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For small companies, doing business in Europe may not be worth the cost

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 17, 2018
Large companies are spending millions to comply with Europe's new data laws; that could prove tough for smaller businesses.
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Oil patch roughnecks may also need to be data analysts

by Molly Wood
May 16, 2018
Drilling oil wells today still involves dirt and sweat, installing rigs in muddy fields. But there are also more jobs at desks, checking systems remotely by computer.
Drilling oil wells these days still involves dirt and sweat — installing rigs in muddy fields. But there are also more jobs at desks, checking systems remotely by computer.
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Reddit's CTO on shedding its "dystopian Craigslist" vibe

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 15, 2018
The platform is getting a redesign, but how far will that go toward attracting a broader audience?
A screenshot of the new Reddit layout.
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The pros and cons of the Rooney Rule

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
May 14, 2018
Amazon's board is against a policy that would require it to interview at least one minority candidate for new board seats. So what should the company do instead?
Later this month, Amazon shareholders will vote on a proposal recommending the company implement the Rooney Rule for finding new members of its board of directors. Above, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
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Vimeo pivots from a place for watching, to tools for making video

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 10, 2018
The online-video pioneer is shifting its focus to creators amid competition from YouTube and Netflix.
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Is politics tearing apart the FCC? A retiring commissioner says yes.

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
May 9, 2018
Mignon Clyburn says she can be a more effective consumer advocate outside of the agency.
Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Mignon Clyburn uses a megaphone to address demonstrators outside of the 31st Annual Chairman's Dinner to show their support for net neutrality on December 7, 2017. The protesters gathered in opposition to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's plans to scrap Obama-era net neutrality protections.
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Should we be getting paid for providing data?

by Molly Wood
May 8, 2018
The data we generate daily could be seen as labor. "I do think people are starting to wake up to this," one researcher says.
A man reads a full-page advertisement, taken out by Mark Zuckerberg, the chairman and chief executive officer of Facebook to apologize for the large-scale leak of personal data from the social network on March 25, 2018.
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Country roads pose a particular challenge for driverless cars

by Amy Scott and Stephanie Hughes
May 7, 2018
How do we teach autonomous vehicles to navigate rural roads, where every bump hasn't been mapped?
A biker passes a pilot model of the Uber self-driving car in 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Getting "terms of service" updates lately? Here's why

by Amy Scott , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 4, 2018
Europe is about to enact the GDPR, a set of new privacy rules for the web.
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American universities may be the target of espionage

by Amy Scott , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 3, 2018
The White House might consider banning Chinese citizens from doing sensitive research in the U.S.
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