Legacy Topic: Tech
California's governor wants to pay residents a data dividend
by
Molly Wood
Feb 22, 2019
How much is your data worth, and should tech companies compensate you for it?
Advertisers back away from YouTube over comments from pedophiles
by
Marielle Segarra
and David Brancaccio
Feb 21, 2019
Major brands have suspended advertising on the platform due to the inadequate policing of comment sections.
LA homeless advocates have a new tech tool for affordable housing
by
Molly Wood
Feb 21, 2019
LeaseUp aims to make finding homes faster and easier.
Amazon knows what we buy, and it's turning that into a huge ad business
by
Molly Wood
Feb 20, 2019
Facebook and Google might need to watch out.
Targeted ads aren't just online, they're on TV
by
Molly Wood
Feb 19, 2019
How targeted ads have migrated to your television
Before facial recognition tech can be fair, it needs to be diverse
by
Jed Kim
Feb 18, 2019
A new data set aims to help researchers measure diversity in faces.
What internet search is like behind China's Great Firewall
by
Jed Kim
Feb 15, 2019
Steering clear of the three Ts isn't enough anymore.
For public good, not for profit.
The 2020 census is going high-tech and online
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 14, 2019
Every 10 years, the U.S. government counts every living person in the country. The 2020 head count will be the first U.S. census conducted mostly online. “For more than 200 years, the census has been this pencil and paper activity,” said Issie Lapowsky, senior writer at WIRED. “It’s a really human intensive, really time-intensive process.” […]
A major trade sticking point between the U.S. and China has deep roots
Feb 14, 2019
The history of intellectual property theft goes back centuries.
In the golden age of streaming, does film history have a place?
by
Molly Wood
Feb 13, 2019
A streaming service for historic, art house and other non-mainstream cinema recently folded.