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Data brokers are in the business of selling your online information

by Molly Wood
Mar 7, 2019
Hundreds of companies you've probably never heard of are making billions by selling your data.
A live demonstration uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition in dense crowd spatial-temporal technology at the Horizon Robotics exhibit during CES 2019 in Las Vegas.
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An artificial intelligence battle is coming between the U.S. and China

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Mar 6, 2019
And sooner than you think, futurist Amy Webb says.
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What internet search is like behind China's Great Firewall

by Jed Kim
Feb 15, 2019
Steering clear of the three Ts isn't enough anymore.
A dragonfly balloon outside Google's headquarters in Madrid is part of a protest of the company's Dragonfly project on Nov. 27, 2018.
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What to look for when Google reports its quarterly earnings

by Tracey Samuelson
Feb 4, 2019
Online ad revenue is likely to take center stage after competitor Facebook reported strong growth.
Online ad revenue is likely to take center stage after competitor Facebook reported strong growth.
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Trying to cut tech giants out of your life is even harder than you think

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jan 30, 2019
"You basically can't use the internet without interacting with them," Gizmodo reporter Kashmir Hill says.
Privacy and technology reporter Kashmir Hill tried to cut herself off from big tech companies Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook.
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France fines Google $57 million for violating privacy rules

by Andy Uhler
Jan 25, 2019
How big a fine is appropriate when a company earns scores of billions a year?
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AT& T to resume advertising on YouTube

by Erika Beras
Jan 21, 2019
AT&T has announced it’s putting ads back on YouTube. A couple of years ago, the telecom giant pulled their ads off the platform because of concerns that its messages were running alongside videos containing hate speech or touting terrorism. AT&T says it’s satisfied that the Google-owned platform has improved screening of video content. So what’s […]
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CES 2019: The googleplex of smart tech

by Molly Wood
Jan 9, 2019
The "internet of things" has come for our cars and for our mirrors.
A Google representative watches over a display of Google Assistant products at the at CES 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 8.
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Google is the latest tech giant to expand in New York City

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 17, 2018
Google has announced plans to double its New York offices with a $1 billion investment. The new urban campus, in a lower Manhattan neighborhood, isn’t exactly what forecasters had in mind when they predicted tech would expand out of Silicon Valley, bringing jobs and innovation to small cities across America. Google’s move comes on the heels […]
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Look it up: How is a 250-year-old encyclopedia company adapting to the digital age?

by Molly Wood
Dec 13, 2018
Encyclopedia Britannica has a history of being pretty revolutionary.
Encyclopedia Britannica on the shelf at the New York Public Library in 2012.
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