The fastest—and slowest—growing counties in the U.S. By Janet NguyenApril 19, 2019MicroStockHubCounties in Texas, North Dakota and Florida are experiencing a high rate of population growth.POSTED IN: census data U.S. Census Bureau population population growth read
Big Tech is prepping for California's tough new privacy lawBy Molly WoodApril 18, 2019Leon Neal/Getty ImagesWhile some are planning for compliance, others keep fighting to weaken it.POSTED IN: California Consumer Privacy Act data privacy consumer data ListenreadDownloadDownload
Is that student debt really worth the burden? By Ben BradfordApril 12, 2019Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesMore than 40% of millennials and Gen Xers say they don't think so. POSTED IN: student debt student loans cost of education ListenreadDownloadDownload
Norway sees a future in giant subterranean data centersBy Jed KimMarch 27, 2019Katie PrescottThe arctic nation wants to become a global capital of hard drives and servers.POSTED IN: Norway data centers data storage cloud storage renewable energy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Trump calls for more economic outcomes dataBy Mitchell HartmanMarch 22, 2019Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesPresident Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for more protections of campus free speech and comprehensive publication of data about students’ post-graduation economic outcomes.POSTED IN: donald trump executive order student data ListenreadDownloadDownload
White House proposes caps on federal student loan borrowingBy Mitchell HartmanMarch 19, 2019As college tuition and student debt continue to rise, the White House is proposing reforms to student loan policy.POSTED IN: student loans student debt college Tuition ListenreadDownloadDownload
Making sense of housing market dataBy Amy ScottMarch 09, 2019Tim Boyle/Getty ImagesIt's more straightforward than it seems. POSTED IN: Economy Housing housing market housing data home buyers renters ListenreadDownloadDownload
Will Facebook be able to reinvent itself as a leader in privacy? By Andy UhlerMarch 07, 2019GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty ImagesMark Zuckerberg announced the company is in the process of creating a "digital living room," where communications will be private and encrypted.POSTED IN: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook data privacy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Data brokers are in the business of selling your online informationBy Molly WoodMarch 07, 2019David McNew/AFP/Getty ImagesHundreds of companies you've probably never heard of are making billions by selling your data. POSTED IN: data privacy data brokers Google Facebook ListenreadDownloadDownload
