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Designing tech for the most vulnerable users

Jul 25, 2018
“We can kick them off of Twitter," Danah Boyd of Data & Society says. "It's not that hard, but that won't make the problem go away."
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Is Uber disrupting itself with its bike share investment?

It recently bought Jump, giving users an alternative to cars.
A Jump bike sits in front of Uber headquarters in San Francisco. Uber acquired Jump for an undisclosed amount of money.
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Co-working gains steam, so is the business behind it

Aug 28, 2014
We explore whether this new office business model is here to stay.

More sharing for greater efficiency

Jun 29, 2012
Social media and smartphones are fueling a "sharing economy," where freedom from possession trumps ownership.