How much economic influence do you think tech companies have?

Oct 19, 2018
78 percent of Americans think it's a great deal. But what exactly does that mean?
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Remembering Sears

Oct 16, 2018
Listeners describe their favorite memories of Sears over the years.
The Sears logo is displayed on shopping carts outside of a Sears store on May 31, 2018 in Richmond, California. 
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Remembering Sears

Oct 16, 2018
Listeners describe their favorite memories of Sears over the years.
The Sears logo is displayed on shopping carts outside of a Sears store on May 31, 2018 in Richmond, California. 
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What to worry about when you worry about smart speakers

Oct 12, 2018
No, they're not recording your every word.
An assortment of recently launched Amazon devices, including an Echo Input, Echo Show, Echo Plus, Echo Sub, Echo Auto and Fire TV Recast are pictured at the company headquarters in Seattle in September.
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The biggest cybersecurity threat you never thought that much about is the factory

Oct 9, 2018
Why it's so hard to lock down the supply chain that makes our electronics.
A worker inspects motherboards on a factory line at the Foxconn plant in Shenzen on May 26, 2010. 
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Amazon is increasing wages. How should big corporations spread their wealth?

Oct 3, 2018
Starting next month, Amazon will pay its more than 350,000 U.S. workers $15 an hour. The company is now worth more than a trillion dollars. So what obligations do corporations have when they get this big?  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
Workers pack and ship customer orders at the 750,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center on Aug. 1, 2017 in Romeoville, Illinois. 
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How far does $15 an hour go?

Oct 2, 2018
Amazon announces that all its employees should earn a living wage, but many still struggle at $15 an hour.
A visitor checks in at the Amazon corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington. On Oct. 2, 2018, Amazon announced U.S. workers would receive  a minimum of $15 per hour.
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For public good, not for profit.

What happens when a company like Amazon raises wages everywhere?

Oct 2, 2018
It puts some pressure on firms that might not be ready to raise workers' pay, one economist says.
A worker packs cat food at the Amazon fulfillment center in May in Aurora, Colorado.
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Amazon ups wages for 350K, says it will advocate better pay

Oct 2, 2018
Employees at Whole Foods, which Amazon now owns, will get the same pay hike. Amazon's hourly operations and customer service employees, some who already make $15 per hour, will also see a wage increase.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at a press conference in Santa Monica, California.
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Chegg's CEO says higher ed isn't set up for today's students

Sep 6, 2018
Dan Rosensweig saw a market in supporting modern college students.
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