Uber has taken its fleet of self-driving vehicles off the roads while it investigates a Friday night crash that left one of its SUVs sitting on its side.
-
What Uber Drivers Think About CEO Travis Kalanick Yelling At One Of Their Own
A slew of fascinating passengers have ridden in the back seat of Mike Twist's car since he started driving for Uber last summer. Others have been less pleasant, the Boston resident said, such as the passenger who threw a bottle at him.
-
The Simple Question About Self-Driving Cars We Still Can't Answer
Self-driving vehicles must respond and adapt to the idiosyncrasies and mistakes of humans behind the wheel.
-
Silicon Valley CEOs Try to Navigate Stormy Political Waters
Business leaders across America have been navigating a new world of trade-offs since Donald Trump became president last month.
-
Google Spinoff Waymo Has Built Its Own Self-Driving Sensors
Google initially built its self-driving software on a prototype car outfitted with sensors, cameras, and other hardware from outside suppliers.
-
Uber Just Stopped Its Self-Driving Car Service In San Francisco. Here's What You Need To Know.
A week-long clash between California regulators and Uber over the company's self-driving cars culminated Wednesday with officials revoking the vehicles' registrations after the state deemed them to be operating illegally. That move put a halt to Uber's testing of autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, at least until the company agrees to obtain perm...
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Donald Trump's Secretary Of State Pick Rex Tillerson Forged Ties With Putin Over Decades
The surprise choice of Rex Tillerson shows the leadership style of a president-elect who has never worked in government.
