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This Week In Bots: Dogs Of War

Heating robots, war robots, and soldier-assisting robots that will upset those of a nervous disposition. It's all in This Week In Bots:READ»

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Reddit's Alexis Ohanian's Work Flow: Fancy Hands And Making Things Suck Less

Believe it or not, the founder of Reddit also has to avoid spending all day killing time on Reddit. Here's his advice for staying productive. READ»

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This Week In Bots: Nothing's Gonna Stop Them Now--The Robot Revolution Is Everywhere

From real estate to medicine to retail, practically every industry is seeing a rise in machines entering the futuristic field. Here's why that's a good thing (for the most part).READ»

White House Takes To Google+ Hangout Again To Speak To Entrepreneurs (And Us) About Startup America

Steve Case, U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra, and NEC Director Gene Sperling use Google's new-ish social tool to talk about Startup America on behalf of the White House. We're in line to ask a question right now. READ»

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Facebook's Timeline Movie Maker, Starring Your Jacked Ego

The visualization tool brings home the point that your Timeline is supposed to be a survey of your young life so far. And it makes you want to upload more and better pictures.READ»

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This Week In Bots: Roboplayers, Robodancers, Robowarriors, And The Delicate Ethics Of Robosex

Would you love your Roomba more if it had rat-like whiskers? How about if it saved people's lives in post-disaster situations? Yeah, us too.READ»

The 3-D Printing Pirates Who Could Render SOPA Meaningless

We're slowly moving to a world where printing 3-D objects will be common. At which point one could steal real-object IP as well as movies and music. READ»

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This Week In Bots: Snakes, Barks, Vacuums, Sex Movies, And Other Mechanical Surprises

There have been many exciting robotic developments of late. Let's take a (slightly NSFW) look at what's happening. READ»

Why Jim Lee And Dan DiDio Decided To Reboot DC Comics [Video]

The risky strategy of restarting their entire comic book line paid off for DC Comics, which had the top-selling comics of 2011. We talked with copublishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio about what inspired the relaunch--and what challenges the creators had to heroically overcome to get it off the ground. READ»

She Built Her Business On Rock And Roll: How Michelle You's Songkick Strikes A Chord With Music Lovers

While going to school in Beijing, Michelle You missed attending live concerts. So she did something about it. Now she and her cofounders hope to be "the definitive brand for live music."READ»

Three Men And A Basement: How Carrot Creative Grew

How three college grads worked in a basement and lived off of ramen as they built "the best and brightest social media agency on the planet."READ»

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This Week In Bots: Self-Driving Cars, Robo-Surgeons, And Foxconn's Robot Army

Would you let a robot chauffeur you around town, twirl its arms violently as it worked on a production line, or even perform surgery on you? Say yes--because the future is now.READ»

"Your World" Or Their World? Google's New Feature Controls Personal Info In Search [Updated]

Google's new Search Plus Your World initiative is not a full-frontal assault on making search social, but it is insinuated throughout the search experience. And there's a potential problem here: It's all about Google+. Is Google abusing its monopoly again?READ»

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This Week In Bots: Extra-Terrestrial Aircraft, Telepresence Cat-Stroking, And Robot App Stores

2012's truly up and running now. Will it be the year of the robot? Let's check out some early developments in the field.READ»

Highlights From Innovation Uncensored New York

At our April 2011 Innovation Uncensored conference in New York, we brought together the people and companies who embrace innovation and want to transform the way we think about business.READ»

Work Smart: Overcoming Consensus

How do you make everyone happy in a creative project with multiple constituencies?READ»

Attention Business Owners/Aspiring Authors: How To Have A Great Relationship With Your Publisher

Be honest, stay loyal, don't grumble and six other practical tips on how best to work with traditional publishers in an ever-changing publishing environment. READ»

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This Year In Bots

We wrote about a lot of machines in 2011. Here are the best of our future (dancing!) robot overlords. READ»

Work Smart: The Power Of Circles

The most successful circles are made up of people who have a shared commitment and are willing to keep a set of rules. READ»