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How the DMCA protects printers' ink and other unintended consequences
David Brancaccio Apr 8, 2013
As the digital age progresses, is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act moving with it? Harvard Law Professor Jonathan Zittrain explains the law and its upcoming tests.
Apple joins race for indoor mapping technology
Sabri Ben-Achour Mar 25, 2013
Apple's purchase of an indoor mapping startup shows the competition for technology to help people navigate inside airports and stores -- as well as let marketers track consumers more closely.
3D guns: A license to print
David Brancaccio Mar 26, 2013
Even with a federal license, Cody Wilson, the law school student who wants to use 3D printing to manufacture firearms, remains wary the government will shut him down.
Don't have a visa to work here? I have some office space to rent you in the ocean
Kai Ryssdal Mar 14, 2013
A new tech venture wants to reel entrepreneurs in as close to Silicon Valley as possible without the need for a visa. The lure is a crusie ship 12 nautical miles off the shore of Half Moon Bay, Calif.
This loan costs 5% of your salary... for the next decade
Ilya Marritz Mar 14, 2013
Young go-getters can get funding to pursue their dream careers through a startup called Pave. The catch? Prospects agree to fork over about five percent of their income for the following 10 years.
3Doodler: 3D printing with a pen
David Brancaccio Feb 21, 2013
Just as we were all starting to get used to the idea of 3D printing, here comes the 3Doodler -- a pen that lets you draw with plastic.
Applico CEO thinks beyond 'an app for that'
David Brancaccio Feb 12, 2013
Alex Moazed, CEO of Applico, says companies need that companies need to think beyond just a mobile app and rethink their business.
Entrepreneurs try to popularize 3D printing
Gracie Zheng Feb 9, 2013
3D printing has been used in industry for years. But now the process, which entails building objects layer by layer with plastic filament, is becoming affordable for individuals. And that has spawned businesses.
Kim Dotcom sticks it to the man, again, with Mega; The future of libraries
Ben Johnson Jan 23, 2013
The eccentric Megaupload founder is back with a new service that's sure to be a stick in the craw of the U.S. federal prosecutors pursuing a copyright infringement case against him. Also, libraries may be moving to a bookless future, but not if patrons have anything to say about it.
A Data-Mining Inauguration App, and a 3D printed Smartphone Case
David Brancaccio Jan 21, 2013
A new app from the Presidential Inauguration Committee seems like a handy tool for people visiting Washington, D.C. to watch President Obama take his second (public) Oath of Office. But critics say the app is data-mining for political purposes.
