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Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking presented Luddite award

It seems highly illogical that Tesla Motors (TSLA) founder Elon Musk and renowned physicist Stephen Hawking would be lumped in with Luddites, but such was the case in an award announcement Tuesday. After a month-long public vote, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation gave its annual Luddite Award to “a loose coalition of scientists and luminaries who stirred fear and hysteria in 2015 by raising alarms that artificial intelligence

Lenovo Sales Jump 33%, Led By China

BEIJING — Lenovo Group, the No. 4 PC maker, reported its second straight quarterly profit Thursday as strong sales in China drove its recovery from the global downturn. Profit for the three months ending Dec. 31 was $80 million, or 86 cents a share, compared with a $97 million loss for the same period of 2008, said Lenovo, based in Beijing and in Morrisville, N.C. Sales rose 33% to $4.8 billion, driven by a 45% increase in China, where Lenovo is