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Inside social media's black market

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jan 30, 2018
New York Times reporter Nick Confessore tells how many celebrities have bought their followers from a company called Devumi.
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Five reasons for a self-driving car slowdown

by Molly Wood
Jan 30, 2018
The self-driving car revolution might take longer than expected. Maybe that's fine.
A Smart Vision EQ Fortwo autonomous electric concept car stands on display at the 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show on Sept. 12, 2017 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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When doctors need to learn "webside" manner

by Stephanie Hughes
Jan 29, 2018
A New York hospital is introducing telescreens into the emergency room in an effort to save time — and possibly money.
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Should you buy bitcoin? Or Ethereum? Or Dash? Or just ... boring old stocks?

by Stephanie Hughes and Molly Wood
Jan 22, 2018
What's a would-be cryptocurrency investor to do?
A visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency, bitcoin alongside U.S. dollars.
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After years of decline, IBM reports a revenue jump

by Renata Sago
Jan 19, 2018
A 4 percent revenue hike is not big news for many companies. But for century-plus firm IBM it’s the first in half a decade, and could signal that its focus on cloud computing is paying off. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Uber had a secret defense against law enforcement

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jan 17, 2018
According to Bloomberg, employees used a lock-out program to keep foreign cops away from company data.
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Can the Olympics be protected from cyberattacks?

by Molly Wood
Jan 12, 2018
As athletes gear up for the Olympics, hackers are working hard, too.
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5 things you need to know about HQ Trivia

by Sarah Menendez
Jan 12, 2018
Yes, it's that thing people are talking about on Twitter.
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Facebook is changing your News Feed to show more personal posts

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Jan 12, 2018
Facebook announced this week that it will change the algorithm that governs what content users see in their News Feeds. Users can expect to see less news content and more posts from friends and family. Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talked with Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood about the change and what it means for Facebook.  […]
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Senate Democrats want to CTRL+Z FCC net neutrality repeal

by Molly Wood
Jan 11, 2018
Sen. Ed Markey says there is powerful momentum to restore the consumer protection.
From left, Democratic senators Bill Nelson, of Florida; Ed Markey, of Massachusetts; and Tammy Duckworth, of Illinois, speak on Capitol Hill yesterday about a Congressional Review Act resolution that would undo action by the FCC and restore net neutrality rules.
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