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Silicon Valley's Power Over The Free Press: Why It Matters

5:26pm November 24, 2014

by Elise Hu

A big shift has occurred over the past few years: Tech companies now control how you get news and what news you get. Should journalism companies be building and deploying more technology?

Books
Arts

How A Feud Between Two Russian Companies Fueled A 'Spam Nation'

3:58pm November 24, 2014

Brian Krebs' new book tells the story of how two companies groomed spammers, and then destroyed each other. In the process, Krebs got access to documents that illuminated how cybercriminals operate.

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Action On Immigration Meets Silence, Skepticism In Silicon Valley

1:02pm November 24, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

As an organized sector, the tech industry did not applaud President Obama's executive action on immigration; and the future of the joint campaign for a comprehensive bill is unclear.

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World News

Experts Suggest OPEC's Power Over Oil Prices Is Waning

1:02pm November 24, 2014

by David Kestenbaum

Members of OPEC meet this week. It used to be the world held its breath when this happened, worried what the meeting would mean for oil prices. But experts say times have changed.

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Science

How Real Estate Markets May Affect The Birth Rate

1:02pm November 24, 2014

by Shankar Vedantam

Research indicates the rise and fall of real estate prices seems to shape the decision among homeowners on whether to have children.

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A 26-year-old man receives an injection in September of an experimental Ebola vaccine being tested by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and GlaxoSmithKline.

Health & Safety

Merck Partners With NewLink To Speed Up Work On Ebola Vaccine

12:01pm November 24, 2014

by Richard Harris

The experimental NewLink vaccine is based on a harmless virus that has been genetically engineered to incorporate bits of the Ebola virus. Testing of the vaccine has begun in healthy volunteers.

Participants in an ethical hacking contest at a Swiss security conference in Geneva in March. So-called bug bounty programs are becoming very popular in Silicon Valley's high-tech sector.

National

Banks Reluctant To Use 'White Hat' Hackers To Spot Security Flaws

8:17pm November 23, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

High-tech firms have been offering bounties to security researchers to find holes and bugs in their software, but these reward programs haven't drawn much interest from major banks.

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Obama's Immigration Moves Do Little To Help Businesses, Groups Say

8:16pm November 23, 2014

by Yuki Noguchi

The actions do make it easier for people with work visas to move between jobs. But they don't address something employers have long pushed for: an increase in visas for low- and high-skilled workers.

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National

San Francisco Proposes Predictable Scheduling To Help Hourly Workers

8:13pm November 23, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

The city is poised to pass legislation to make hourly workers' schedules more predictable. Large retailers will also have to offer more hours to part-time employees before hiring someone else

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Car Ride Service Puts Gender In The Driver's Seat

7:06pm November 22, 2014

Car share programs are extremely popular, but so are concerns for safety. NPR's Tess Vigeland talks to Stella Mateo, founder of SheRides, which allows passengers to choose the gender of their driver.

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