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The Source Code: William Gibson

by Stephanie Hughes and Molly Wood
Sep 6, 2017
Because two minutes is too short a time to spend with the man who came up with the term "cyberspace."
Author William Gibson.
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New Yorkers want to know: What’s your cybersecurity plan?

by Tracey Samuelson
Aug 29, 2017
There are some new regulations going into effect for financial institutions licensed by the state of New York this week. That’s for some banks, big insurance companies and all kinds of financial firms. The rules are about cybersecurity, specifically. They require companies to hire a chief information security officer, to report data breaches within 72 […]
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Crispr inventor worries about the unintended consequences of gene editing

by Molly Wood and Paulina Velasco
Jun 16, 2017
Jennifer Doudna says the real value in the technology is that it 'opens up opportunities for applications.'
DOE Joint Genome Institute via VisualHunt
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Can a brain 'zapping' device improve San Francisco Giants' performance?

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 13, 2017
Some players were able to shave a fraction of a second off running times. But one scientist says the technology is inconsistent.
Tyler Beede, one of the Giant’s top minor league pitchers, wears headphones that deliver electricity to his brain during practice. The team is testing the technology to see if it improves athletic performance.
Photo courtesy of Halo Neuroscience
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Why Uber may not be ready to part with Travis Kalanick

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Jun 12, 2017
If a company is made in its founder's image, then it's tough to cut the founder out.
Despite scandal after scandal, there may still be investors who consider Kalanick's personality crucial to Uber's success.
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How Apple's technology affects the smartphone repair business

by Ryan Kailath
Jun 7, 2017
The company is rolling out its device to help fix cracked iPhone screens.
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Will Apple introduce a smart speaker to rival Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home?

by Dan Gorenstein
Jun 5, 2017
Apple’s highly anticipated developer conference starts today. Among the new iPad and MacBook iterations likely to be revealed, one completely new product could be announced — a Siri-controlled smart speaker to rival Amazon’s Echo or Google’s Home. Apple could be late to the game on this one, but with its massive ecosystem, it has the […]
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Educators in Navajo high school see coding as one way to end brain drain

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 5, 2017
In its first year, the computer class is becoming one of the campus' most popular offerings.
Students in computer science class at Shiprock High School are diving into concepts like basic HTML and CSS.
Carrie Jung
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Energy companies look to tech to make oil production easier and cheaper

by Travis Bubenik
May 26, 2017
The technology changes will also affect the industry workforce.
Jack Gregg, senior global marketing director with Honeywell Process Solutions, explains one of his company’s touch-screen control boards, used for a variety of remote operations centers in the oil and gas industry.
Travis Bubenik
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Google tries to connect the dots between online ads and offline buys

by Reema Khrais
May 24, 2017
Online shopping is sometimes just that — shopping. The actual buying happens later — in an actual store. Until now, retailers haven’t been able to connect those dots. Google says it has a tool that will let them connect online clicks to in-store buys. Good for Google, which may be able to sell more search […]
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