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Who protects you from making a bad purchase... on your smart speaker?

by Molly Wood
Apr 29, 2019
Today's voice assistants and smart devices can act like salespeople who knock on your door.
Amazon’s patents show how voice recognition technology could be used to learn about users' physical and emotional states. Above, Amazon Echo Dots.
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After Facebook's 15 months of "fresh hell," why is its business still so solid?

by Jack Stewart
Apr 26, 2019
The company’s global users continue to grow.
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Amazon delivery options are rooted in data — and competition

by Jack Stewart
Apr 25, 2019
The online retail giant still feels brick-and-mortar stores hot on its heels.
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In the novel ‘Delta-v,’ asteroid mining gets us to move to space

by Molly Wood
Apr 24, 2019
... maybe the ultimate climate change adaptation.
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Is "Fortnite" any more addictive than Facebook?

by Molly Wood
Apr 23, 2019
Mental health experts aren't all on the same page.
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Sometimes it takes a big prize to solve big tech problems

by Amy Scott
Apr 22, 2019
Could a $10 million prize be a catalyst for environmental innovation?
Water in the St. Lucie River is covered by a blue-green algae bloom, plaguing the river as it accumulates at the St. Lucie Lock and Dam in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on July 5, 2016.
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What does it mean to be "employed" in the gig economy?

by Amy Scott
Apr 19, 2019
A new European law tries to answer that question.
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Big Tech is prepping for California's tough new privacy law

by Molly Wood
Apr 18, 2019
While some are planning for compliance, others keep fighting to weaken it.
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Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano: cybersecurity is national security

by Molly Wood
Apr 17, 2019
The Obama administration official says its importance is "impossible to overstate."
Janet Napolitano, president of the University of California, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on July 29, 2015 in Washington, DC.
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Is video conferencing worth all the trouble?

by Molly Wood
Apr 16, 2019
Some companies have lost $1 million in productivity just getting the technology to work.
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