Stories Tagged as
Tech
Girl Scouts get badges for camping, first aid and now ... cybersecurity
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Molly Wood
Aug 21, 2018
The organization has new STEM-themed emblems — think robotics and engineering.
Americans, including tech insiders, are using less social media
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Molly Wood
Aug 17, 2018
People are gradually setting boundaries with social media.
What "Armageddon" got right about space drilling, and what it (mostly) didn't
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Molly Wood
Aug 16, 2018
Little about the 1998 blockbuster is true to life, but mining asteroids and comets is "humanity’s future, I’m pretty convinced of that," one expert says.
Fax machines too often an unguarded gateway into corporate data systems
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Erika Beras
Aug 14, 2018
There was a time when the chugging of fax machines was heard in every office. No longer since e-mail and instant messaging services took over our lives. Even so, many of those big, industrial scanner/printer/copiers in offices also have built in fax machines. And a new study says those machines can be very easily hacked. […]
The promise and reality of Google Fiber
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Jim Burress
Aug 7, 2018
The search giant made waves when it set out to disrupt the internet service sector with a rollout of super-fast fiber-optic cable. The Atlanta region thought it would benefit. It hasn't.
Treasury intervention could give more help to data breach victims
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Justin Ho
Aug 2, 2018
This week, the Treasury Department issued recommendations to protect consumers from big data breaches, like the ones we’ve seen at Equifax and Target. Among the Treasury Department’s recommendations: creating a national standard for handling the aftermath of data breaches. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Does free lunch at tech companies hurt local business?
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Molly Wood
Aug 1, 2018
A proposed law in San Francisco could keep tech companies from offering free food … will it also help bridge the divide between tech workers and the rest of the city?
For public good, not for profit.
Pompeo travels to boost U.S. interests in South Asia
Jul 31, 2018
The U.S. Secretary of State plans to visit Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia this week as part of the Trump administration’s increased focus on what they call the “Indo-Pacific region.” The U.S. plans to spend $113 million on new initiatives in the region.
Is there a right kind of screen time?
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Molly Wood
Jul 27, 2018
How parents can navigate the minefield of kids and devices
How tech steals our time — and how to get it back
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Molly Wood
Jul 26, 2018
A former Googler weighs in on how much time we should spend with technology and how we should make those choices.