Amazon knows what we buy, and it's turning that into a huge ad businessBy Molly WoodFebruary 20, 2019Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesFacebook and Google might need to watch out.POSTED IN: Amazon online ads online advertising consumer data ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why student debt may be slowing down a generation of homeownersBy Amy Scott, Bennett Purser, and Liz SanchezFebruary 18, 2019fizkes/Getty ImagesNew Federal Reserve research says student loan debt is hurting the housing market.POSTED IN: Housing Millenials student debt student loans first-time buyers ListenreadDownloadDownload
Before facial recognition tech can be fair, it needs to be diverseBy Jed KimFebruary 18, 2019Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesA new data set aims to help researchers measure diversity in faces.POSTED IN: facial recogntion diversity data ListenreadDownloadDownload
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