Age, thanks to the uneven advances of modern medicine, makes loners of people who have not previously lived by themselves.

NEWYORKER: The Disconnect

With advances in RFID, miniaturization and analytics, M2M makes the Internet of Things an increasingly tangible possibility.

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The trend toward smaller jets is quietly occurring over the Atlantic, too, as new advances now allow airlines to fly over the ocean with two engines instead of three or four, which makes flying smaller aircraft on the routes more feasible.

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