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Amid Drone Talk, Amazon Has Real Robots
Amazon got a lot of ink for its sci-fi drone delivery idea this week, but a more real and immediate robot effort underway in the Seattle retailer’s warehouses could save it as much as $916 million a year, according to one analyst.What the NSA Might Have Wanted to Learn From Tracking Your Phone
A mobile phone’s location is a rich trove of useful data, so it’s no wonder that the spy agency experimented with it.Voices
Online Class Aims to Earn Millions
Two University of Texas at Austin professors this week launched their introductory psychology class from a makeshift studio, with a goal of eventually enrolling 10,000 students at $550 a pop and bringing home millions for the school.Facebook’s Nonexistent Video Ads Could Be a $1 Billion Business Next Year
Morgan Stanley figures these things will be an instant hit — and real competition for TV ad dollars.Nielsen Blesses Twitter’s Tale With a New Study: Tweets Really Can Boost Ratings
Some of the time, at least. But Dick Costolo and company will take it.News Byte