September 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
When veteran legislative staffer Howard Posner began working on a bill that would allow driverless, computer-controlled cars to roam California’s highways, he figured lawmakers would find the idea alarming. They didn’t. “Eventually, you might be on the freeway, and...
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June 17, 2011, 12:05 AM
Ever wonder just how hot it’s going to get in your town if the climate changes as scientists predict? Or whether your beachfront house is going to be underwater if sea levels rise? The answers to those questions – and more – can now be accessed through a nifty...
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December 13, 2010, 12:05 AM
Never let it be said that the $160-plus million that Meg Whitman spent on her record-shattering gubernatorial campaign didn't bear at least some returns: If the good folks at Google are to be believed, that money elevated her to a level of political celebrity that even national GOP headline-...
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August 11, 2010, 12:05 AM
What the heck are we thinking? If you look closely, Google provides some depressing news about our hive mind these days, especially when it comes to California. Slate magazine – calling Google "the new oracle at Delphi" – asked its readers to find the least intelligent...
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