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Google offers email with extra security for journalists, politicians, activists ... and you?

by Molly Wood
Nov 7, 2018
What difference could it make for people with valuable info in their inbox?
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That time it was illegal to fix your own electronics ... for almost 20 years

by Molly Wood
Nov 6, 2018
"I think you're going to really see an explosion in the repair economy," the CEO of iFixit says.
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Britain to major tech companies: You do business here, you pay taxes here

by Molly Wood
Nov 2, 2018
What a "digital services" tax means for Facebook and Google.
 Google's UK Headquarters on November 01, 2018 in London, England. 
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Should Big Tech pay more to help the homeless in San Francisco?

by Molly Wood
Nov 1, 2018
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff thinks so.
Andrew Loy begs along a sidewalk in downtown San Francisco, California on Tuesday, June, 28, 2016. Homelessness is on the rise in the city irking residents and bringing the problem under a spotlight.
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An argument for algorithms that reflect our highest ideals

by Molly Wood
Oct 31, 2018
"The purpose shouldn't just be the enrichment of the tech firm, but rather the common good as a whole," one author says.
An AI cancer detection microscope by Google is seen during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2018 (WAIC 2018) in Shanghai on September 18, 2018.
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An argument for algorithms that reflect our highest ideals

by Molly Wood
Oct 31, 2018
"The purpose shouldn't just be the enrichment of the tech firm, but rather the common good as a whole," one author says.
An AI cancer detection microscope by Google is seen during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2018 (WAIC 2018) in Shanghai on September 18, 2018.
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Meet the fact-checkers trying to clean up Facebook

by Molly Wood
Oct 29, 2018
PolitiFact and four other partners have been fighting false information with Facebook. There's much more to do.
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The privacy debate is starting to pit tech against tech

by Molly Wood
Oct 26, 2018
Unpacking Apple CEO Tim Cook’s call for federal privacy measures.
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc talks at the Debating Ethics event at the European Parliament in Brussels on October 24, 2018. 
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The privacy debate is starting to pit tech against tech

by Molly Wood
Oct 26, 2018
Unpacking Apple CEO Tim Cook’s call for federal privacy measures.
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc talks at the Debating Ethics event at the European Parliament in Brussels on October 24, 2018. 
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What if the weakest link in election security is ... confidence?

by Molly Wood
Oct 25, 2018
We take a look at what states are doing to prepare for the midterm elections.
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