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This Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, photo, shows Pepper the robot at Westfield Mall in San Francisco. While merrily chirping, dancing and posing for selfies, Pepper looks like another expensive toy in the San Francisco mall where it will be entertaining shoppers through mid-February. But it would be a mistake to dismiss Pepper as mere child's play, even though kids flock around the 4-foot-tall humanoid as it speaks in a cherubic voice that could belong to either a boy or girl. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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Pepper the robot is fun, but is it practical?

by Michael Liedtke Associated PressDecember 29, 2016

Apple CEO Tim Cook, right, and PayPal founder Peter Thiel, center, and Donald Trump during a meeting at Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday.

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Trump tells anxious tech leaders: ‘We’re here to help’

by Jonathan Lemire Associated Press, and Michael Liedtke Associated PressDecember 14, 2016

Clay Bavor, Google vice president of virtual reality, talks about the Daydream View virtual-reality headset during a product event, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in San Francisco. It will differ from other headsets, like Samsung's Gear VR, in having a companion motion controller and compatibility with a wide range of phones, including Google's new Pixel phones. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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Google gets aggressive with new phones, other gadgets

by Michael Liedtke Associated Press, and Brandon Bailey Associated PressOctober 4, 2016

Logos are seen on a laptop, Monday, July 25, 2016, in North Andover, Mass. Verizon is buying Yahoo for 4.83 billion, marking the end of an era for a company that once defined the internet. It is the second time in as many years that Verizon has snapped up the remnants of a fallen internet star as it broadens its digital reach. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Verizon buys Yahoo for $4.8B

by Michael Liedtke Associated Press, and Tali Arbel Associated PressJuly 25, 2016