Technology

Not Just Bitcoin: Why The Blockchain Is A Seductive Technology To Many Industries

1:56pm May 04, 2016

by Naomi LaChance

From bank regulation to military messaging, the blockchain is offering a wide potential to change the way online transactions and communications are carried out.

Baidu, China's largest search engine, is under investigation after college student with a rare form of cancer said it promoted a fraudulent treatment center.

China Investigates Search Engine Baidu After Student Dies Of Cancer

10:19pm May 03, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

A college student accused China's largest search engine, Baidu, of misleading him to a fraudulent cancer treatment. He died in April.

Google announced it is partnering with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to expand its self-driving car project. This is the first time Google has worked directly with an automaker to integrate its self-driving technology into a passenger vehicle.

National

Google And Fiat Chrysler Partner To Make Self-Driving Minivans

7:56pm May 03, 2016

by Laura Wagner

This is the first time Google has worked directly with an automaker to integrate its self-driving technology into a passenger vehicle, the companies said in a joint statement.

Jesse Vega checks out a vehicle at an Uber "Work On Demand" recruitment event March 10 in South Los Angeles. The company is researching ways to get rid of its surge pricing, a feature that drivers like but that can make costs unpredictable for consumers.

Uber Plans To Kill Surge Pricing, Though Drivers Say It Makes Job Worth It

3:36pm May 03, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Uber is using machine learning to predict high demand, which would allow the app to schedule extra drivers instead of hiking rates at busy times. But such a change would hurt driver pay.

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Having a real human help coach participants in the online program probably made a difference, the researchers say.

An Online Program May Help Prevent Depression In Some People

11:52am May 03, 2016

by Katherine Du

People were asked to do six 30-minute sessions that included cognitive behavioral therapy and problem-solving therapy. They were less likely to develop major depression than other people at risk.

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco on Nov. 2, 2015.

Health & Safety

Biotech's Theranos Offers A Cautionary Tale For Silicon Valley

6:38pm May 02, 2016

by Laura Sydell

The blood-testing startup led by Elizabeth Holmes soared on hype and celebrity boosters. Now it's under federal scrutiny. It could show that Silicon Valley's success model doesn't work in biotech.

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Can An Online Game Help Create A Better Test For TB?

12:43pm May 02, 2016

by Esther Landhuis

In a vote of confidence for citizen science, researchers who created an online RNA-folding game launched the project's first challenge aimed at a disease — creating a better tuberculosis test.

Entrepreneur Craig Wright says he is the creator of the bitcoin crypto-currency. In this 2014 file photo, a man arrives for the Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show in New York.

Economy

Bitcoin's Maker Revealed? Australian Man Says He Is 'Satoshi Nakamoto'

9:44am May 02, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Craig Wright, 45, is an entrepreneur whose name has often been mentioned in conversations about bitcoin's creator; in recent months, he was also investigated by tax authorities.

World News

Australian Man Says He Is Bitcoin's Founder

9:37am May 02, 2016

Australian entrepreneur Craig Steven Wright has come forward as the elusive founder of bitcoin, a fact that has been in question for years. Rachel Martin talks to Ludwig Siegele of The Economist.

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Code Switch And Hidden Brain Teamed Up For An #AirbnbWhileBlack Twitter Chat

4:32pm April 29, 2016

by Leah Donnella

On Friday, Code Switch's Gene Demby and Hidden Brain's Shankar Vedantam led a Twitter chat to discuss what it's like to be a person of color participating in the sharing economy.