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Next year, deckhands on ships docked in California wont see many people on the wharf. Remote-controlled cranes towering 165 feet overhead will pluck containers from vessels holds, and driverless trucks guided by magnets embedded in the asphalt will carry cargo to robotic hoists in a sorting yard.

Four passengers on the Amtrak train that derailed last week sued the railroad, claiming the May 12 accident could have been avoided.

Learn what is driving up costs of administering indemnity payments to injured workers.

U.S. law enforcement officials have no credible evidence that airline cockpits have been hacked from passengers seats, contradicting a man who claims he did just that.

Warren Buffett highlights how his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. utilities make massive investments in renewable energy. Meanwhile, in Nevada, the company is fighting a plan that would encourage more residents to use green power.

Carriers are in the early stages of exploring the connected home market. They may consider partnering with companies that already have applicable technologies, or coming to market with their own version of technology under a white label.