Musk Promises Major Upgrade In Tesla Autopilot's Ability To 'See'

Tesla's brash CEO touts imminent enhancements to its semi-automated driving feature on the same day the company confirms plan to raise funds by year end

Microsoft: No Single Organization Can Close Skills Gap

Microsoft reported doing over $1 billion of corporate giving, mostly in-kind, for fiscal year 2015. The software giant is making giving a more integral part of its strategy, as I explored here. One current initiative is a drive to encourage more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, a three-year, $75 million program called YouthSpark.

'Sausage Party' was much smarter than we expected

CineFix's Ti and Clint had a few drinks and attended a Sausage Party - no really, they went to an advance screening of the new movie, Sausage Party. 

Is the raunchy animated adventure really stupid? Or is it a stupid good time? Here's what they have to say.  Read more...

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Study: Lesbian, gay and bisexual students face harrowing violence at school

Despite historic gains in visibility and equality for lesbian and gay people, youth who do not identify as straight continue to face high levels of violence, bullying and sexual assault, according to a new study. 

The findings provide an unprecedented look at the torment some lesbian, gay and bisexual youth experience compared to their straight peers. The study also marks the first time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked students about their sexual identity in its regular survey of high school students. 

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Star Wars actor behind R2-D2, Kenny Baker, dead at 81

Kenny Baker, the original actor behind the iconic R2-D2 character in Star Wars has died at the age of 81. 

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Standing 3-feet 8-inches tall, the British actor is mostly unknown to casual movie fans, but hardcore Star Wars fans are very familiar with Baker's work. 

In addition to playing the droid in the first three Star Wars films in the '70s and '80s, Baker worked on the prequels that relaunched the franchise between 1999 to 2005. 

Kenny Baker with R2-D2 in London in 2010.

Image: Rex Features via AP Images

"He was very ill for the last few years, so we had been expecting it," Baker's niece, Abigail Shield, told the Guardian. "He had been looked after by one of his nephews, who found him on Saturday morning." Read more...

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A Female Entrepreneur Rises From Defeat

Funlayo Alabi's venture, Shea Radiance, suffered a huge setback a few years ago. But purpose and passion gave her the strength to weather the storm.