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Here’s Hyundai’s dorky vision for the future of personal transportation

Hyundai's E4U concept is a sad, nutty take on the future of personal transportation. Let's hope Hyundai never actually sells it.

Prince’s record label yanks ‘unauthorized recordings’ from Twitter’s Vine app

Prince, taking a break from targeting YouTube, is turning his attention to video app Vine, which his record label says hosts unauthorized recordings of his work.

Google’s unified privacy policy ignites another round of investigations from EU regulators

Google is about to get hit with another round of investigations from European regulators -- a day after its privacy director announced she was stepping down.

Google privacy director Alma Whitten is stepping down from the hardest job in the world

Google privacy director Alma Whitten is stepping down after a tough three-year tenure. And her successor won't have it much better.

U.S. Patent Office shoots down Apple’s iPad Mini trademark — for now

Arguing that the "Mini" in "iPad Mini" is merely descriptive, the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has denied Apple's trademark claim to the name.

Nuance uses its voice smarts to create interactive & entertaining mobile ads

Nuance is making a smart argument for why voice could be the key to making money in mobile advertising. And it might just work out.

Zuckerberg’s activist group hires lobbyists to help push immigration reform

More details are leaking out about Mark Zuckerberg's unannounced activist group, which is adding legit lobbyists to its roster.

The quest to legalize smartphone unlocking pushes forward — only without Google

Lots of companies are throwing their weight behind the effort to keep smartphone unlocking legal. But big corporations like Microsoft and Google aren't joining the fray.