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Scott Kelly's new mission is on Earth

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 8, 2018
The astronaut talks about his life and work in science.
Astronaut Scott Kelly says he's proof that someone who is “far from a genius” can become a scientist.
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Should websites be responsible for what users post online?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 7, 2018
A new bill makes it easier to sue websites for illegal content their users post.
The statute that former Rep. Chris Cox wrote with Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has “worked pretty well over the last 20 years,” Cox says, but he's seen courts “stretch the rule a little bit too far.”
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Why federal regulations don't apply to online political campaign ads

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 6, 2018
Unlike broadcast and print ads, online ads are basically a law-free zone.
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Why Broadcom buying Qualcomm is making people nervous

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Mar 5, 2018
The potential merger would be the biggest the tech industry has seen.
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Why Western tech companies want more control over minerals in Africa

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Mar 2, 2018
Modern electronics rely heavily on one thing: lithium ion batteries. With carmakers gearing up to increase electric vehicle production, the demand for lithium ion batteries doesn’t appear to be slowing down. These batteries rely on an increasingly important supply of the metal cobalt. Most cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central […]
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Shouldn’t a company have to tell you when it’s been hacked?

by Molly Wood
Mar 1, 2018
Here are three reasons why there should be breach-notification law.
In this photo illustration, a virtual map of the internet is projected onto a woman in London.
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Elizabeth Warren: "Equifax may actually make money off this breach"

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Feb 28, 2018
The Massachusetts senator thinks the credit-rating agency got off easy.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, above, and Virginia Sen. Mark Warner are introducing legislation that would levy harsh penalties for security breaches at credit-rating agencies.
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How social media bots can amplify fake news

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Feb 27, 2018
The disinformation war is being waged online, but who's behind it?
Twitter announced a new effort to prioritize accessibility after garnering criticism from the rollout of a voice tweet feature this summer that didn't offer captioning.
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China is drowning in a sea of cardboard — so is the U.S.

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes , Jennifer Pak and Shaheen Ainpour
Feb 26, 2018
Online shopping comes with a lot of packaging, and that packaging is becoming a problem.
Chinese laborers load cardboard onto a truck to be recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village in Beijing in 2014.
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Should we trust Silicon Valley to fix itself?

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Feb 23, 2018
Some tech pioneers want to repair the problems they helped create, like addictive technologies.
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