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How Russians used a "powerful" Facebook tool to target voters

by Adriene Hill
Oct 3, 2017
This week, Facebook handed over 3,000 Russian-linked ads to congressional investigators. The ads give just a glimpse into the scope of Russian meddling in the presidential election. Facebook has characterized the ads as appearing to amplify racial and social divisions. Now The Washington Post has a story about how Russian operatives used a sophisticated Facebook advertising tool […]
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Not all men agree that Silicon Valley has a gender problem

by Kai Ryssdal
Sep 29, 2017
Nellie Bowles of the NYT says that fringe ideas about gender roles have become "emboldened" and grown.
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Are major tech companies too big to escape regulation?

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 29, 2017
Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at NYU Stern, says the tide is turning against Big Tech.
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Could public pressure cause Facebook to regulate itself?

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Sep 25, 2017
The latest social pressure on the social network may mean its days of sell first, apologize later could be coming to an end.
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Facebook is fighting "fake news" but raising more questions than it answers (updated)

by Mark Salay
Sep 21, 2017
How effective are the platform's methods?
Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the so-called 'Facebook Innovation Hub' in Berlin on February 25, 2016. 
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88 percent of US students now have fast internet in their classrooms. Here’s why.

by Aaron Schrank
Sep 20, 2017
Four years ago, less than 10 percent of U.S. students had adequate internet bandwidth in their classrooms, based on Federal Communications Commission standards. Today, 88 percent do, according to a report out this week from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway. How did the digital divide get narrowed so quickly?  Click the audio player above to hear the full […]
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Facebook let ad buyers target hate groups

by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
Sep 15, 2017
ProPublica reporters investigated a tip and found that they could spend $30 to purchase Facebook ads specifically targeted to “Jew haters” and other anti-Semitic groups. ProPublica alerted Facebook, and the site said such ad audience options were the result of algorithms that automatically create categories based on the interests expressed by Facebook users. Facebook said it […]
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Can a free market solve the digital divide?

by Molly Wood
Sep 12, 2017
FCC chairman Ajit Pai believes fewer regulations and more competition will lead to broadband expansion.
Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai participates in a discussion at The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in May in Washington, DC. 
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There are tough specs for Amazon's second headquarters

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 7, 2017
But with tax incentives and other perks, competition is expected to be stiff among cities.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the second headquarters will be "a full equal" to its Seattle office.
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How venture capital works

Following the venture capital money trail

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 7, 2017
The investments VCs make impact industries beyond Silicon Valley.
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