Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: CNN Tech

updated 5:22 PM EDT, Fri July 25, 2014

Is this the future of urban transit?

See through walls on ... your iPhone

Self-healing buildings, bodies, and machines

Google Glass now supports mind control

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Apparently This Matters: French Girls gone wild

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Your personal information just isn't safe CNNMoney.com

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Amazon plunges 10% on big loss CNNMoney.com

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#DetroitWater campaign wants you to pay residents' past-due bills CNNMoney.com

A new online campaign is helping Detroit residents keep their water turned on, even if they are behind on their bills. FULL STORY

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Weird Al's new album has been pirated 40,000 times CNNMoney.com

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Robot furniture that builds itself

Imagine that the chair you're sitting on became a sofa on demand as the day moved from light to dark. Or if all your furnishings could move out of your way as you walk through a room. These thoughts could one day become reality through research being conducted at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). FULL STORY

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Only 3 in 10 Twitter workers are women CNNMoney.com

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Facebook at all-time high on mobile might CNNMoney.com

It wasn't long ago that Facebook was widely seen as having a "mobile problem." Those days are gone, and investors couldn't be more pleased. FULL STORY

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Microsoft's most boneheaded product is about to be killed off CNNMoney.com

Microsoft is about to take the ax to one of the stupidest products it ever created. FULL STORY

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Apple sued by employees over labor issues CNNMoney.com

Apple has another employee lawsuit to contend with. FULL STORY

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Now you feel it, now you don't: Nanomaterial cloaks the sense of touch

A real invisibility cloak may still be the stuff of fantasy, but scientists have figured out a way to hide objects from touch. FULL STORY

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Microsoft weighed down by ailing Nokia CNNMoney.com

It's going to take more than layoffs for Microsoft to fix Nokia. FULL STORY

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Dark Mail: Email that hides from the NSA CNNMoney.com

You can run from NSA surveillance -- but you can't hide. One way or another, the U.S. government will be able to snoop on your personal conversations. FULL STORY

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Apple profit soars on booming iPhone and Mac sales -- but wow, did iPads slump CNNMoney.com

Apple sales and profit soared last quarter despite a steep decline in demand for the iPad. FULL STORY

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What will the city of tomorrow look like?

Imagine turning the ocean into drinking water, ending traffic jams, making policing smarter and creating buildings with zero carbon footprints. This city of tomorrow may already be here. FULL STORY

Meet the future of driving

External airbags. Laser headlights. Cars that park themselves. Here are 10 innovations that are transforming the driving experience. FULL STORY

Doug Gross

Who is Slenderman?
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Heather Kelly

Google's future phone: The modular Project Ara
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Apparently This Matters: Weed Fairy leaves free pot
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The next frontier in 3-D printing: Human organs
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Can 'Mario Kart 8' save the Wii U?
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10 ideas to change the world

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