Business

Tech Alternatives To Passwords Could Help Thwart Hackers

7:37am April 11, 2014

by Steve Henn

A bug called Heartbleed has revealed a hole in one of the most popular encryption programs online. Tech professionals are working on other ways to protect your data beside needing a password.

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The Heartbleed bug has exposed up to two-thirds of the Internet to a security vulnerability.

National

What To Do Now That The Heartbleed Bug Exposed The Internet

11:27am April 10, 2014

by Elise Hu

As companies scramble to patch a bug that exposed much of the Internet for two years, you can protect yourself by practicing some good Web hygiene.

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Many Millennials Expect To Spend Decades Paying For College

9:01am April 10, 2014

When Morning Edition asked millennials what their concerns are, almost two-thirds responded college debt. David Greene talks to three women, who are wading through massive college debts.

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Live tilapia raised by Blue Ridge Aquaculture are loaded into a truck bound for New York.

The Future Of Clean, Green Fish Farming Could Be Indoor Factories

8:17am April 10, 2014

by Dan Charles

Aquaculture in the U.S. has lagged because of opposition from environmentalists and people living on the coast. But entrepreneurs say they've found a way to produce fish on land with little pollution.

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After Avoiding Bankruptcy, Greece Resumes Bond Sales

7:54am April 10, 2014

Over the past 4 years, Greece has endured a crippling debt crisis, and was bailed out twice. David Greene talks to Nick Malkoutzis, editor of Macropolis, an economic and political website in Athens.

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Ex-Interns Want Credit For Taco Bell Idea

7:54am April 10, 2014

Taco Bell has been serving Doritos Locos Tacos since 2012. Four former interns say they came up with the idea in 1995 but were told it wasn't marketable.

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With Proposed Mega-Merger On The Hill, Spotlight's On Consumers

6:48pm April 09, 2014

by Jim Zarroli

Comcast and Time Warner executives ran into stiff opposition as they pitched their proposed merger to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The deal would give the combined company a large share of both pay TV and broadband internet service markets. In both cases, lawmakers wanted to know how consumers would be affected.

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Science

Why Men Outnumber Women Attending Business Schools

8:02am April 09, 2014

by Shankar Vedantam

New research explores gender disparities in business school enrollment by the different ways men and women appear to process ethical compromise.

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Tax Preparers Often Get Returns Wrong

8:02am April 09, 2014

Tax Day is less than a week away. The Government Accountability Office examined the work of 19 paid tax preparers – 17 got things wrong.

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Sixth Grade Investors Outdo College Investment Clubs

8:02am April 09, 2014

Math classes at Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, N.D., made a number of investments. One of the classes beat out investment clubs at universities including Cornell, Columbia and NYU.

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