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Why ITT Tech's closing leaves a big mess

by Gigi Douban
Sep 6, 2016
Students and taxpayers may find themselves stuck as for-profit schools close.
In light of ITT Technical Institute's nationwide closing, students could seek to cancel $500 million in federal loans. 
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Apple to bring profits back: what's the tax bill?

by Adam Allington
Sep 1, 2016
The corporate tax rate is 35 percent - but some doubt Apple will pay that.
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager talks as she gives a press conference to order Apple to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes, in Brussels on August 30, 2016. The European Union on August 30, 2016, ordered Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes in Ireland, saying deals allowing the US tech giant to pay almost no tax were illegal.   
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Brexit and the tech industry: opportunity?

by Molly Wood
Jun 27, 2016
How regulations tech companies face might change
 The Amazon Fulfilment Center in Hemel Hempstead, England.
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What's behind tech companies' pledge to diversify

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 23, 2016
Some big tech names have signed a diversity pledge.
Streaming programs like Spotify use algorithms to learn about our listening habits. 
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Dispatch, Ep 15: Hate shopping? Just disrupt it!

by Molly Wood
May 12, 2016
Is retail dead, or just needing a reboot? Molly's about to find out.
A mannequin stands in a fairly empty department store December 23, 2009 at Tyson's Corner mall in McLean, Virginia.
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Dispatch, Ep 13: Tech is the new car dealership for pro athletes

by Molly Wood
Apr 28, 2016
Molly's latest dispatch, reporting from Collision Conference in New Orleans
Startup booths set up at Collision Conference. 
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'Rockstar' and other words not to use in job postings

by Molly Wood
Mar 24, 2016
Pinterest's new head of diversity talks about her plans to attract a stronger workforce.
Candice Morgan, Pinterest's new head of diversity, at South by Southwest in Austin.
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Why is it so hard to fix Yahoo?

by Kai Ryssdal and Ben Johnson
Feb 2, 2016
Yahoo's revenue report is in and it's not looking very good.
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Why gender bias ... is the "elephant in the valley"

by Molly Wood
Jan 26, 2016
A survey of tech veterans looks at discrimination faced by women in Silicon Valley.
Ellen Pao (C) leaves the San Francisco Superior Court Civic Center Courthouse on March 27, 2015 in San Francisco, California. A jury found no gender bias against Reddit interim CEO Ellen Pao and former employee at Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers. After testifying in the case, independent investor Trae Vassallo was inspired by the support she received from other women to start The Elephant Valley Survey.
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Silicon Valley still has a diversity problem

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 21, 2016
But Howard University is trying to change that.
Attends get their first hands-on look at the new LG G Flex2 smart phone, at the LG press conference at 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada January 5, 2015.
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