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Consumer watchdog bares it all; Banks complain
Shannon Mullen Mar 29, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dumped over 100,000 complaints, in 11 computer languages, for “civic hacking.” Banks complain that it’s not filtered for accurate complaints.
Can the new OMB chief tame DC's budget monster?
Tracey Samuelson Mar 4, 2013
President Obama's new budget director will have less leeway to bargain than her predecessors. But it's also a chance to prove her mettle.
Companies look to make 'big data' into safe data
Chester Wisniewski Mar 4, 2013
At the RSA computer security conference in San Francisco last week, a key theme was not what companies can and should do with customer data, but what crooks might do with it if they hacked in.
Apps transform cellphone users into citizen scientists
Liyna Anwar Jan 7, 2013
Scientists are looking to take advantage of the vast population of cellphone users to collect data.
President Obama's secret directive on cyber ops
David Brancaccio Nov 15, 2012
The president has reportedly signed a directive that could change the way the government could fight cyber terrorism. Also, cell phones that can get a charge from a good shake, and climate change's impact on satellites.
How Obama’s campaign used big data to win, and how coke got hacked
David Brancaccio Nov 9, 2012
To help tap financial donors and to get out the vote, we knew the Obama campaign was crunching big data. But, until now, it wasn't very clear how big.
Obama pushed to recast economic message
David Gura Jun 14, 2012
Ahead of what's billed as a major speech by Barack Obama in Cleveland, democratic strategists want the president to change his message to acknowledge slow growth.
Splunk makes a splash
Queena Kim Apr 20, 2012
The data-analysis company has the strongest initial public stock offering of the year. It's all about Big Data.
The Obama interview: The 'recipe for economic growth'
Kai Ryssdal Mar 22, 2012
Yesterday, Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal sat down with President Obama to speak about health care, energy, and the economy at large. Kai asked the president to make the case for why his economic policies have been good for America.
Do Americans agree with Obama's economic concerns?
Frank Newport Mar 22, 2012
In this week's Attitude Check, we get feedback from Gallup about how Americans feel about the various issues that President Barack Obama brought up in his exclusive Marketplace interview.
