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Kids and Tech: Tradeoffs

Tech, data, privacy and time: It's a trade-off, but are we trading too much?

by Molly Wood
Jul 23, 2018
"If I don't understand the trade-off that I'm making, how can I help make decisions for my child?" one marketer asks.
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Why streaming services sail in to save TV's castaways

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Jul 2, 2018
If your favorite show gets canned on network television, there may be hope yet, thanks to the internet.
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Seattle fought Amazon ... and Amazon won

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Jun 15, 2018
The city council voted this week to repeal a decision that levied taxes on large business.
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The problem of governments using facial recognition software

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
May 24, 2018
"They know both the question and the answer," one CEO says.
A display shows a facial recognition system for law enforcement during the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference in Washington, D.C., in 2017.
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The pros and cons of the Rooney Rule

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
May 14, 2018
Amazon's board is against a policy that would require it to interview at least one minority candidate for new board seats. So what should the company do instead?
Later this month, Amazon shareholders will vote on a proposal recommending the company implement the Rooney Rule for finding new members of its board of directors. Above, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.
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When companies choose not to go public, does that hurt the public?

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Feb 5, 2018
Fewer companies are going public than did 20 years ago. How does that change the fortunes of all Americans?
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The convenience store of the future is always watching

by Stephanie Hughes and Molly Wood
Jan 24, 2018
Sure, no lines sounds great, but is being constantly monitored worth the trade-off?
Shoppers scan the Amazon Go app on their mobile devices as the enter the store Monday in Seattle. Amazon opened the cashier-less store to the public after more than a year in beta.
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Is the Amazon Key a sign of our lock-less future?

by Amy Scott and Kristin Schwab
Nov 8, 2017
Maybe those metal keys will stay in your junk drawer forever.
Amazon's Cloud Cam works with the Key.
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Are major tech companies too big to escape regulation?

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Sep 29, 2017
Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at NYU Stern, says the tide is turning against Big Tech.
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Amazon is trimming some profit off high-end salons

by Molly Wood
Sep 28, 2017
Hair products once sold only in salons are now offered online. Salons are relying on customer relationships to sell the merchandise.
Companies used to sell their high-end hair care products only in salons and stores. But they found their products were being sold online, whether they wanted them to be or not.  
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