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Why facial recognition software has trouble recognizing people of color

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Feb 13, 2018
"Data reflects our history, and our history has been very biased to date," MIT researcher Joy Buolamwini says.
Passersby walk under a surveillance camera that is part of a facial recognition technology test at Berlin's Suedkreuz train station in 2017.
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Bitcoin is a hassle ... but maybe not for long

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Feb 12, 2018
A new technology aims to make the cryptocurrency work faster and use less computing power.
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Growing up in "Cartoon County"

by Molly Wood , Shaheen Ainpour and Hayley Hershman
Nov 23, 2017
Author Cullen Murphy talks about his new book and what it was like having a dad who was a cartoonist.
John Cullen Murphy's Big Ben Bolt (July 26, 1978)
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The powerful hold of Silicon Valley's venture capital priesthood

by Kai Ryssdal , Molly Wood and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 14, 2017
Marketplace Tech's Molly wood tells how a small, influential group of mostly men have a tendency to fund ... mostly men.
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The Source Code: people, unfiltered

by Stephanie Hughes
Sep 5, 2017
The barely touched audio, for when you want to go straight to the source.
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Blog: What the protest economy means to you

by Phoebe Unterman
Feb 23, 2017
Listeners weigh in on how their businesses have been affected by the constant state of protest.
Protesters walk up Pennsylvania Avenue on Jan. 21 during the women's march on Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol in the background.
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Trending: Facebook's role in deciding what's trending

by Kai Ryssdal
May 11, 2016
Senior Tech Correspondent Molly Wood tells us why we should care.
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Apple battles federal government on court order

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 17, 2016
Authorities worry that they'll erase an iPhone's data while trying to unlock it.
Apple will fight an order to unlock the phone of a San Bernardino gunman. Above, investigators searched the home of Syed Farook, one of the shooters, on December 3. 
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