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Take technology for a spin

  DETROIT / AP Car shopping isn’t just about kicking the tires anymore. It’s also about testing the technology. The rapidly evolving in-car infotainment and navigation systems can be bewildering for all but the most tech-savvy car buyers. The average vehicle on US roads is 11 years old; that means many people last went car shopping before iPhones were invented. ...

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Britain banks on robots, artificial intelligence to boost economy

  Bloomberg Britain is betting that the rise of the machines will boost the economy as the country exits the European Union. As part of its strategy to champion specific industries, the UK government said in a statement on Sunday that it would invest 17.3 million pounds ($21.6 million) in university research on robotics and artificial intelligence. The government cited ...

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Austria’s Kern targets robots’ rise to blunt populist surge

  Bloomberg Austria’s Chancellor Christian Kern said rapid advances in automation will threaten half of the world’s jobs as he backed calls by Bill Gates to fight inequality with measures such as a tax on robots. Disruption “starts at a slow pace and then comes a big step change. We have to prepare,” Kern said in an interview Thursday in ...

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