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The most dangerous stage in self-driving innovation

by Molly Wood and Shaheen Ainpour
May 2, 2018
Self-driving cars are on the road now, but they need human supervision. Is that safe?
A driver presents a Cruising Chauffeur, a hands free self-driving system designed for motorways during a media event by Continental to showcase new automotive technologies on June 20, 2017 in Hannover, Germany. 
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What happens if online retailers have to charge sales tax?

by Molly Wood and Shaheen Ainpour
Apr 26, 2018
"This is a very big deal ... for all small entrepreneurs everywhere," Etsy's CEO says.
FedEx worker sort through a pile of boxes at the FedEx sort facility at the Oakland International Airport in December 2006 in California.
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If a wave of automation is coming, which countries are best prepared?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Apr 23, 2018
The U.S. rank might be a bit surprising.
A Sainsbury's employee checks an automated sorting area at Sainsbury's Waltham Point Depot on December 13, 2010 in Waltham Abbey, England.
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Why cutting the cord isn't so easy in the U.S.

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Apr 19, 2018
TV has changed a lot, but cable has managed to stick around one way or another.
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What rules exist around our faces, and how are they tracked?

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Apr 18, 2018
As Facebook faces a lawsuit over its facial recognition technology, a look at the rules around our biometric data.
Automatic facial recognition technologies are tested at the Suedkreuz train station in Berlin in December.
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The gig economy: It's not just for rides or rooms. It's also for taxes.

by Stephanie Hughes and Molly Wood
Apr 17, 2018
A look at the on-demand workforce for accountants.
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Most people don't pay taxes when shopping online. That could go away.

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Apr 16, 2018
The Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine who collects online sales tax.
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The Data Economy: Data-fueled politics

by Molly Wood
Apr 13, 2018
As the data economy grew, politicians took notice — and took your information.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a joint hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Senate Judiciary Committee about Facebook on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 10.
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The Data Economy: The role of advertising

by Molly Wood
Apr 11, 2018
The web is what it is because of advertising, and advertising runs on one thing: data.
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The Data Economy: Introduction

by Molly Wood
Apr 10, 2018
Exploring how privacy, policy, advertising and politics led to a data crisis.
A mobile phone screen displays the icons for the social networking apps Facebook and Twitter, taken in Manchester, England on March 22, 2018. 
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