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What is Web3, exactly?

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
Jan 13, 2022
The next iteration of the internet is a hot topic of conversation in tech communities. Kevin Werbach of The Wharton School explains why.
"The claim is that Web3 is different, that's because it's built on blockchain and other kinds of cryptographic foundations that, in fact, will be open and decentralized," Wharton professor Kevin Werbach says.
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How some entrepreneurs weathered the pandemic

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 29, 2021
Businesses have had to adapt to being fully online, and that has opened of a variety of opportunities.
Pivoting to online during the pandemic has opened up different paths for businesses to flourish.
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The CEO of Reddit: “We are not the thought police ... but we do care about how you behave”

by David Brancaccio , Ali Oshinskie and Danielle Chiriguayo
Jul 2, 2018
Steve Huffman of Reddit says his team wrestles with the gray areas. "We debate these issues quite a bit."
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What happens if online retailers have to charge sales tax?

by Molly Wood and Shaheen Ainpour
Apr 26, 2018
"This is a very big deal ... for all small entrepreneurs everywhere," Etsy's CEO says.
FedEx worker sort through a pile of boxes at the FedEx sort facility at the Oakland International Airport in December 2006 in California.
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The Data Economy: How we gave up on privacy

by Molly Wood
Apr 10, 2018
We've ignored the steady erosion of our online privacy, but maybe no longer.
In this photo illustration, the logo of the multi-faceted internet giant Google is reflected in the eye of a woman looking at a computer screen, April 13, 2006 in London, England.
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What we don’t know about social media may hurt us

by Erika Beras
Apr 2, 2018
Lots of Facebook users have no real idea what happens to the data they share online.
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Retailers rethink physical stores as online shopping grows

by Aaron Schrank
Dec 19, 2017
Retailers are shrinking stores and making them more interactive to make them more attractive to customers.
Nordstrom Local opened in Oct. on Melrose Place in West Hollywood, California. 
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Surviving as an independent publisher in the digital age

by Hayley Hershman
Dec 6, 2017
One magazine owner shares his story.
As audiences move to mobile, it can be hard for independent publishers to keep up.
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Can technology make the census more accurate?

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 31, 2017
The census influences how hundreds of billions of dollars are spent. Will reaching out online improve the response rate?
Forms for Census 2010 are displayed during an event April 1, 2010 in Washington, DC.
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You could be paying more sales tax online if states get their way

by Aaron Schrank
May 16, 2017
Amazon has agreed to collect sales tax on all its transactions. Now states are targeting all other online retailers.
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