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Olli is an autonomous electric shuttle bus by Local Motors that is test-running at National Harbor, south of Washington, D.C. Local Motors hide caption
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Musician Ryan Leslie says his SuperPhone app lets him manage conversations with fans from his phone. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Friday
Searches for "what is the eu" and "what is brexit" spiked in the U.K. after polls closed. NPR Screen Grab/Google Trends hide caption
Friday
Semi-Automatic Weapons Without A Background Check Can Be Just A Click Away
Tuesday
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Under Pressure, Lawyer For Uber Drivers Slashes Her Fees
Julian Gerighty of the video game maker Ubisoft and actress Aisha Tyler speak at a press conference during the E3 video game trade show in Los Angeles. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
Friday
Lending Club founder and then-CEO Renaud Laplanche is interviewed on TV after his company's initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2014 in New York. Laplanche resigned in May 2016. Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
With Lending Club Disgraced, An Industry Looks For Lessons
Friday
Brazlian jet maker Embraer employs about 600 people in Melbourne, Fla., and is expanding. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
With Shuttles Gone, Private Ventures Give Florida's Space Coast A Lift
Wednesday
Google Vice President Mario Queiroz talks about the uses of the new Google Home device during the keynote address of the Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
With New Products, Google Flexes Muscles To Competitors, Regulators
Thursday
Joe Milam explains his investor-relations company, AngelSpan, to fourth-grader Anna Allemann (white shirt, left) and third-grader Sage Powell during Pitch-a-Kid in Austin, Texas, on April 30. Brenda Salinas for NPR hide caption
For Entrepreneurs, Pitching To Pint-Sized Sharks Is No Child's Play
Friday
Software coders (from left) William Stevens, Michael Harrison and Brack Quillen work at the Bit Source office in Pikeville, Ky., in February. The year-old firm has trained laid-off coal workers to become software coders. Sam Owens/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
From Coal To Code: A New Path For Laid-Off Miners In Kentucky
Thursday
This 2005 silicon wafer with Pentium 4 processors was signed by Gordon Moore for the 40th anniversary of Moore's law. Science & Society Picture Library/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell says his state is exploring blockchain technology for various transactions. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Jesse Vega checks out a vehicle at an Uber "Work On Demand" recruitment event March 10 in South Los Angeles. The company is researching ways to get rid of its surge pricing, a feature that drivers like but that can make costs unpredictable for consumers. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption