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Kids and Tech: Tradeoffs

Designing tech for the most vulnerable users

by Molly Wood
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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Facebook Fallout

Facebook, it might be time to face facts. You're a publisher.

by Molly Wood
Jul 20, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg is in a "lose-lose situation" a Mashable editor says.
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Is Watson enough to carry IBM?

by Molly Wood
Jul 19, 2018
We look at whether the company's focus on artificial intelligence is a good business bet.
A hostess talks to a NAO Watson robot at the IBM stand at the 2016 CeBIT digital technology trade fair in Hanover, Germany.
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EU's Google fine signals stronger European role in regulating tech sector

by Jed Kim
Jul 18, 2018
The European Commission on Wednesday fined Google $5 billion over charges that prepackaging apps on its Android operating system for phones and other devices had stifled competition. Google denies the claim and plans to appeal, but the fine may have larger implications for the tech industry beyond Google. The move is the latest example of […]
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How to be a social media star for a living

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jul 18, 2018
"As influencers, we are walking ad space," Troy Solomon says.
YouTube displayed a giant play button with the names of creators chosen to work with the company at VidCon.
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Backyard chickens have been hip for a while, but building them a $20,000 coop takes the trend to a whole new level

by Laura Newberry
Jul 16, 2018
Backyard chicken keeping has taken off in the Bay Area as residents seek ways to disconnect from technology. Most people spend $1,000 or less on their birds and coops, but a wealthier subset of chicken owners have really gotten into it, in some cases sinking $20,000 or more into fancy heritage chickens and ornate homes […]
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Ten years later, what we learned from WALL-E

by Molly Wood , Danielle Chiriguayo and Janet Nguyen
Jul 16, 2018
“It's a wicked satire of American consumerism and of environmental degradation, but it also has this cheerful little character," according to sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson.
Wall-E arrives at the world premiere of Disney-Pixar's film Wall-E held at the Greek Theater on June 21, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. 
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Yes, lots of people are still playing "Pokemon Go"

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Danielle Chiriguayo
Jul 12, 2018
The popular mobile phone game is making a comeback.
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Economics of Disability

Making the web easier to access for people with disabilities

by Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Jul 9, 2018
Innovation is a big buzzword in the tech community, but that doesn't always mean innovation for people with disabilities.
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Electronics giant Xiaomi heads for Hong Kong IPO

by Justin Ho
Jul 6, 2018
Xiaomi isn’t a household name in the U.S., but with a $54 billion valuation, its initial public offering is one of the biggest the world’s seen in years. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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