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The Pivot Point

by Molly Wood
Jul 31, 2020
What technology will help us transition to a post-pandemic future?
Dr. Paul McKay, who is working on an vaccine for COVID-19, looks at bacteria containing the coronavirus' DNA fragments at Imperial College School of Medicine in London on Feb. 10.
Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images
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Race and Economy

Tech companies update language to avoid offensive terms

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 17, 2020
Big tech firms are moving away from coding language that carries racial connotations.
Tech companies are moving away from terms that could be considered racially insensitive, such as "master" and "slave."
Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images
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My Economy

How CGI has changed the business of animal handling and casting

by Andie Corban
Feb 12, 2020
While CGI has hurt many animal trainers, Greg Tresan's Atlanta business gets busier every year.
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Advertisers wanted nothing to do with Reddit. Now they're coming back.

by Jasmine Garsd
Feb 5, 2020
Reddit's co-founder and CEO reflects on the social media platform as it turns 15.
Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman speaks during a hearing with House subcommittees in October.
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Will Brexit damage British tech?

by Stephen Beard
Jan 24, 2020
While it faces competition from tech hubs like Berlin, London is unlikely to lose its tech crown, said one tech venture capitalist.
View of London's Old Street roundabout, also known as the Silicon Roundabout due to the proximity of startups in the area
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Chinese surveillance companies on U.S. blacklist still using Silicon Valley components

by Scott Tong
Dec 20, 2019
Blacklisted firms are still using essential components from the U.S., analysts and company statements suggest.
Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images
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Trump administration proposes new powers to block foreign technology deals

by Scott Tong
Nov 27, 2019
"From a business perspective, it's terrifying," said one attorney.
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Why Amazon continues to deliver CEOs to startups

by Bennett Purser and Kai Ryssdal
Nov 20, 2019
From Hulu to WeWork, multiple corporate leaders have gotten their start at the online retail giant.
Bezos founded Amazon in his garage in 1994.
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Is the government ready to regulate the tech industry?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Aug 30, 2019
At a town hall discussion moderated by Kai Ryssdal, the answer seemed to be "no."
Diane Katz, left, from the Heritage Foundation, and "Marketplace's" Kai Ryssdal, right, at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech town hall on July 16, in Aspen, Colorado.
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The history of software "Easter eggs"

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Aug 15, 2019
The New York Times' David Pogue recently took stock of a 40-year-old trick.
A Tesla Model S in a showroom in 2013.
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