Twitter voice gets drowned out

Twitter has lost its way. It's no longer the platform that gives marginalized citizens a voice. It's not a digital equalizer where barriers between the ordinary and the powerful are broken down. It's so noisy there that ordinary people can barely be...

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HTC One (M8) challenges Galaxy S5

HTC One (M8) (AT&T wireless, $199.99 on contract) This isn't the HTC One. It's the HTC One (M8). And as the name suggests, it's an incremental upgrade, timed to compete directly with another Android flagship, Samsung's Galaxy S5. The...

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Stocks edge higher at start of a big earnings week

NEW YORK — Stocks were mixed Monday at the start of another major week for company earnings. The stock market also got a lift from an encouraging report on the U.S. economy. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is coming off its best week since July....

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Stocks edge higher as major earnings week starts

NEW YORK — Stocks are edging higher as another big week for company earnings begins. Halliburton rose after the oil exploration company said it was profitable in the first-quarter after reporting a loss in the same period a year ago. Athenahealth, a...

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Dart adapter flashes power

Laptops keep getting smaller and lighter, but chargers never seem to change — until now. A California-based company founded by a group of MIT graduate students has invented what it calls the world's smallest laptop-charger. Measuring 2.5 cubic inches...

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Robot gives telecommuters a presence in the workplace

Technology is already allow­­ing people to tele­commute across vast distances, giving companies the luxury of finding the talent they want, even if that talented individual doesn't live in the same city, state or country. And the ability to work remotely...

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Homing in on survivors’ needs

A group of architects are donating their services to make the homes of marathon bombing survivors more accessible. Nearly 100 architects and 10 consultants have signed up to help through an effort called Renovate for Recovery, working with engineers,...

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Asian stocks mixed after holiday weekend

BEIJING — Global stocks were mixed Monday in light trading after Japan reported a record annual trade deficit and investors looked ahead to economic data this week from China and South Korea. Oil declined but stayed above $104 per barrel amid concern...

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Massachusetts gas prices up 7 cents

BOSTON — The price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has shot up by 7 cents in the past week, but still remains well below the national average. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular has risen to $3.60 per gallon. That's...

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Court to hear dispute over Internet TV broadcasts

WASHINGTON — Thirty years after failing to convince the Supreme Court of the threat posed by home video recordings, big media companies are back and now trying to rein in another technological innovation they say threatens their financial well-being....

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