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Sunday February 19, 2017

Facebook Wants Great Power, But What About Responsibility?

Facebook claims to have 1.23 billion daily users globally. Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that he wants that number to grow and for users to conduct their digital lives only on his platform. bombuscreative/iStock hide caption

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Facebook Wants Great Power, But What About Responsibility?

February 19, 2017 • Mark Zuckerberg has announced a plan to make Facebook the only primary platform people use to connect to others virtually. But he fails to discuss the responsibilities that come with that power.

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Tuesday February 14, 2017

In America's Heartland, A Power Company Leads Charge For Electric Cars

Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) is building 1,000 charging stations and helping to turn a Midwestern metropolitan area into one of the fastest-growing electric vehicle markets in the country. Andrea Hsu/NPR hide caption

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In America's Heartland, A Power Company Leads Charge For Electric Cars

February 14, 2017 • Kansas City Power & Light is building an ambitious, $20 million network of 1,000 charging stations. It's turning its service area into one of the fastest-growing electric vehicle markets in the U.S.

In America's Heartland, A Power Company Leads Charge For Electric Cars

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Monday February 13, 2017

Using H-1B Visas To Help Outsource IT Work Draws Criticism, Scrutiny

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Using H-1B Visas To Help Outsource IT Work Draws Criticism, Scrutiny

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February 13, 2017 • A number of companies and universities are cutting IT jobs and shipping them off to India. The practice has drawn scrutiny amid the debate over how H1-B visas for high-skilled workers are used.

Using H-1B Visas To Help Outsource IT Work Draws Criticism, Scrutiny

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Rollout Of Chevy Bolt May Mark Turning Point For Electric Car Market

General Motors has high hopes for the Chevrolet Bolt EV (shown here during its debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last year). It can travel 238 miles on one charge. Currently, the only other all-electric cars with that kind of range are Teslas, which are far more expensive. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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Rollout Of Chevy Bolt May Mark Turning Point For Electric Car Market

February 13, 2017 • The Chevy Bolt can go 238 miles on a single charge and costs about $30,000, after a federal tax credit. But the clean-car industry needs government support to thrive, and that's far from certain.

Rollout Of Chevy Bolt May Mark Turning Point For Electric Car Market

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Thursday February 2, 2017

Snapchat, All Grown-Up: 5 Things We Learned From Snap's IPO Filing

Snap co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel is taking the parent company of the Snapchat app public. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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Snapchat, All Grown-Up: 5 Things We Learned From Snap's IPO Filing

February 2, 2017 • Snap — expected to be valued at more than $20 billion when it goes public — may be the first company to use the term "sexting" in an initial public offering filing with the SEC.

Tuesday January 31, 2017

Searching For 'Facebook Customer Service' Can Lead To A Scam

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Searching For 'Facebook Customer Service' Can Lead To A Scam

January 31, 2017 • Say you got kicked off Facebook and need to get back on — to talk to friends or run your small business. A Google search for "Facebook customer service" can lead to a surprise. A bad one.

Searching For 'Facebook Customer Service' Can Lead To A Scam

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Wednesday January 25, 2017

Apple Looks To Compete With Netflix Originals, But Making Hits Is Hard

Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new Apple TV app during a product launch event in Cupertino, Calif., in October. The company now plans to make original movies and TV programming, according to sources. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Apple Looks To Compete With Netflix Originals, But Making Hits Is Hard

January 25, 2017 • Apple is about to join Amazon and Netflix and get into the content-making business, sources say. Apple stands to boost revenue, analysts say, but finding success in Hollywood isn't easy.

Apple Looks To Compete With Netflix Originals, But Making Hits Is Hard

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Saturday January 21, 2017

Survey Finds Lyft Drivers Happier Than Uber, Though Pay Has Declined

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Survey Finds Lyft Drivers Happier Than Uber, Though Pay Has Declined

January 21, 2017 • A survey of 1,150 drivers found that those working for Lyft made more on average than those at Uber. It also illustrates demographics of participants in the ride-hailing industry.

Wednesday January 11, 2017

Facebook Unveils A New, Limited Journalism Project

Facebook is asking local and global outlets to tag-team on the creation of news products. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Facebook Unveils A New, Limited Journalism Project

January 11, 2017 • In an effort to be a more powerful player in the news business, Facebook is asking local and global outlets to tag-team on the creation of Facebook products.

Thursday January 5, 2017

The Hawkeye Is The Adhesive, Eye-Tracking Phone The Internet Asked For

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The Hawkeye Is The Adhesive, Eye-Tracking Phone The Internet Asked For

January 5, 2017 • Winners of a ZTE crowdsource challenge proposed a phone that responds to eye movements and can be attached to surfaces for hands-free use. But picking a name posed an unexpected challenge.

Wednesday January 4, 2017

Amid Isolation, 2 Cubans Develop Island's First Video Game

Josuhe Pagliery grew up playing video games on consoles he says were not common in Cuba. Those games helped inspire him to develop Savior, Cuba's first independent video game. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption

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Amid Isolation, 2 Cubans Develop Island's First Video Game

January 4, 2017 • Video game enthusiasts in Cuba face big obstacles with limited access to the Internet. With the opening to the U.S., two young Cubans hope to release the first independent game produced on the island.

Amid Isolation, 2 Cubans Develop Island's First Video Game

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Wednesday December 21, 2016

Uber And Snapchat Team Up To Zero In On Your Friends

Uber says Snapchat will get information about the ETA, vehicle type and destination, but no private data, to create special filters for riders. Uber hide caption

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Uber And Snapchat Team Up To Zero In On Your Friends

December 21, 2016 • Now, if you give Uber access to your phone contacts, you could set a person, rather than a location, as a destination of your ride — and get a prompt to Snapchat the waiting friend in the meantime.

Why Aren't There More Women In Tech? A Tour Of Silicon Valley's Leaky Pipeline

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Why Aren't There More Women In Tech? A Tour Of Silicon Valley's Leaky Pipeline

December 21, 2016 • We start at an after-school program for middle-schoolers and end at tech companies that try to be front-runners on diversity. Where do girls and women drop out from the tech talent pipeline?

Why Aren't There More Women In Tech? A Tour Of Silicon Valley's Leaky Pipeline

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Sunday December 18, 2016

How One Couple Fought For The Legal Right To Leave A Bad Yelp Review

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How One Couple Fought For The Legal Right To Leave A Bad Yelp Review

December 18, 2016 • The lawsuit was one of the cases that inspired the new law — the Consumer Review Fairness Act — that aims to curb one avenue businesses have used to sue customers for posting negative online reviews.

How One Couple Fought For The Legal Right To Leave A Bad Yelp Review

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Wednesday December 7, 2016

Consumer Cost Emerges As Key Issue In Grilling Of AT&T-Time Warner Merger

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson (left) and Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes are sworn in Wednesday before testifying at a Senate committee hearing on the proposed merger of their companies. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Consumer Cost Emerges As Key Issue In Grilling Of AT&T-Time Warner Merger

December 7, 2016 • A congressional hearing on the proposed $85.4 billion merger focused heavily on questions about the impact on consumer prices and how the companies might use their competitive advantage.