Behind every great cloud is a whole bunch of expensive computersBy Molly WoodFebruary 07, 2019Paul Faith/AFP/Getty ImagesAnd the business of data centers for cloud computing is only growing.POSTED IN: cloud computing cloud data centers data storage ListenreadDownloadDownload
Yet another plan to save the media with technologyBy Molly WoodFebruary 05, 2019Dilip Vishwanat/Getty ImagesA new tech venture plans to let you, the reader, earn free articles by trading more data. POSTED IN: digital ads digital advertising digital media data privacy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Facebook seems to be doing everything wrong, but it's working for them...By Molly WoodFebruary 01, 2019Loic Venance/AFP/Getty ImagesDo people just not care about privacy after all?POSTED IN: Facebook advertising data privacy Earnings ListenreadDownloadDownload
Trying to cut tech giants out of your life is even harder than you thinkBy Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenryJanuary 31, 2019Courtesy of Myra Iqbal"You basically can't use the internet without interacting with them," Gizmodo reporter Kashmir Hill says.POSTED IN: amazon echo Amazon Facebook apple Google big tech Tech data privacy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Facebook has been paying teens for data. What could this mean for calls to regulate the company? By Sabri Ben-Achour and Leila GoldsteinJanuary 30, 2019Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images... and for its credibility.POSTED IN: Facebook data privacy activity trackers internet regulation ListenreadDownloadDownload
Your social media posts are likely way more predictable than you thinkBy Jed KimJanuary 28, 2019Leon Neal/Getty ImagesA new study shows your friends' posts can indicate what you're likely to say on social media.POSTED IN: Twitter data privacy internet privacy digital advertising ListenreadDownloadDownload
France fines Google $57 million for violating privacy rulesBy Andy UhlerJanuary 25, 2019How big a fine is appropriate when a company earns scores of billions a year?POSTED IN: Google Tech business big tech privacy data privacy ListenreadDownloadDownload
The problem with missing economic dataBy Marketplace staffJanuary 25, 2019MicroStockHub/iStock/Getty Images PlusBecause of the partial government shutdown, some agencies may not be able to release key economic reports on time.POSTED IN: economic data GDP shutdown government shutdown read
An American's quest to track down his digital data... in the UKBy Jed KimJanuary 25, 2019Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty ImagesOne man takes on a multiyear legal battle with Cambridge Analytica.POSTED IN: data data privacy Cambridge Analytica ListenreadDownloadDownload