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Molly Wood

Host and senior editor

SHORT BIO

Molly Wood is the former host and senior editor of "Marketplace Tech," a daily broadcast focused on demystifying the digital economy, and former co-host of "Make Me Smart," where she and co-host Kai Ryssdal would try to make sense of big topics in business, tech and culture.

What was your first job?

Grocery store checker (but I also drove an ice cream truck once).

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Time, the most precious thing of all.

What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs?

A pet!

What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?

My electric fireplace! It is both cute and cozy.

 

Latest Stories (2,747)

The Source Code: William Gibson

Sep 6, 2017
Because two minutes is too short a time to spend with the man who came up with the term "cyberspace."
Author William Gibson.
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Ajit Pai on Congress' role in the net neutrality debate

Sep 5, 2017
The FCC chairman wants to see Congress, not individual administrations, take control of the issue long term.
Federal Communications Chair Ajit Pai, in his office in Washington, DC.
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The Source Code: Ajit Pai

Sep 5, 2017
In our full interview with Ajit Pai, he talks about broadband deployment, net neutrality and coffee.
Ajit Pai talks with Molly Wood about his giant coffee mug.
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Being Uber's new CEO is like climbing corporate Mt. Everest

Aug 28, 2017
The name to know today in corporate America is Dara Khosrowshahi. At the moment, he’s the CEO of the travel website Expedia. Khosrowshahi was on the Corner Office podcast in March about what it was like to lead a travel company under the cloud of the president’s travel ban last spring. But now he’s been […]

It's Facebook and Google versus the newspaper industry

Jul 10, 2017
An alliance of news outlets wants special permission to bargain collectively when dealing with Facebook and Google.
"Some of these business problems are of the businesses own making," says Marketplace senior tech correspondent Molly Wood. "And ganging up to negotiate better with Google and Facebook doesn't really help those fundamentals."
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Net neutrality explained: "Imagine internet is pizza ..."

Jul 10, 2017
Because we all need a refresher.
Debate on net neutrality can get a little tangled, like these network cables.
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06/28/17: Another global ransomware attack

Jun 28, 2017
A malware attack that started yesterday in Ukraine has spread to more than 60 countries. Companies including Russian oil giant Rosneft, Danish shipping firm Maersk and Ukrainian government agencies have been hit. Ransomware victims are prompted to pay $300 in bitcoin to get the key to unlock their data. Also on today's update, Monsanto released better-than-expected earnings this morning. The agricultural giant has enjoyed solid growth over the first half of the year, despite pushback on its use of chemicals linked to cancer.

Massive ransomware attack in Europe all but promises more to come

Jun 27, 2017
Dozens of databases are hit in the cyber attack. The thing they all have in common? Vulnerable networks.
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