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In Facebook we (no longer) trust?

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 19, 2018
The social network is reeling from another scandal in which our data was misused.
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Facebook Fallout

Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and the new data war

by Molly Wood
Mar 19, 2018
How Cambridge Analytica may have impacted our elections and how Facebook helped.
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Business books deliver new buzz words with the old hype

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Jan 11, 2018
Want to realize your untapped potential? How about boost your ______. Those are the kind of promises that grace the cover of some of the 11,000 business books published in the United States each year. But has the language used to to market these books changed over time? Miriam Quick analyzed decades’ worth of business […]
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Could big data unlock safer commutes for cyclists?

by Paul Flahive
Jan 8, 2018
There was a 64 percent increase in people biking to work between 2000-2012. With more cyclists on the roads, cities are struggling to keep up with infrastructure.
Strava interface shows San Antonio data.
Photo courtesy of Strava
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What to do when a couple of security flaws are affecting almost every computer in the world

by David Brancaccio
Jan 4, 2018
An analyst walks us through the Meltdown and Spectre bugs.
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We're about to know a lot more about podcasting behavior

by David Brancaccio
Jun 16, 2017
Apple is set to launch data on when you listen to your favorite podcasts and where.
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Chipotle's data breach affects customers nationwide

by Marketplace Contributor
May 29, 2017
The stolen data can be used to clone credit cards.
Online orders account for almost a fifth of sales at Chipotle. Above, the restaurant's workers fill orders.
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Your computer’s security updates may be annoying, but they’re crucial

by David Brancaccio
May 15, 2017
The ransomware known as WannaCry has affected individuals and companies worldwide. Could it have been prevented?
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US employers add strong 211,000 jobs, with unemployment at 4.4 percent

by Marketplace Contributor
May 5, 2017
The unemployment rate has dipped to its lowest point in a decade.
Job seekers apply for open positions at a career fair in San Francisco.
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Using bitcoin's technology to wrangle widespread medical records

by Lauren Silverman
Mar 10, 2017
Blockchain's 'disruptive' potential excites the health care industry.
The digital database system blockchain could offer a more comprehensive and safer approach to how doctors access patient medical records. Above, a doctor prepares a prescription on a computer.
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