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Timothy John, 25, an aerospace engineering senior at UCLA who hopes to go into the defense industry, poses on Jan. 4, 2017 at a Design Build Flys club lab at UCLA in Los Angeles, Calif. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Competing with Silicon Valley for engineers, aerospace firms start recruitment in pre-kindergarten

January 12, 2017

By Samantha Masunaga Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — USC mechanical engineering junior Stephanie Balais developed a passion for aerospace after joining the university’s AeroDesign team and...

Online shopping reaches new highs for the holidays

December 6, 2016

By Lorraine Mirabella The Baltimore Sun (TNS) In a converted former broom factory in Baltimore, employees of PlayBetter.com checked inventory and pricing, prepared email blasts and packed up cartloads...

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Sleep apnea treatment showing good results

December 1, 2016

By Joe Carlson Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS) MINNEAPOLIS — Daniel Tarro had a bad snore. It kept his family up at night. It woke up the neighbors if the windows were open. It once disturbed a...

Nilfisk and Carnegie Robotics officials debuted their new robotic (driverless) floor-scrubber at the industry ISSA trade show last month in Chicago, Ill. (Nilfisk)

Cleaning equipment-maker hopes to introduce industrial-sized Roomba-like floor scrubber

November 28, 2016

By Dee DePass Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS) MINNEAPOLIS — New robotics technology is seeping into every part of manufacturing — even the cleaning of the factory floors and assembly lines. Nilfisk,...

Microsoft joins Linux Foundation in another nod to open-source code

November 17, 2016

By Matt Day The Seattle Times (TNS) SEATTLE — Microsoft has joined the Linux Foundation, the latest sign that the software giant is embracing open-source technologies it formerly treated with hostility. The...

Apple Genius Daniel Brewster, right, helps Chris Berka, of Portola Valley, with a start-up problem on his MacBook Pro at the Apple Store in Palo Alto, Calif., May 20, 2014. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group/MCT)

Troy Wolverton: Apple out of touch with both fans and average consumers

November 15, 2016

By Troy Wolverton The Mercury News (TNS) Apple is looking more and more like it’s lost its way. Revenue and earnings are falling. Sales of all its major products are in decline. Numerous individual...

Blizzard Entertainment plans to launch a worldwide competition for Overwatch featuring the games highest-caliber players. (Blizzard Entertainment/TNS)

Blizzard wants to create ‘Overwatch’ league with city-specific video game fans

November 10, 2016

By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Blizzard Entertainment pioneered e-sports with its “Starcraft” franchise more than a decade ago. Now, with “Overwatch,” the Los Angeles-area...

Troy Wolverton: AT&T-Time Warner deal bad news for consumers

November 3, 2016

By Troy Wolverton The Mercury News (TNS) When two giant companies merge to form an even larger company, it’s best to watch your pocket book. As much as such combinations may make sense to the executives...

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Engineer’s solar seadrone makes historic crossing

October 26, 2016

By Ethan Baron The Mercury News (TNS) SUNNYVALE, Calif. — For some, a midlife crisis can be solved atop a spanking-new, cherry-red Ducati motorcycle. For a few, it’s trading in a well-worn spouse...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has an eye-catching design, high-end hardware and takes great outdoor photos. Using the stylus has never felt better, and battery life is terrific. (Handout/TNS)

Troy Wolverton: Lithium battery dangers mean Samsung recall won’t be last

October 20, 2016

By Troy Wolverton The Mercury News (TNS) A faulty battery has cost Samsung a pile of money and tarnished its reputation. But the Korean electronics giant wasn’t the first company forced to recall...

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Tech’s future is likely to be in goods

October 11, 2016

By Paresh Dave Los Angeles Times (TNS) It’s easy to imagine a future in which products as mundane as toasters and window blinds will be connected to the internet and controlled by software. It’s...

Allan Will, president and CEO at EBR Systems, poses for a portrait in a lab in his offices on June 23, 2016 in Sunnyvale, Calif. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Medical tech investor Allan Will betting on wireless pacemaker

October 11, 2016

By Tracy Seipel The Mercury News (TNS) SAN JOSE, Calif. — For decades, Silicon Valley health technology investor and operating executive Allan Will has successfully bet on some of the most innovative...

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