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Italy's architectural elite moves to rub out crowdsourcing design site
Crowdsourcing design site CoContest threatens established architects
Skip the waiter and order with this Bluetooth mat
PaperBeacon sends location IDs to mobile devices and could be used in restaurants and schools
Uber revises privacy policy, wants more data from users
The company will now, with users' permission, access rider's data when its app runs in the background
Google to widen Maps' offline features
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Turn-by-turn navigation and local business reviews will be available without an Internet connection
Google teams with GoPro in broad virtual reality push
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Google is also opening its Cardboard VR device to iOS developers
DeNA aims for robot taxis by 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The gaming company has set up a company dedicated to self-driving cabs
Sony keeps optical discs alive with storage startup acquisition
Sony has acquired Optical Archive in a bid to get businesses to put 'cold storage' data on optical discs
After medical marijuana, Sidecar eyes alcohol and pharmaceuticals
The ride-sharing startup has big ambitions in a hotly competitive field
Judge classifies as class action an email scanning lawsuit against Yahoo
Plaintiffs allege that by scanning emails of people who don't use Yahoo Mail, the company violates federal and California wiretapping laws
At Google I/O, Android may push deeper into the home
A new version of the mobile OS is said to target low-power devices with little memory.
Oculus acquires image recognition startup Surreal Vision
The company's technology could help Oculus apps better mimic reality
NHK tries to prime viewers for 8K with interactive features
Those weary of high def will be pleased to know that NHK isn't talking about 16K
Google to change Maps search system after offensive White House results
Some searches for racist terms that previously triggered the White House now return nothing.
PayPal hypes its mobile strengths ahead of IPO
One-third of all PayPal transactions now come from mobile, the company says
Racist query terms in Google Maps trigger the White House in results
A Google spokeswoman apologized for the issue, but did not explain what causes it.
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