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Robots could replace 1.7 million American truckers in the next decade
Trucking paid for Scott Spindola to take a road trip down the coast of Spain, climb halfway up Machu Picchu, and sample a Costa...
In booming retail warehouses, robots steadily replace some workers
When Skechers started building a colossal distribution center in Moreno Valley six years ago, backers promised a wave of new jobs.
Instead, by the time...
Never Ever (Ever) Download Android Apps Outside of Google Play
This week, researchers revealed that a strain of malware hit at least 1.3 million Android phones, stealing user data as part of a scheme...
How to Set Up Your New Google Home
So your home now has a Google Home. You’re about to enter the wonderful world of digital personal assistants. All you have to do...
Robots Wielding Water Knives Are the Future of Farming
JUST AFTER DAWN in the Salinas Valley south of San Francisco, a raucous robot rolls through a field spitting clouds of vapor. It’s cutting...
Try to Dissect Apple’s New AirPods and You’ll Shed Blood
APPLE’S SLEEK AIRPODS represent the company’s vision of a hands-free, wireless future. Sure, the sound is only fair to middling, but Apple made them...
This robot-powered restaurant could put fast food workers out of a job
A robot-powered burger joint is coming to San Francisco.
In 2012, secretive robotics startup Momentum Machines debuted a machine that could crank out 400 made-to-order...
Report: These are the fastest-declining jobs in the U.S.
As technology overtakes every industry, the business forecast for jobs like typists, watch repairers, and postal workers over the next decade is bleak, according...
Veebot, the Robotic Phlebotomist That Makes Drawing Blood Faster (VIDEO)
There are two things that this editor fears about blood draws: the fact that he has deep veins, and the prospect of being stabbed...
Don’t Open That Google Doc Unless You’re Positive It’s Legit
IF YOU GET a Google Doc link in your inbox today, scrutinize it carefully before you click—even if it looks like it comes from...
