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14 of America's most valuable brands call Greater Washington home 03/30/2017 07:06am • Google has dethroned Apple in Brand Finance's annual ranking of America's most valuable brands, ending Apple's five-year run atop the valuation and strategy consultancy's leaderboard. Greater Washington, meanwhile, is home to 14 of the nation's top brands, according to the rankings, though none in Future of Asian luxury cars, electric vehicles at auto show 03/30/2017 05:50am • GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's largest auto show provides a look at the future of Asian premium cars and electric vehicles, as well as efforts by Asian auto and tech companies to catch up in the field of autonomous driving. The biennial Seoul Motor Show opens Friday in Goyang, north of S The Big Business of Esports Is a High-Growth Opportunity 03/29/2017 08:00pm • For certain sports fans, the idea of paying $50 or more for a ticket to go sit in a packed arena and watch other people play video games may seem absurd. Of course, 50 years ago, the idea of paying $2,000 to $5,000 for a ticket to the Super Bowl would seem equally absurd. In recent years, the globa Samsung's Galaxy S8 phone aims to dispel the Note 7 debacle 03/29/2017 03:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung seems to be playing it safe —at least with its battery — as it unveils its first major smartphone since the embarrassing recall of its fire-prone Note 7. The Galaxy S8 will come in two sizes, both bigger than comparable models from last year. To maximize display space, 'Unreal when it targets you': Faceless trolls attack online 03/29/2017 02:42pm • One morning near the end of her long-shot congressional campaign, 25-year-old Erin Schrode rolled over in bed, reflexively checked her cellphone — and burst into tears. With mounting horror, she scanned a barrage of anti-Semitic emails from anonymous trolls. "Get out of my country, kike," read one AP Explains: What the death of broadband privacy rules means 03/29/2017 01:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Now that both houses of Congress have voted to block Obama-era broadband privacy rules , what does that mean for you? In the short term, not so much. The rules, which would have put tough restrictions on what companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T can do with information such House sends bill to Trump blocking online privacy regulation 03/29/2017 06:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has sent President Donald Trump legislation that would kill an online privacy regulation, a move that could eventually allow internet providers such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to sell the browsing habits of their customers. The Federal Communications Commission rul Jessica Chastain blends Noah, Schindler in 'Zookeeper's Wife' 03/29/2017 01:37am • WASHINGTON — She hunted Osama bin Laden in "Zero Dark Thirty," fostered civil rights in "The Help," and saved Matt Damon in "The Martian." Now, Golden Globe winner Jessica Chastain takes on a powerful historical role, playing an Oskar Schindler-style savior during the Holocaust in the fi Uber diversity: low on women, like other tech companies 03/28/2017 05:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Uber's first report on employee diversity shows low numbers for women, especially in technical positions. In that regard, the company is similar to other Silicon Valley giants such as Google, Facebook and Apple. But Uber's report comes as pressure mounts on the company in light of Self-driving car crash comes amid debate about regulations 03/28/2017 09:19am • PHOENIX (AP) — A crash that caused an Uber self-driving SUV to flip onto its side in a Phoenix suburb serves as a stark reminder of the challenges surrounding autonomous vehicles in Arizona, a state that has gone all-in to entice the company by promising minimal government regulation. Friday night Uber resumes self-driving car program after brief suspension 03/27/2017 03:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Uber says it is resuming its self-driving car program in Arizona and Pittsburgh after it was suspended following a crash over the weekend. The company had also grounded self-driving cars in San Francisco over the weekend but they resumed operating earlier on Monday. The difference An Advertiser Revolt Is Hurting Google's Stock 03/26/2017 08:00pm • Google parent Alphabet Inc. (ticker: GOOG, GOOGL) shares are down more than 4.1 percent in the past five days as the company deals with a major controversy related to its YouTube advertising business. Google uses advanced programmatic advertising algorithms to place ads on content targeting specific Google killing Gchat, foisting Hangouts 03/26/2017 02:24pm • WASHINGTON — If you're faithful to the classic Gchat, Google is dragging you Luddites to the future by ending Google Talk and replacing it with Hangouts. But don't be too surprised, Hangouts has been around since 2013 and you've probably gotten invitations to switch but ignored them. Classic Gc Solar eclipse will be stunning spectacle 03/26/2017 01:48pm • WASHINGTON — On Aug. 21, there will be a total solar eclipse visible across the entire continental United States in a very narrow swath. The rest of the country will see a partial solar eclipse. Millions of people will be turning their gaze skyward to see this stunning spectacle from work, thei Parking options for 2017 National Cherry Blossom Festival 03/24/2017 07:22pm • WASHINGTON — It’s not too soon to begin figuring out how you’re going to get to, or near, the Tidal Basin for the National Cherry Blossom Festival (March 20-April 16), and that includes parking. The festival has announced that they are once again partnering with Parkmobile to provide reserv