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The FTC has no chief technologist as it weighs big tech investigations

by Molly Wood
Apr 2, 2019
The last person to hold the job says there are many ways the agency can get input on technology issues.
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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?
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Your Amazon deliveries don't just magically appear at your door

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Jul 3, 2018
Some of them come to you via Amazon Flex, an app that allows regular people to deliver your packages.
Packages are stored at the Amazon's logistics center in San Fernando de Henares, near Madrid, on the eve of 'Black Friday', on Nov. 24, 2016.
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New blow for Uber as top European Union court says it’s a taxi company

by Associated Press
Dec 20, 2017
The decision reflects a larger dilemma about how governments should treat companies that operate online.
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Being Uber's new CEO is like climbing corporate Mt. Everest

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
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 […]
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Encryption and privacy are priorities for tech firms

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 9, 2015
Microsoft, Apple fight in court to protect emails abroad and mobile devices.
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