Augmented reality, drones and chipped employees highlight the year in tech, where artificial intelligence fed everything from cars to websites.
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End of a Google era: Alphabet executive chairman Eric Schmidt steps down
It’s the end of an era forSchmidt,who served in the role of executive chairman of Google, then when Google reorganized asAlphabet, for 10 years.
Travel year in review: Mother Nature strikes back
From devastating hurricanes to the retirement of the most famous plane of the jet age, 2017 was an action-packed year for travelers.
Natural birth? Getting sleep?: Let’s stop being polite and just be honest, mom says
Mom criticisms are real and can be vicious.
Theme park holidays: Events around the USA
Looking for some thrills with your chills? These parks are open to celebrate the season.
Blue for Brexit: British passports to change color post-divorce
British passports changed from blue to burgundy —theEU passport color—in 1988. Now they will revert to their original hue.
The season’s sweetest gingerbread displays
See gingerbread houses, replicas and displays at hotels and resorts around the world this week.
Tax boom: Stock pros raise forecast for market gains in 2018
Wall Street’s top banks are already hiking their stock market return forecasts for 2018 just a short while after going public with lower predictions.
Apple admits: Your iPhone does get slower with age
It’s a deliberate choice of battery over speed, Apple says.
Reasons for Christmas cheer
Grim headlines obscure a number of remarkably positive trends in economics, education, health care and more: Our view